WRENegades

The WRENegades are WREN’s lively group of seniors. Newcomers of all ages are always welcome!

Originally organized in 2012 by Kay Kerr, the WRENegades’ mission is to help seniors have fun and make friends by creating opportunities for learning, going, and doing. WRENegades activities have included field trips, hiking, lunch dates, and more.

In the winter of 2024-2025, Barb Shuchman spearheaded the push to revitalize the WRENegades program, and organized one free activity per month. We’re happy to report that the WRENegades program is off and running! We’ve enjoyed facilitating these activities that help to counter social isolation and provide community support to the seniors in our community. Thanks to dedicated WRENegades volunteers Barb and Kay, and volunteer activity facilitators, we are now running a robust year-round schedule of events— a fantastic complement to what the walking and cross-country skiing groups offer. The WRENegades have an expanding activity schedule of free events.

WRENegades programming has generated ideas for new initiatives; our Aging Integrated at WREN group is building beautiful community collaborations, and new programs and activities are emerging all the time. We’re honored to be able to provide these opportunities for community connections.

Are you interested in leading an activity for the WRENegades, either at WREN or a different location? Would you like to sponsor refreshments for an activity? Let’s talk about it! Please reach out to Roberta to discuss WRENegades collaborations: robertag@wrenworks.org // 603 869 9736

Weekly activities

Year-round. Join the WRENegades every Thursday morning for a gentle walk around Bethlehem. The walking group meets at 9:30 on Thursday mornings in the parking lot behind WREN. For questions about the walking group, please contact Barb at barbs@wrenworks.org.

WRENegades Activity Schedule

Visit Yonder Mountain Nursery

Monday, July 28th at 1:00 pm · Meet at Yonder Mountain Nursery, 2056 Main Street, Bethlehem, NH

On July 28th, the WRENegades will meet at Yonder Mountain Nursery to explore the gardens. Lars will be available to answer all of our questions.

Please register here for this free event.

Enjoy the Franconia ArtWalk

Monday, August 25th at 10:30 pm · Meet at the Franconia Town Hall, 421 Main Street, Franconia, NH

On August 25th, Kathie Lovett will give the WRENegades a guided tour of the Franconia ArtWalk.

Please register here for this free event.