Champlain College Receives STARS Silver Rating for Overall Campus Sustainability Achievements

reposted from Champlain News BURLINGTON, Vt. (Sept. 9, 2016) Champlain College has earned a STARS Silver Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS is the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. “Sustainability […]

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September & October Volunteer Opportunities with Local Motion

Local 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 […]

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Seeking volunteers for Waste Sort at Sustainability Academy Elementary School – Friday 9/16

Have 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 

Monthly Updates from PLAN!

Hey, friends! This is a big month for us – several projects that have been in the works for a long time are finally rolling out! We’re really pumped to officially launch our Zero Waste Resource Center, after nearly a year of development and trials. (Check it out.) Additionally, we just developed a system of retail and […]

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Seeking Volunteers for Harvest Run/Walk for Sustainability – Oct. 9

Join the Sustainability Academy and City Market for our 5th annual 1K/5K down in the Intervale! Romp through farm fields and dirt roads in this family-friendly event to support place-based learning at the Sustainability Academy.  Seeking volunteers to assist with this event. https://www.citymarket.coop/harvestfunrun  Please feel free to share with your networks:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0449a9ad2ba02-harvest2.  Any volunteers who have gone through a City […]

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Seeking Volunteers for Spectrum’s Empty Bowl Dinner – October 20

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 […]

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6X HOWL – Wed. 9/14 – experiential art event in response to climate change

6X HOWL is an experiential art event in response to climate change and what many scientist are warning is a pending sixth mass extinction.  It will take place THIS WEDNESDAY 9/14 beginning at 6:30 pm on the University of Vermont campus. The event will be of interest to many of our students and is a short […]

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United Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings

  United 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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ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain Job Openings

  Job Title: Event & Customer Service Coordinator The Events & Customer Service Coordinator plays a key role in the preparation and execution of evening and daytime events as well as working closely with a team of staff, volunteers and interns to provide excellent customer service through all aspects of the guest and event experience. This […]

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Opening Reception for Eben Markowski’s GRAVITY – Monday, Sept 19th

OPENING RECEPTION FOR EBEN MARKOWSKI’S GRAVITY  Monday, September 19, 2016 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm // Champlain College’s Rozendaal Courtyard Champlain College cordially invites you to attend an opening reception for Eben Markowski’s GRAVITY, a new installation in Rozendaal Courtyard.Enjoy this life-size creation, hear from the artist who created the piece, and learn about how this […]

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