Julie, isn't it interesting how connections happen?! I know about NERD but I also know that they sort of focus on snakes. haven't been there yet (they're about 1/2 hour or so from me) but had called them when I was first looking for chams last year.
As for other places for you to make Traveling Wonders avaialble are home-school programs. Hone Schooloing is HUGE in NH and my guess is that VT has a solid community as well - just a thought.
When you do them at schools the schools pay you? I ask because I had been doing my Giant Silk Moth presentation as a volunteer (as a favor to a few sixth graders!) but have wanted to do that, and my new Backyard Pollinator program (Audubon this summer 
), at schools but figured they wouldn't pay - or at least not much ;-/
I'll check out your site. thanks!
>>Hi Lele!
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>>It's kinda funny how we got invited to that show... Last year, the Vermont Entomology Society (or something like that) was supposed to host a table and cancelled at the last minute; the show is hosted by the Rotary Club and the president ended up getting in touch with my husband, Justin, through someone who knew someone who knew Justin, and asked him if he would mind bringing a few critters. So we ended up doing it, but at the time, it was for VHSO (Vermont Herpetological Society Online).
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>>Just this year, we decided to create Traveling Wonders to help bring in extra income and to be able to make ourselves more accessible. Moreover, there are no programs like these offered in Vermont and there is seemingly a very big demand for it; we've done a few shows (two for a summer camp, two for the home and garden show and a few for herp societies) and we never ceased to be amazed at people's reactions. One man was just about thrilled to tears because we gave him the opportunity to hold Frasier, a critter we feel is common and pretty much take for granted. Another funny thing we've noticed is that most of the people who show a marked interest in the herps are girls.
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>>So to answer your question, Traveling Wonders does go to schools, summer camps, etc. There's actually a company in New Hampshire that does shows -- New England Reptile Distributors (NERD) does a "crocodile hunter" like show that looks pretty cool. I think they only do parties, though.
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>>We actually have a web site that details what Traveling Wonders is about; the photo album doesn't link back to it (yet), so I've included the link to the home page, below.
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>>Traveling Wonders Home Page
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>>Julie Williams
>>www.baskingwonders.com
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 green anoles Jaida & Jetta
0.1 brown anole - Jamaica
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
How did you get hooked up with this in the first place? Does Traveling Wonders go to schools and stuff? You being in VT makes this interesting for me.