Educator’s eNewsletter November 25, 2016 PHENOLOGY CALENDAR A Look at the Season’s Main Events Virginia Barlow First Week of December Chipping sparrows have big appetites: each one will eat 160 times its weight in seeds over the course of a […]
Continue readingThis is a really nice piece done by Eva Sollberger about Spectrum that came out Thanksgiving day. Only 7 minutes, and about half way through it switches over to the Food Shelf, but please see it through because it circles back to more interviews with Spectrum kids: https://m.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/sharing-the-bounty-siv468/Content?oid=3844519 Enjoy, Mark Redmond, Director
Rowan College Burlington County Offers Vets Free Solar Energy Training The college now offers military members transitioning out of the service and honorably discharged veterans an opportunity to participate in the college’s Solar Ready Vets program, a six-week training developed by the U.S. Department of Energy that prepares participants for the North American Board of […]
Continue readingThe City of South Burlington and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission are looking into identifying possible crossing improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users in the I89 Exit 14 bridge area and evaluating the feasibility of those improvements. The goal of this study is to recommend an alternative transportation crossing option that has the […]
Continue readingSummer Service Scholars (SSS) is an academic internship program in New York’s State Capital through the Siena College Center for Academic Community Engagement. Accepted Summer Service Scholars spend 9 weeks with a nonprofit community partner in the Capital Region, working on projects that build capacity within the organization. SSS provides participants with engaging and valuable […]
Continue readingWe are excited to announce that we are now recruiting for students to participate in our annual service trip to Uganda this coming May/June. Please join us for an information session on Tuesday, 11/29 at 8:30pm in CCM 223. Deadline to apply is December 6th. https://bit.ly/CCServiceTrip ************************************************************************************************************** Christina Erickson, Ph.D. Director of Service & Sustainability […]
Continue readingPennywise Pantry Thursday, December 1, 2016 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm City Market (map) With this interactive and hands-on tour, participants will learn how to shop for affordable, fresh, long-lasting, and nutritious foods at City Market. We will begin by exploring the Produce and Bulk departments, learning a simple method for finding the best value on […]
Continue readingHello to All Youth Activists and Youth Advocates, In these challenging times, we need a youth-focused climate change movement now, more than ever. Please consider helping us build this movement and plan our next day of action. Even though the rally is five months away, we need to start planning now if we are going […]
Continue readingPlease share the job posting for a Sustainability Manager with Sodexo at the University of Vermont within your list serves/networks. Attached is the job description, and below is the link to apply: https://www.sodexousa.com/home/careers-usa/index.html Enjoy the snow, and happy holidays. Best, Annie Annie Rowell Vermont First Coordinator Sodexo Work: (802) 586-2293 Cell: […]
Continue readingI am writing on behalf of PALS Programs, a nonprofit organization that provides summer camp opportunities for young adults with Down syndrome and their peers in ten locations across the country. I’m getting in touch because we are in search of volunteer counselors to join us at our Camp PALS sessions this summer. Camp PALS […]
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