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Oops! We Got the Location Wrong
In the last issue we reported that the 7th Annual St. Paddy's Day Feast to benefit the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf was taking place on Friday, March 15th at the Sheraton. But, we were absolutely wrong. The event is at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington.
Our apologies to the organizers!
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Vermont 2-1-1 is Always There!
In January, Vermont 2-1-1 processed 1,015 requests for after-hours emergency housing, 483 more than in December of 2012. That means that many people were without a place to spend the night in the middle of the winter in Vermont! If you are thinking homelessness is not a problem we need to solve in Vermont, think again.
Check out the After Hours Emergency Housing Report from Vermont 2-1-1 here.
Vermont 2-1-1 is a program of the United Ways of Vermont and your Community Campaign contributions at work.
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Students at Vermont Commons School Create Video to Raise Awareness About the Sudan Development Foundation (SUDEF)
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A Campaign for Health Care in South Sudan
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Watch, share, and be part of the solution! Meet Peter Keny, a Burlington resident and one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who helped create the Sudan Development Foundation, a Burlington-based nonprofit working in South Sudan with rural villages to improve their quality of life. Please take a moment to watch this video and share it with everyone you know. For more information about SUDEF, click here. | |
Attention Nonprofits
Common Good Vermont is hosting their 4th annual nonprofit conference, "The Data Driven Nonprofit: Track Results, Telling Your Story, Improve Vermont." Scheduled for March 21st at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, all Vermont nonprofits are invited to attend. For more information on the conference, click here. | |
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Events and Dates Not to Miss
Burlington Business & Professional Women: Young Careerist Program, Wednesday, March 13th; Windjammer Conference Center; 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The deadline has passed for applicants, but for more information on the event, click here.
Dress for Success: Semi-annual Sale; March 14th, 15th and 16th. On the 14th and 15th, hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, on Saturday the 16th, hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location for the sale is 95 St. Paul Street, Suite 110 in Downtown Burlington.
HowardCenter: Fourth-Annual Curling Challenge; Saturday, March 16th; Cairns Arena, South Burlington. Now in its fourth year, the Curling Challenge makes possible critical HowardCenter programs in the community. Last year's event netted $47,000. Get Ready! Get Set! Get Curling!
CVAA: Third-Annual Bowl-a-thon; Saturday, March 23rd, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.; Spare Time, Colchester. Form a four person team and raise a minimum of $400 -- or -- if you raise $500 or more, be entered into a drawing for Red Sox tickets! Download a poster here. To register your team, download the form. Puppets in Education: Burlington Ensemble 90/10 series, "Baroque But Going;" College Street Congregational Church; Saturday, March 23rd, 2:00 p.m. Featuring the music of Telemann, Neruda, Hovhaness & Vivaldi. Suggested donation at door $10 or $5 online. For more concert info, click here.
Vermont Department of Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and Governor's Council on Fitness and Sports:
Vermont Worksite Wellness Conference; Wednesday, March 27th, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center, South Burlington. Get a conference poster and registration form.UVM Chief Diversity Office: Sixth-Annual Blackboard Jungle Symposium; Thursday and Friday, March 28th and 29th. Keynote on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at UVM's Ira Allen Chapel is Rebecca Walker, feminist author of the bestselling memoirs Black, White and Jewish and Baby Love. She is also the daughter of Alice Walker, well-known poet, essayist and author. The keynote speech is free and open to the public. To register for the conference, click here.
Save the Date:
Burlington Dismas House: 28th Annual Dinner & Auction; April 6th, Hilton Hotel Burlington; 4:30 p.m. social hour & silent auction; 5:30 p.m. dinner & live auction. Bess Klassen-Landis scheduled to present the keynote address. Rev. Frederick "Rick" Neu to receive the Jack Hickey Award. Tickets are $50 per person and advance reservations are required. Learn more or reserve your tickets for the BTV Dismas House event here, or call 658-0381. Print a flyer to share.
Visiting Nurse Association: Spring Blooms! Fashion Show and Luncheon; Thursday, April 11th; Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center; 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. This annual fundraiser supports the Janet S. Munt Family Room, VNA's Parent-Child Center serving over 1,000 vulnerable children and parents in our community, and the event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Family Room. Register here.
KidSafe Collaborative: 24th Annual Awards Luncheon; Tuesday, April 16th; Sunset Ballroom, South Burlington; registration and silent auction begins at 11:00 a.m., with the program to follow from noon until 2:00 p.m.. Dr. Lewis First is scheduled to emcee the event. For further information, call 863-9629 or click here.
The Laura Kate Winterbottom Memorial Fund: Silent Auction and Wine Tasting benefit to support Sara Holbrook Community Center's Bob & Maggie Green Youth Adventure Program; Magnolia Bistro; Tuesday, April 16th, 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $35. To RSVP email Jenny Kounta or phone her at 862-6342.
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 The Calcutta is Back
Just a reminder that the re-scheduled Calcutta to benefit United Way is coming up on March 23rd at the Essex Culinary Resort and Spa. As of today, 23 tickets are still available. Don't delay -- contact Janette today at 802-764-1404 to purchase your ticket! (Her hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.)
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The Quick and Easy Way to Prepare Your Taxes Online -- for Free!
Would you like to prepare your own federal and state income taxes -- at home -- at no cost to you?
Are you a family (or individual) with combined income of $57,000 or less? United Way Worldwide has partnered with GoodWill Industries Int'l, the National Disability Institute and H&R Block to offer this service through:
an easy, safe, secure and
100% free way to file. Check it out today!
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Give. 
The countdown has started toward March 31st, the final day of the 2012 United Way Community Campaign. Make
your donation today to support the investments in Chittenden County made possible by your contribution.
Your gift will support programs, initiatives and strategic partnerships in Education, Income and Health -- building blocks for a better life for everyone.
(Take a look at last year's Investment Portfolio.)
Donate here.
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Advocate.
Our brand of advocacy includes convening, educating, innovating and finding workable solutions. We bring people to the table to meet a critical community need to make real lasting change and to improve the lives of our friends and neighbors in Chittenden County. Please join us!
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Volunteer. 
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Two Learning Opportunities:
Social Justice Training Institute
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Bottled Water Health Advisory
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Vermont health officials are advising anyone who has purchased either 3-gallon or 5-gallon drinking water bottles since November 1, 2012 to open and check for gasoline odor before using the water. Read more. |
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Disaster Preparedness Virtual Exercise
Points of Light has developed an easy way to engage community and volunteer leaders in disaster preparedness through a nationwide virtual exercise series scheduled for the following dates:
- Flood Exercise: Thursday, March 21, 2013
- Hurricane Exercise: Thursday, May 23, 2013
- Volunteer Management In Times of Disaster Exercise: Thursday, August 22, 2013
- Pandemic Exercise: Thursday, September 12, 2013
These exercises are free and open to the public. Organize your
friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to lead a simulated virtual exercise to help increase preparedness to respond to the next natural disaster.
Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to register for the exercise.
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