Koleton Cares

06/14/2026

Looking for a creative summer camp experience? We still have openings in three of our hands-on puppet camps with Adam Swartz Puppets at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center! Campers will bring stories to life through puppet-making, acting, storytelling, and imaginative play while building confidence and creativity.

Register online today!
Camp Bill:
https://ow.ly/FasN50ZbqWl

Puppet Camp the Musical: https://ow.ly/FcBz50ZbqWg

Art & Acting with Puppets: https://ow.ly/8FfN50ZbqWk

Or call the Nature Center at (814) 235-7819.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 12 PM and 1-5 PM

06/12/2026

Tomorrow is the day! Come on out to see Koleton’s Corner. Our own version of a children’s fair! It’s going to be a blast! So many activities for the whole family!

05/30/2026

Open until June 7th! Grab yours today!

05/29/2026

Store closes on June 7th! Buy your gear today! Delivery will be arrange with either Koleton’s dad or grandfather!

05/26/2026

T-shirt time! Ok it doesn’t have to be a t-shirt but we have a new Koleton Cares merch store up! The sale will run for a very limited time so make sure you move fast!

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05/16/2026

Saturday June 13th we will be at the Kayte's K-9s second annual wolf walk! Come see us in Koleton’s Corner where we will have plenty of activities for the kids! Can’t wait to see everyone there!

💜🐾 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔… 🐾💜

This year at the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐊-𝟗𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤, we are honored to introduce something incredibly special…

💫 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 💫

Created in loving memory of 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, Kayte and Walt’s son, whose life was also lost in the same tragic accident while Kayte was 33 weeks pregnant. 🤍

🫟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫?
A kid focused, carnival themed area filled with fun, creativity, and hands-on activities:

🐶 “𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞” 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
– Adopt your very own pup
– Create a collar & build a “home”
– Receive an official adoption certificate

🎯 Carnival-style games
🎟️ Prizes
🎨 Creative activities
✨…and more surprises to come as we continue building this special space!

💜 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐

We will also have additional kid-friendly vendors on site, including:
🎨 Face painting/glitter tattoos
✨ Hair tinsel
🖌️ Caricature artist
🎈 Balloon Artist

(𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠)

🌟 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬!
Let your child be part of something special!
Contact [email protected] if you are interested

Koleton’s Corner is more than just a kid's area, it’s a way to honor a life that should have been, by creating joy for others. A place where laughter, imagination, and love carry his memory forward.
.. 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡. 💜

🐾👇🏼𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 👇🏼🐾
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSendm2Pq5fRmkBZY_uqcHdd_YiyvTGLR0eer_Q4HGL24HSk4Q/viewform?usp=header

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡
🕚 𝟏𝟏 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟑 𝐏𝐌
📍 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦

05/13/2026

Proceeds go to the The Mommy Shoppe if anyone is interested!

Keep the celebration of Mother's Day going with a little laughter and heart for a great cause! Get your tickets today to surprise your favorite mothers with an ultimate Girls' Night next week! 💐❤️

Sock & Buskin Theatre Company and the Gamble Mill are partnering together for their fourth annual charity performance to bring you an exclusive staged reading of Motherhood Out Loud in the comfort of the Speakeasy! This piece, written by a collection of celebrated American writers, results in a joyous, moving, hilarious, and altogether thrilling theatrical play. Utterly unpredictable, Motherhood Out Loud shatters traditional notions about parenthood, unveils its inherent comedy and celebrates the deeply personal truths that span and unite generations.

Join us on May 20 or 21 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.) and purchase cocktails from The Republic before the performance. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to The Mommy Shoppe , a small nonprofit that helps local families out by offering free children's clothing, and many other items at yard sale prices. This small store has been in our community since 2011.

Get your tickets at gamblemillbellefonte.com/events while they last - spaces are limited!

02/20/2026

Koletoncares.betterworld.org/donate

Would you be open to converting your generous one-time gift of into a recurring monthly contribution? Regular support enables us to better focus on our mission.

01/24/2026

Help share Kayte’s love of dogs with the Kayte's K-9s tshirts!

We are so excited to share the very first 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐊-𝟗𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 release with you! 🐾💜

“Just a small town girl who loved dogs & Christmas”
🤍

This design is more than a logo, it’s a tribute.
It reflects the Kayte so many of us knew and loved, and the Kayte others are coming to know through the stories, memories, and love shared by those closest to her. It captures her small-town, backwoods spirit. The girl many of us remember cruising around in her Ford Ranger with the country music turned up, the girl who adored Christmas and loved dogs with her whole heart. 🐶🎄❤️

When you wear this piece, you carry Kayte’s story with you. Her laughter, her kindness, and the love she poured so freely into the world. 🌻 And when someone asks about it, tell them who she was. Share her story. Honor the legacy of love, compassion, and kindness she left behind.

Because Kayte’s spirit lives on through every one of us who joins the Kayte’s K-9s mission in keeping her dog-loving legacy alive. ✨

https://kaytesk9sfundraiser.square.site

(A heartfelt thank you to Alyssa at Marie Bee Design Studio, who brought this design to life. Through countless revisions, fresh starts, and fine-tuning, she poured her heart into every detail until it was finally deemed perfect.)