Event Volunteer Information: Spectrum’s mission is to empower teenagers, young adults, and their families to make and sustain positive changes through prevention, intervention, and life skills services. Spectrum runs several youth shelters, a counseling program, and a drop-in center where homeless youth can go to get a hot meal, take a shower, and fulfil other […]
Continue readingNo tape, no glue This time of year brings fresh faces into every classroom and program at King Street Center. Our family is expanding with new kids, volunteers, parents, and staff. I am deeply grateful for the years Dave Besserer, former Teen Program Director, and Mollie Hart, former Education Director gave to the […]
Continue readingOpportunities to glean in your community! Volunteers Needed: Fall Crops! This week we have opportunities to harvest beautiful vegetables at the Intervale Farms in Burlington and Maple Wind Farm in Huntington. Come out, bring friends and experience the refreshing cool weather at our beautiful local farms. Because of your support we are able to help ensure that […]
Continue readingOPEN STUDIO WEEKEND Saturday and Sunday, October 8–9 • 10am – 5pm Celebrate fall with us! To mark Open Studio weekend, we share carving, crafting, and art with club meetings, demonstrations, and workshops. A few highlights: • Green Mountain Woodcarvers: Monthly meeting and carve-in : Saturday, 9 – 1 At the Carve-In, members will work […]
Continue readingMy name is Kelly Walsh and I am the Program Coordinator at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. We are a non-profit organization helping people with disabilities get outside and recreate, through various sports including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, biking, canoeing, kayaking,sailing, and indoor rock-climbing. We are currently looking for volunteers for our winter season […]
Continue readingFALL SALE The air is cool and the campgrounds are empty. Save big and make the most of Vermont’s beautiful fall weather with a new touring, gravel, or bike packing rig. Ready for an adventure? Check out what’s on sale now>> QUICK PEEKS A smooth and sultry edit of Old Spokes Home mechanics working their […]
Continue readingLocal Motion’s Valet Bike Parking and the Island Line Ferry both are in need of volunteers! Here are some requests from Peg (Bike Ferry) and Stu (Valet Bike Parking): Valet Bike Parking: Volunteers! Time is running out to get your City Market hours in for Valet bike Parking! Squirrel those hours away now and enjoy […]
Continue readingHave some time on Friday that you’d like to spend with some elementary school students trying to rid their cafeteria of styrofoam? Click on the link below to learn more. Waste Sort at Sustainability Academy Elementary School
At the Empty Bowl Dinner we celebrate how, together, we can help youth and families in our community turn their lives around. Held each October, the Empty Bowl Dinner brings together 250 guests who choose a handmade ceramic bowl to keep and fill with soups donated from several local restaurants. The event includes a giving […]
Continue readingUnited Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings Week of September 12, 2016 By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME! United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection search platform connects you to hundreds of volunteer needs with local nonprofits. Search by age, date, county or interest; find nonprofits […]
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