VBSR Champion Members Lead the Way with Social & Environmental Impact in 2020
2020 was a year of unprecedented hardship, and the VBSR community responded with creativity, compassion, and resiliency, providing ample models for responding to the crises of our time while supporting a just, thriving and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet. Two of our VBSR Champion Members recently released impact reports on 2020, National Life […]
CSWD Receives Call2Recycle’s 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability Award
Williston, VT – The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is pleased to announce recognition by Call2Recycle as a 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability. The Leader in Sustainability award is given out annually to top performing Call2Recycle program participants who excel with their battery recycling efforts. This is the sixth year CSWD has received the Leader in […]
Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors
Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors A campaign providing emergency food and heating assistance for central Vermonters this winter (Barre, VT) Capstone Community Action’s Fuel Your Neighbors campaign, in partnership with VSECU, exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $300,000 to support emergency food and heating assistance to vulnerable Vermonters, surpassing the […]
VBSR Champion member GMP’s McClure named a Top 100 Women Impact Leader by Real Leaders Magazine
Mari McClure Honored for Innovation and Positive Social & Environmental Impact Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mari McClure was named one of Real Leaders Magazine Top 100 Women Impact Leaders for 2021. The 100 CEO’s and leaders on the list were honored because they have delivered results, building a brighter and more […]
Union Mutual Raises Over $63,000 for Special Olympics Vermont
MONTPELIER – Union Mutual was proudly represented by over 40 employees, independent agency partners, vendors, friends, and family members in a virtual Penguin Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Vermont on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The Union Mutual Popsicles donned their best summer attire and creative costumes as they “Plunged” into the snow to create snow […]
Welcome to Montpelier Grant Program
Montpelier Alive and the Montpelier Development Corporation announce the Welcome to Montpelier Program. The Welcome to Montpelier Program provides wraparound support for new Montpelier businesses, including technical support, promotional opportunities, a business mentor, and special funding opportunities. BIPOC and women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications to join the program opened as of March 1, […]
VBSR Board Member Launches Healing and Social Justice Enterprise
Plainfield, VT — Rae Carter, a cancer and trauma survivor, announces the launch of EmpowR, a healing and social justice enterprise centered in co-creating personal and cultural transformation. Services and educational programs are designed to empower and affect heart-centered change in our personal lives and cultures to make space for healthier bodies and a more […]
Statewide Mural Project to Help Communities Create the Change They Want
Montpelier, Vt. – Registration is now open for communities to join the Vermont Mural Project. The Community Engagement Lab, Juniper Creative Arts and the Vermont Folklife Center are partners on the statewide project, which features a collaborative mural-making process to guide communities to build vision statements and action plans that address the social and environmental […]
