October 7, 2021 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 community needs. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to learn more about these and other opportunities. ON THE […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2021 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 community needs. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to learn more about these and other opportunities. MEALS ON […]
Continue readingVermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, October 16, and the department is looking for volunteers to help. Participants are asked to arrive at North Hero State Park at 10:00 a.m. After finishing at North Hero, the group will carpool to another site in Swanton. Volunteers will pull up […]
Continue readingUSCRI Vermont September 2021 Newsletter On September 1st in a joint statement with State Refugee Coordinator Tracy Dolan, USCRI Vermont announced it had applied to the federal government to locate up to 100 Afghan refugees in Vermont over the next year. On September 17th, Governor Phil Scott announced that the request was approved by the U.S. Department of State. Arrivals are expected to […]
Continue readingHere is a great opportunity from Burlington Window Dressers, message below: We are working with this organization to help bring window inserts to our community in Burlington. Testing has shown that interior inserts like this are among the most effective window treatments and can cut heating bills by nearly 10%. In many cases renters pay […]
Continue readingI am writing to share a service learning/community volunteer opportunity with you. Next week, the Green Mountain Returned Peace Corps Association and Pedals for Progress Vermont will be collecting used bicycles and sewing machines to distribute overseas. Since 1991, Pedals for Progress has diverted 162,399 bicycles and 5,242 sewing machines from the solid waste stream, while […]
Continue readingWe are excited to host another handful of volunteer events this fall season and look forward to seeing folks from your communities out in the field. You can find these dates for late September through early November on our Volunteer Calendar and feel free to distribute the link or this email to any interested parties. Please direct […]
Continue readingHelp Create the Next Generation of Bicycle Riders at Our Learn to Ride Class! Our Learn to Ride class is back by popular demand and we need YOU to help make it a success! On September 18th at Leddy Park, we are running a Learn to Ride class specifically designed to provide a low-stress, high engagement, and […]
Continue readingDONATE YOUR USED XC SKIS TO THE CTA! Before you take those old classic XC skis to the nearest ski swap…Please consider donating them to the Catamount Trail Association to help us continue running, and expanding, our free youth & community learn-to-ski programs! We are working to purchase new equipment, but it’s been hard to find the […]
Continue readingSeptember 8, 2021 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 community needs. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to learn more about these and other opportunities. MEALS ON […]
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