Be Thoughtful Movement

12/20/2025

This year brought one of BTM’s largest projects to life: Claudie’s Garden at SubEdge Farm.  This garden is an inclusive space that grows organic food, fosters community, and stands as a living tribute to Claude Marie Barthelmes.  Many of you made donations in her memory last year, and we used those funds in building this living tribute to her.  She modeled love and compassion toward those with different abilities. 

A Special Thanks to:
- Roger and Isabelle Phillips for allowing us to build this garden on their farm.
-The many volunteers that helped build and maintain the garden especially Tri-Son’s Building Contractors .
-Those who made donations to BTM in lieu of flowers in Claude’s memory.
-The John G. Martin Foundation for their generous grant and support.

Please help us continue our mission as we look to build off our successful inaugural season by providing valuable work opportunities for individuals of all abilities.

Donate today at www.bethoughtfulmovement.org/donate and help us continue creating meaningful opportunities for those who need it most.

12/18/2025

Did you know that a key focus of The Be Thoughtful Movement’s mission is to find ways to bring people with and without disabilities together in local communities. One way to do this is through social events. Socialization is so important and often missing in so many of the lives of the people we support. Having a safe and welcoming place to socialize with friends once a week is often a highlight of their week.

This year we helped cover the cost for individuals to join a local Adult Support Services program. This program sponsors daily zoom calls for friends to meet up and play games, as well as multiple in-person opportunities to socialize, including walks, movie nights, and Friday night social gatherings.
Your gift can make a big difference in enhancing the social lives and fulfillment of our friends with different abilities.
Donate today at www.bethoughtfulmovement.org/donate and help us continue creating meaningful moments for those who need it most.

12/02/2025

On this Giving Tuesday, we hope you will consider donating to The Be Thoughtful Movement to help us further our mission to find ways to bring people with and without disabilities together in local communities and workplaces.

This year, in addition to providing scholarships for two individuals to attend a local adult support program that sponsors social events, The Be Thoughtful Movement completed a very special project that we hope to support for many years to come.

Earlier this year, BTM sponsored the creation of a community garden at Sub-Edge Farm in Farmington, CT. This inclusive garden was built and designed for those with physical limitations in mind, and is dedicated to the memory of Claude Marie Barthelmes, Harold’s grandmother and strong advocate for inclusion and accessibility in all spaces. Claudie would have loved Sub-Edge Farm and this garden. We are very grateful to Isabelle and Roger Phillips for allowing us to create this garden in her honor in such a beautiful place!

The intention of the garden is to make it easier for all people, of all abilities, to see, touch, and watch plants grow and bear fruit, while being part of a more compassionate community. We also hope to continue to use the garden for volunteer work opportunities for individuals of all abilities.

We are grateful for your continued support through the years. As they say, a picture(s) is worth a thousand words!!

To donate, please visit www.BeThoughtfulMovement.org/donate

08/22/2025

So happy to have Kyle join the team to help maintain Claudie’s Garden at Sub Edge Farms!! It has been a fulfilling project for all of at The Be Thoughtful Movement. If you know of anyone with varying abilities that might be interested in helping us with the garden, please DM us!!

08/19/2025

Another great week at the garden, trying to stay out of the sun!! Great to have Olivia helping pick all those tomatos!!

07/12/2025

We are excited to welcome Olivia to our garden support team where she will join Harold and others during the week to help maintain our vegetables and keep the garden looking beautiful.

Come stop by and get an up-close look at all of our vegetables.

05/15/2025

Claudie’s Garden at , an accessible garden for everyone to enjoy, is a passion project for BTM that is progressing nicely thanks to volunteers and generous businesses like .llc.

But hands down our favorite volunteers are these two cuties. Thanks for helping Zander and Brody!! We love you!!

04/27/2025

We are happy to announce a new project this spring. In memory of Harold’s grandmother, Claude Marie Barthelmes, we are building an accessible garden at in Farmington. This garden will have raised boxes for wheelchair users as well as standers who have mobility issues. We look forward to keeping you posted on our progress this spring.

We hope that this garden will become a community space where people of all abilities can enjoy and spend time together.

Thank you all for your support.

12/23/2024

As you are finalizing your purchases and arrangements for the coming holiday, please consider blessing and investing in the lives of indivduals with disabilities. We are able to continue our mission in large part based on small donations from our many donors. It all adds up and allows us to sponsor events and support individuals in their unique pursuits!

Pictured here is Alex who used his scholarship to take an online Home Staging course with the New York Institute of Art and Design, which has introduced him to home presentation and the tools necessary for staging a home to sell.

THANK YOU so much for allowing The Be Thoughtful Movement to impact individuals with different abilities. You are all a blessing to us!!

Every and any amount helps support our mission! Donate to The Be Thoughtful Movement at www.BeThoughtfulMovement.org/donate

12/21/2024

4 Days left to help continure our mission of supporting individuals like Thomas!

Thomas was our 2023 Be Thoughtful Scholarship recipient and he exemplifies what our scholarship is all about. Thomas is a graduate of Farmington High School and is in his 2nd year attending the University of Iowa and their REACH Program. UI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) is nested in the UI College of Education and is a comprehensive transition program for college-age students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities. UI REACH offers an integrated college experience in a caring and structured environment. Academics, career and transition, social growth, and campus life are areas of focus. UI REACH is a four-year program with early graduation options. Thomas is an inspiration to us all!

Your donations help fund BTM's scholarship program and young people like Thomas who are pursuing educational and independent life goals.
www.BeThoughtfulMovement.org/donate

12/21/2024

12/20/2024

Here are some fun pictures of a BTM sponsored sporting event! Help us do more of these type of events in 2025!

5 more days left of our giving campaign!

Donate at www.bethoughtfulmovement.org/donate