The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is looking for volunteers to help with the cleaning of our community cat rooms! Our community cat rooms are a great way for adoptable cats to socialize, and visit with potential adopters, and with […]
Tag: Volunteers
Local News
Volunteers make rabies vaccination clinic possible
By Robin Alberti On Saturday, March 26, a group of volunteers helped host the annual “Drive Up & Poke! Rabies Clinic” at Woodstock Union Middle School/High School. This was the second clinic; the first had been held in Springfield the […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Fair Haven Concerned seeks volunteers
FAIR HAVEN — To help our neighbors meet some of the financial challenges due to the pandemic, Fair Haven Concerned’s food shelf has increased its hours. That has meant the increased need for volunteer help to staff both the food […]
Local News
Proctor residents to discuss town’s future; Meeting to be held, May 16
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 […]
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 […]