PROCTOR—Proctor residents are invited to a meeting to line up action plans to move community-identified priority projects forward May 16. Community volunteers will meet in the Vermont Marble Museum at 52 Main St. in Proctor May 16 to frame out […]
Tag: Volunteers
Local News
Volunteers assist offenders reentering communities
By Evan Johnson RUTLAND—After serving a lengthy jail sentence, reentering a community and adjusting to an unstructured life can be a daunting task. Thanks to a group of volunteers in Rutland, that obstacle becomes easier for offenders to overcome. Circles […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Stop by Rutland Meals Challenge to volunteer, and chance at prizes
Saturday, Jan. 13—RUTLAND—The Rutland Meals Challenge is seeking volunteers for its annual food packaging event on Saturday, Jan. 13. Volunteers must register in advance to participate. Details are available on the event’s Facebook page: facebook.com/vtmealschallenge. The Rutland Meals Challenge is […]
News Briefs
Volunteers dig into Rutland beautification
RUTLAND—A small army of Rutland Blooms volunteers made a big contribution to the ongoing beautification of the City of Rutland Thursday, May 11, planting 46 crabapple trees. The planting comes just days after a devastating wind storm wreaked havoc, toppling […]
News Briefs
Fish & Wildlife seeks volunteers to monitor bats this summer
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is looking for volunteers to help count state-endangered little brown bats as they emerge at dusk at locations throughout the Champlain Valley. Vermont’s little brown bats suffered massive declines due to the deadly disease, […]
Local News
Rutland Blooms: donors, volunteers grow project
RUTLAND—Rutland Blooms is planning its most ambitious crop of city beautification projects yet, and will kick off the spring season by planting 46 crabapple trees and nine maple trees, May 11. The kickoff event will include planting nearly four dozen […]
Letter, Opinion
BRGNS thanks food-gift drive volunteers
Dear Editor, The staff and clients of Black River Good Neighbor Services offer their sincere thanks to all who made our annual holiday food and gift distribution possible. In all we delivered nearly $11,000 worth of food and toys to […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup
World Cup planning continues, volunteer teams organized
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This part three in a series of articles on Killington hosting the Audi FIS World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races on Nov. 26-27, 2016. “It’s a dream come true,” commented Pres Smith […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup
Killington Resort to host Audi FIS Ski World Cup; Volunteer positions FULL
UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming response, Killington Resort is no longer accepting volunteer applications for the World Cup. Nearly 300 volunteers have already been accepted to ensure the success of this event. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the […]
State News
Vermont ranks first among Peace Corps Volunteer-producing states in 2015
On Dec. 8, Peace Corps announced that Vermont ranked No. 1 among states with the highest number of Peace Corps Volunteers per capita for the third straight year, with 52 residents currently serving worldwide in Peace Corps. With a ratio […]