Author Archives: Sustain Champlain

Events at the Birds of Vermont Museum

Events at the Birds of Vermont Museum VOLUNTEER Work Party Saturday, April 15 • 9am – 2pm Volunteers needed! Please help us prepare the Museum for the open season. From trail maintenance to hanging art, digital records to touch-up painting, we have opportunities for all. Come for an hour or all day, bring yourself, a […]

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Delivery of High Performance Building at Market Rate

Please join us for a Community Event at the Generator Space (40 Sears Lane), April 5, starting at 5:00 on the Delivery of High Performance Building at Market Rate.  Delivered by Adam Cohen, and organized through our friends at Yestermorrow Design Build School, this informal but informative event will include snacks and a cash bar. […]

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VCWA Speaker Series

The United States and a Region in Conflict: Syria, Turkey, and the Kurds Thursday, April 13th Perry Presentation Room Champlain College  6:00-7:30 pm Join us for a panel discussion featuring: Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford Representative of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman Mr. Abdülhamit Bilici, former Editor-in-Chief of Zaman, […]

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Registration for Social Justice Symposium is open!

Symposium for Social Justice Action Groups If you are concerned about the direction our country is going and are looking for ways to work for social change, this is the event for you. At the Symposium you will find out about current grassroots efforts in Vermont and ways to plug into this work. You will […]

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Volunteers Needed for Lund Center Mother’s Day Ride

Seeking Volunteers from Champlain College for  Lund’s Mother’s Day Ride and Walk for Children presented by NorthCountry Federal Credit Union on 5/14/2017.  This successful event is in its ninth year and attracts approximately 300 riders, walkers and volunteers.  All funds raised directly support Lund’s adoption, treatment, education and family support programs that provide help to […]

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Burlington Mayor’s Book Group

Mayor’s Book Group Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opioid Epidemic Free copies of Dreamland,courtesy of the UVM Humanities Center, are available at the Fletcher Free Library. The City of Burlington, the Fletcher Free Library, and the UVM Humanities Center are hosting the Mayor’s Book Group for a discussion about the nation’s opioid crisis and […]

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Remote internship with AASHE

AASHE is now seeking applications for a PAID student intern https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4577 within the Programs division! The Resources Intern will work from a virtual home office up to 40 hours per week during Summer 2017 providing administrative and technical support related to the development of AASHE resources. The ideal candidate is a student at an AASHE […]

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Champlain College Community Garden

Registration Now Open for the 2017 Champlain College Community Garden – April 14th priority deadline Founded in 2011, the Community Garden originated by request of students, faculty, and staff and was approved by President Finney with support of the Physical Plant Grounds Staff. The Community Garden is located beside Rowell Annex and has 27 plots […]

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11th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit

Vermont Organics Recycling Summit Vermonters are making great strides towards 2020 and full phase-in of the landfill ban on organics. The Vermont Organics Recycling Summit is helping lead the way: a statewide forum to think boldly, learn, and network about transforming food waste and other organic materials into valuable products.       This year’s […]

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