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About Us
Upcoming Trainings
Our Ark Valley Spellbinder storytelling training for new Storytelling Volunteers will be early in the fall and in the winter or spring.
Please write to Anne Feist afeist@arkvalleyspellbinders.com for details or to be put on a waiting list.
A Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller:
- Learns many types of stories (fables, folktales, and fairytales
- Has access to collections of stories and online resources
- Has opportunies to tell for community events sponsored by Salida Sunrise Rotary, the Chaffee County Early Childhood Council, the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce and the Buena Vista Heritage Museum
A Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller Receives:
√ 12 hours of instruction and practice prior to telling
√ consultation with a Certified Spellbinders Trainer
√ the opportunity to shadow experienced storytellers
√ the chance to attend monthly chapter meetings with mini-workshops
√ interaction with fellow volunteers for story ideas and suggestions
Please contact afeist@arkvalleyspellbinders.org for information about Spellbinders training in Ark Valley
Spellbinders® is an award winning 501(c3) non-profit organization that enhances literacy, develops character and builds intergenerational community
Training content is standardized; however, other training requirements may differ among affiliate Spellbinder organizations.
Ark Valley Spellbinders® General Membership Meetings
Under Construction
We would love to have you join us for our monthly meeting and meet our Spellbinders® Community! If this is your first visit, please email Anne Feist at afeist@arkvalleyspellbinders.
Join a monthly visit to a preschool or elementary class to experience the magic of story provided by a guest veteran Spellbinders storyteller. These 1/2 hour sessions will be at schools in either Buena Vista or Salida, for the 2026/2027 academic year. Please contact Anne Feist for more information.
Contact Us
Ark Valley Spellbinders® is an affiliate of the 501 3(c) nonprofit Spellbinders®. We serve the Buena Vista School District and the Salida School District
Leader Email: afeist@
Monthly Meeting Location: TBD. Stay tuned!
Our Leadership Team
Ark Valley Spellbinders is a newly launched Spellbinders storytelling non -profit on the Western Slope and the leader is Anne Feist. We are in the process of forming our Steering Committee and recruiting and training new storytellers. Like other affiliates of Spellbinders National we will encourage a love of the traditional art of oral storytelling which promotes intergenerational connections and diversity through tales from around the world.
Meet Our Trainer
Paulette Foss
Paulette holds a fondness for three key areas of storytelling: 1) The art itself, 2) The inherent magic, and 3) Finding one’s story. Her abundant regard for all three components sheds light to the inner-workings of her mind, which allows her to be both an incredible Storytelling Volunteer and a Trainer for our group.
Paulette has been with Spellbinders in the Boulder Valley Spellbinders since 2014 and we appreciate her dedication to the art and to children by bringing her storytelling talent to rural Colorado.
