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Events in Rutland County
GYSD kick-off This is a celebration of youth service. Features include: music, food, invited speakers, and a volunteer fair. Both Cat Country and Z97.1 will be present.
Trail Maintenance Help us get the trail at Shaw Mountain Natural Area ready for spring hikers. Shaw Mountain Natural Area is owned by The Nature Conservancy, a non-profit. The trail is a 2.5 mile loop. Maintenance will include clipping brush to widen trail, moving down branches off trail and repainting trail marking blazes.
Beautification of School Grounds Planting of flowers around the school and clean up of the Debbie Keezer Memorial Garden, among other tasks.
Cerridwen Farm; Green Mountain College Assisting parents and elementary school students with general farm maintenance while learning about the farm and how it benefits the surrounding communities.
Clean-up at West Haven Historical Society Painting of the historical society building and outside cleanup.
Poultney Community Garden Please come help us break ground on this exciting new community project. Preparing garden by digging beds, mulching, turning compost and possibly installing fencing.
Springtime cleanup at Castleton Community Center Our goal is to clean up the Community Center yards, gardens and the trail nearby so that the areas will be all set for the beneficial activities the center provides to community members. After the project is completed, there will be a celebration taking place where volunteers from this project including others will gather together to reflect and opportunities will be provided for volunteering.
Beautification & Stewardship - Lake St. Catherine State Park - Poultney, VT Lake Saint Catherine State Park is a 117 acre park on Lake Saint Catherine in Poultney. The park has 61 campsites, picnic sites, a nature trail, a nature center, a boat ramp, a swimming area, and a concession stand. Each campsite and the park grounds must be cleaned of leaves and sticks that have accumulated over the fall and winter seasons. Park buildings need repainting at regular intervals. The invasive species garlic mustard has become very common along the park’s nature trail and needs to be removed. Vermont State Parks operate on a small budget, so staffing at the parks is minimal. The majority of staff begin work in June. This leaves a heavy burden on the few staff that start in May to clean the park grounds before opening to the public. Your help will be greatly appreciated, and will allow park staff to focus on other tasks when they return to work. Tasks 1. Clean campsites by raking leaves into the woods, picking up and removing branches that have fallen onto the campsites and picking up and bagging trash at the campsites (40 students) 2. Paint building interior (old nature center building, in the campground) (10 students) 3. Remove invasive garlic mustard along the nature trail (20 students) Rain Alternatives All tasks will be completed rain or shine.
Kehoe Conservation Camp Maintenance The Kehoe Conservation Camp has trail and shore duties needed each spring. The cabins need some touch up painting and there is cordwood to buck up and stack. The nature trail will need brush cutting and fallen branch clean up. Celebration at the Kehoe Camp to follow the project.
Community Clothing Drive The 6th graders will help collect clothing for a free clothing drive to take place May 14-16 at Mettawee Community School. The clothing drive will begin April 26 and continue through May 16. Of particular interest are clothes for children.
Green Up with Buddies A 5th grade class will work with their "buddy class" of kindergartners and green up the school grounds.
Cherry Tomatoes for Seniors A 3rd grade class will plant and grow cherry tomatoes and will distribute them to local senior citizens who meet for lunch at the school so that they may take them home to enjoy through the summer.
Cause for Paws Second graders at the school will lead a program to help fill the need of a local animal shelter. They will donate supplies needed at the shelter and at the same time will learn the importance of treating animals with respect and kindness. The students will deliver the supplies and will help the shelter with their needs.
Flower Pots for Town Libaries A 2nd grade class will plant large planters of pansies and place them at the local library.
2nd grade service A 2nd grade class will organize and lead a food drive for the local food pantry. They will also make and deliver spring greeting cards for seniors in a nearby nursing home.
Flower Bed Greening A 4th grade class will tend and prepare school flowerbed for the remainder of the year.
Grade 3 Global Fundraising A third grade class will engage the school in two global fundraising projects: Pennies for Peace and Free Rice.
Blood Drive The American Red Cross and College of Saint Joseph partnered to host a blood drive.
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