Our mission is to build community in Wheelock, to encourage neighbors to get to know and trust one another. We seek to create economic and social opportunities for all residents, including elders, families, working people, and non-residents, to develop a vibrant town.

Join us for ice cream and goodies to watch the film!

Volunteer videographer John Dunphy of Lyndon captured Wheelock's sensational 1985 community event. It took place more than 40 years ago! Thanks are due to Kingdom Access TV in St. Johnsbury for hours of editing and adding a complementary sound track when the local bands weren't playing. WCI's Eileen Boland and Carolyn Nolan provided considerable research to identify participants and helped  organize the footage. ​​​

Thanks to all who participated in the spring 2026 food drive! Many many boxes and $705.00 in donations. The Thanksgiving drive will be in October and the Holiday one in early December.

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Our financial donations help the Pantry make purchases from the VT Foodbank at a substantial discount. Write your check out to Sheffield Food Pantry and mail it to Town of Wheelock, PO Box 1328, Lyndonville VT 05851. Thank you!

We didn't do it in June like usual. The event was Aug 29 and it was a great success, with 11 tables and perfect weather. This is the sole fundraiser for Wheelock Community Initiative. Shoppers found great bargains and we all reduced the load on our waste stream with "re-homing" usable goods. Special thanks to Two Tamales for coming with their food truck and making a substantial donation. Lunch was delicious!

The Energy Fair on May 17, 2025  at Town Hall was a big hit! Folks from eight area agencies provided weatherization help and information about rebates to 46 attendees. The Town utilized funding from the state's Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP) and appreciated support from Wheelock Community Initiative to put on the event. See photos here.

Wheelock’s "big" Little Library at Town Hall is monitored and frequently restocked.  Feel free to come and bring or take a book or a game. A big thank you goes to Tim Scott Real Estate for covering cost of materials for volunteer Paul St. Jean to make repairs to the door.

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The "little" Little Library built by students at St. Johnsbury Academy is retired for the winter but will be back in the spring at Chandler Pond Farm on the farm stand porch. See photos here. 

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We deliver welcome baskets to new, year-round residents and sympathy baskets to the families of recently deceased Wheelock residents.  

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In 2025, we created and delivered 4 sympathy baskets and 9 welcome baskets  Green Mountain Books, The White Market, and Two Tamales continue to donate to the baskets.

With support from an AARP mini-grant in 2023, we conducted a walkability audit along Rte. 122 in Wheelock village. The route is a busy, east-west connector between Rtes. 5, 16 and Interstate 91. No safe pathways, and traffic speeds above the posted 35 mph signs make it unsafe for walking and force residents to drive within the village. Thank you to the Town of Wheelock for serving as our fiscal sponsor. Read more. 

We worked alongside the Town of Wheelock with Vermont Council on Rural Development Community Visit Program on the Wheelock’s Future forums in 2020. Read the Wheelock report here.