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Prepared meals ready for distribution through Everyone Eats. Photo courtesy of Meg Staloff

Relief program hits milestone

16,000 meals and counting
WILMINGTON - Everyone Eats, the statewide program that pays restaurants to make meals for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, is celebrating its 1 millionth meal served this week. Locally, the milestone reflects 16,000 meals served to...

On April 24 get rid of expired or unwanted prescriptions.

Vermont Prescription Take Back Day

VERMONT- This weekend the Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
On Saturday, April 24, between 10 am and 2 pm, the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted...

NAACP hosts Freedom Fund Dinner

Windham County- The Windham County Branch of the NAACP will host its second annual Freedom Fund Dinner on Friday, April 23, from 7 to 8:30 pm via Zoom.
The speaker for the evening will be Vermont State Senator Kesha Ram, who is the first woman of color and the youngest woman in history to...

Graduate grant program

VERMONT- Graduate students at any accredited Northeast university, college or veterinary school are invited to submit proposals to the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Research Grant Program. The deadline to apply is April 27 at 5 pm.
The program...

Nominate your project

VERMONT-- Nominations for the Vermont Public Places Awards program will be accepted until May 7.
Nominations may be submitted for projects, such as parks, playgrounds, town forests or planned interiors, or for conceptual studies, master plans or other endeavors that create, preserve or...

Name farmers for Hall of Fame

VERMONT- This year the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame celebrates 19 years of honoring farmers, producers, and people dedicated to supporting Vermont’s working landscape. Nominations will be accepted in three categories: Emerging Leaders, Ag Innovators, and The Lifetime Achievement Award. All...

Grant for programs that empower Vermont youth

VERMONT- The Farm to School Vision Grant is open. The purpose of the grant is to help communities build better food systems through youth education and empowerment.
Up to $38,000 is available to support projects that help youth learn about and engage in issues related to agriculture,...

League of Women Voters award

Vermont- High school students looking for a scholarship to help pay the way for college can now apply to the League of Women Voters of Vermont Education Fund Winona Smith Scholarship program.
Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate financial need, scholastic...

Robert Crowell scholarship

NEWFANE- The Moore Free Library is accepting applications for the 2021 Robert L. Crowell Scholarships. Generously funded by the family of the late publisher Robert L. Crowell, a total of $12,000 is available to any graduating high school senior or GED recipient who is a resident of either...

Dental care scholarship

WILMINGTON- Deerfield Valley Dental Care takes great pleasure in announcing the establishment of the Dr. Louis A. Beaudette Scholarship, in honor of his lifetime of excellent, compassionate care to the residents of southern Vermont.
The scholarship is a single $1,000 award given annually...