The Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO) is honored to bring the 7th Annual Hope and Peace Community Festival of Trees to the residents of the Hilltowns and surrounding communities. Individuals, families, businesses, groups and organizations are invited to sponsor and decorate a tree for our community display.

The 2025 Festival of Trees will be on display behind the Knox Fire Department from December 6, 2025 through January 10, 2026. Trees are available to decorate for a $60.00 donation. This donation covers the cost of a 7’ to 8.5’ premium tree, the stand, a signpost and related electrical needs such as lead cords and adapters. The participants provide lights and outdoor decorations. Please visit our event page or see the program flyer for all details and order form

HFCO invites all levels of soccer players to join in the 2025 Fall Soccer program, which runs on Sundays from September 14 through October 12. The program is for tots ages 2 & 3, and youth in grades Pre-K - Grade 6.

Registration deadline is September 10!
View the flyer with all the information.
Register your player!

Summer Art Workshops -explore the world of art and expand your talents!

The 2025 Summer Art Camp is July 28 - August 1 for students entering grades 2 - 12.
See the flyer for further details.

Registration deadline is July 5th!
Please use these links to REGISTER for grades 2-5
or to
REGISTER for grades 6-12

HFCO invites all levels of soccer players to participate in the 2025 Summer Soccer Camp, July 21 -25. The program is for tots ages 2 & 3, and youth in grades Pre-K - Grade 12.

Registration deadline is June 27!
View our camp flyer with all the information.
Register your player!

Are you interested in becoming a babysitter? Learn the basics of Child Care, First Aid, and Infant and Child CPR.

The HFCO Babysitting Workshop is July 12 & 13, 2025 for students ages 11 - 16. See the flyer for further details.

REGISTER by the July 1st deadline!

On Saturday, December 7 at 5:30 PM, join us in the park behind the Knox Fire Department for the 2024 Hope and Peace Community Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Join us outside or listen from the comfort of your car as we transmit the program over your car radio.

This evening of holiday cheer will feature guest vocalists from the BKW Elementary and Jr/Sr High School Choirs as they lead us in a community sing-along.

Light Refreshments will also be available.

The trees will remain lit each evening through January 5, 2025.

The fall youth soccer program offers a skill development program for youth PreK - grade 6.

The 2024 Fall Soccer program runs on Sundays from September 15 through October 13. General information is on the flyer.

Please register by September 11th.

Summer Art Workshops -explore the world of art and expand your talents!

Check out our flyer with all workshop details!

As of July 1, Registration is now Closed.
Please email connect@helderbergfco.com with any questions.

HFCO invites all levels of soccer players to participate in the 2024 Summer Soccer Camp.

Check out our flyer with all camp details!

As of July 1, Registration is now Closed.
Please email connect@helderbergfco.com with any questions.

The Helderberg Family and Community Organization is honored to bring the 5th Annual Hope and Peace Community Festival of Trees to the residents of the Hilltowns and surrounding communities. Come visit 37 trees sponsored & decorated by individuals, families, businesses & groups in honor of loved ones, and special causes. The trees are lit each morning and evening through January 5, 2024 behind the Knox Fire House.

Helderberg Heroes Project, a program of Helderberg Family & Community Organization, is partnering with Operation Adopt a Soldier out of Saratoga Springs to provide Christmas stockings to deployed service members.

Sponsor a service member with a donation of $20.

One hundred percent of your donation will used to cover the cost of the items to fill the stocking, including items such as beef jerky, nuts, hard candy, gum, puzzle books, playing cards, pens/pencils, paper, and Christmas cards/notes.

Helderberg Heroes Project and Helderberg Hearts and Hands Club will purchase items to fill the stockings and pack them. Operation Adopt a Soldier will mail the stockings to deployed service members in time for the holiday season.

Please see the flyer and order form to complete your sponsorship.

Helderberg Family & Community Organization is sponsoring a Food Drive to benefit: Hugs for the Hilltowns (Helderberg Lutheran Church); Rock Road Chapel Holiday Outreach Program (Knox); Hilltowns Community Resource Center (Westerlo); and The Little Free Food Pantries (in Berne and Knox).

Drop Off from October 7 - 28, 2023 (normal business hours) at:

• Altamont Country Values-Agway, 106 Prospect Street, Altamont

• Berne Public Library, 1763 Helderberg Trail, Berne

• Fox Creek Market, 1634 Helderberg Trail, Berne

• Helderberg True Value, 856 Helderberg Trail, East Berne

• Westerlo Public Library, 604 State Route 143, Westerlo

For donation suggestions and additional info see the food drive flyer.

Our 2023 Summer Art Camp will run July 31 - August 4 for students entering grades 2-8. Times will be determined by enrollment. Please click here for the camp flyer.

The goal of the HFCO summer art camp is to give students summer art enrichment by exploring different art media, such as painting, drawing and sculpture.  Students study contemporary artists and use that as inspiration to create new art.

This program is currently full. To be added to our wait list, please send us an email at connect@helderbergfco.com.

The Helderberg Family and Community Organization invites all levels of soccer players to participate in the 2023 Summer Soccer Camp, July 17 - 21. Please click here for the camp flyer.

The program is for youth in grades Pre-K - Grade 12.

Registration is now closed. If you are interesting in attending, please send us an email at connect@helderbergfco.com.

PROGRAM UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2023 Learn to Swim Program is cancelled.
We are working to schedule lessons for summer 2024. Thank you for your understanding.