donations

Blood drive planned for Tuesday

Bennington College is sponsoring a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, April 15, 11 am to 4 pm, at the Student Life Center.
An estimated 38% of Americans are eligible to give blood, but less than 10% actually donate each year. If healthy and eligible come out to donate....

Shelter needs pet food donations

BRATTLEBORO - “No hungry pets” is the unofficial motto of the Windham County Humane Society’s pet food pantry. However, that motto is becoming ever harder to follow.
With an increase in the number of pet owners accessing the pet food pantry and the increased cost of pet food impacting the...

Gabe Walling, fourth grader at Twin Valley Elementary School.

Dreams of field renovation approach reality with new generous donations

WILMINGTON - Twin Valley Youth Sports is now $14,000 toward the goal of renovating the soccer field. The organization offers a huge thank you to Phil Bartels for his family’s donation of $10,000, a thoughtful and amazing way to give back to the community.
TVYS also now has another $25,000...

Deb Boyd, left, Deerfield Valley Food Pantry vice president; and Tony Tribuno, Southern Vermont Board of Realtors’ 2022 Good Neighbor.

Realtors donate to foodbanks

SOUTHERN VERMONT - The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors collected almost $4,000, which they donated to local foodbanks. The money was distributed to Foodworks in Brattleboro, the Putney Foodshelf, the Wardsboro-Jamaica Foodbank, and the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry.

Local organizations helping Ukraine effort

Vermont Distillers MARLBORO - Vermont Distillers has announced that it will be donating 25% of proceeds from their Vermont-made Catamount Vodka toward humanitarian relief for Ukraine. According to distillery CEO Ed Metcalfe, when New Hampshire and Vermont decided to discontinue...

The Methodist Church in Wardsboro has reopened.

Church reopens, clothing drive gets underway

WARDSBORO - The Methodist Church on Main Street has several pieces of news to share with the community.
Starting with some background, the church recently reopened, after being closed due to structural issues. A restoration committee was initiated and, after several inspections, a plan was...

Winter clothing drive

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Free Public Library is accepting used and in-good-condition coats, boots, snow pants, hats, mittens, gloves, and scarfs for children and teens during library hours. Do not leave items outside of the library. The library’s operating hours are Mondays and Thursdays, from...

Save your Halloween candy

DOVER - The fifth grade class at the Dover School, an International Baccalaureate school, is participating in Operation Gratitude’s annual Halloween Candy Give Back program. Last year more than 93,000 pounds of candy in care packages were delivered to military and first responders. The class is...

Groups seeking socks for homeless

BENNINGTON COUNTY - The Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless is collecting new socks until Friday, October 29, at many locations around the county. Donation drop boxes are located at Bennington VFW Post 1332, Bennington American Legion Post 13, Bennington Police Department, Manchester...

Stratton Foundation’s “Snowlight in Vermont” helpers

Donate to education fundraiser

BENNINGTON COUNTY - The Stratton Foundation will continue the tradition of “Snowlight in Vermont” in the Stratton Village and Manchester, with lighted trees to celebrate the season, cherished memories, and loved ones.
This year the trees will shine as a symbol in support of education. The...