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2014 Vermont Bike Challenge -start your pedals…

Champlain College has registered for the Vermont Bike Challenge, and we’re encouraging all employees to sign up!  The Vermont Bike Challenge (part of the National Bike Challenge) is brought to you by Local Motion, and it’s a fun way to take your bicycling to the next level.  You can sign up at www.nationalbikechallenge.org.  

vermont_bike_challenge_flyer_2014When you sign up for the Challenge, the miles you ride count not only for you, but also for Champlain College, your hometown, and Vermont as a whole (as well as for your team, if you start or join one).  You get 20 points for every day you ride, plus a point for every mile — so with regular riding, the points add up fast!  Results show up in real time on interactive leaderboards at www.nationalbikechallenge.org.   Continue reading

Intervale Food Hub Summer Share – new pick up sites around the Burlington area

This summer and fall, the Intervale Food Hub will deliver local food weekly to over 50 delivery locations –  including 6 new sites that are open to the public! Our partners are committed to building a strong community around local food and wellness. One lucky member will receive a $250 credit toward their subscription. It could be you!  […]

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May 12-16 is Way to Go Week – Can we get over 120 Champlain Employees to sign up?

Let’s make Vermont a better place. Join me by signing up for the Way to Go! Commuter Challenge at waytogovt.orgWayToGo_Poster_2014

May 12-16 is Way to Go Week, an annual event where organizations across the state compete to see who can reduce the most carbon pollution in one week.

Champlain College has signed up and we encourage you to participate.  As of April 22, we’ve had 25 employees sign up. Last year we had 102 sign up. Let’s see if we can make it 120 this year! Continue reading

Champlain has been included in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition”

Champlain College has been chosen for inclusion in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition”—a free, downloadable book that will be released today, April 17, just days ahead of the April 22 celebration of Earth Day. This guide is the only free, comprehensive resource for college applicants that focuses solely on saluting colleges that […]

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