Author Archives: Sustain Champlain

Vermont Green Building Network – Upcoming Events

courtesy of vgbn Happy spring to VGBN members and friends! Upcoming Events Burlington 2030 District Launch Event We’re delighted to announce the upcoming Burlington 2030 District launch event and celebration on Tuesday, May 1 from 5-7pm at Union Station in Burlington. Please SAVE the DATE, and stay tuned for more details! Interested in sponsoring this exciting event? Please contact […]

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United Way Volunteer Connection Listings

  United Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings Week of March 26, 2018  By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist  LEND A HAND. VOLUNTEER – United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to […]

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Workshop: What Kind of Changemaker Are You? Sunday, 6 P.M.

Please join 350Vermont and Central VT Climate Action for the workshop below (and please pass along to friends and students who might be interested)–timely in relation to the Rally for the Planet. We welcome youth as well as adults! Lily Jacobson lily@350vt.org 831.236.6247 http://350vermont.org/   What Kind of Changemaker Are You? Sunday, March 25, 6 […]

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International Women’s Day Speaker at Champlain – March 28

The Women‘s and Gender Center is honored to host an exciting event for International Women‘s Day on Wednesday, March 28th from 12:30pm-1:45pm in the Champlain Room.    Our Visiting Fellow for Women‘s Leadership, Linda Tarr-Whelan, will help welcome guest speaker, Ritu Sharma (bio below), to speak about her work with international women‘s rights, gender based violence, and women‘s leadership, followed by Q&A […]

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ODI Blood Drive @ Champlain College – April 2nd

Hello Champlain Community,    Please consider signing up for the up-coming Blood Drive on Monday, April 2nd from 10-4pm. To sign-up, click here.      The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime..    As the Associate Director […]

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AASHE Bulletin – March 20th edition

courtesy of aashe March 20, 2018 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Subscribe | Advertise News of the Week Durham College Receives $14.7M for Energy Upgrades Provincial government funding through the Greenhouse Gas Campus Retrofits Program will be used to install a $9.1 million ground source heating and cooling system at the Oshawa campus. Additional upgrades of existing facilities, including the installation […]

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Salvation Farms is Hiring!

courtesy of salvation farms Salvation Farms is searching for a strong individual to manage our Vermont Commodity Program. The Vermont Commodity Program operates Vermont’s first surplus crop food hub. The food hub aggregates approximately 5,000 pounds per week of “un-marketable” crops from farms across the state. From the food hub, crops are distributed to charitable and institutional food […]

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Vermont Research News – March 21, 2018

courtesy of vermont research news Vermont Research News: March 21, 2018 Vermont Research News: Good Sleepers, Civil Unions, New Books and more… March 21, 2018 GOOD SLEEPERS Vermonters are some of the best “sleepers” in the nation according to one recent study. Sleep experts recommend 7-9 hours of sleep a night — but on average American’s fall […]

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