SUNCOMMON’S CLIMATE ACTION FILM FESTIVAL RAISED $8800 FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
Waterbury, VT. — SunCommon hosted their first ‘Climate Action Film Festival’ earlier this year to inspire local climate action among attendees, while raising money for local environmental advocacy organizations. After hosting nearly a dozen local events throughout Vermont and New York’s Hudson Valley, SunCommon is proud to announce that they raised over $8,800 through ticket […]
AO Glass creates a locally handblown Vermont Strong Cocktail / Whiskey Glass
Article by VT Digger: AO Glass operates on 416 Pine Street in Burlington Vermont and has been in business since 2007. The glass team is now back in the studio, following all the recommended safety precautions. After a pause in time created by the COVID-19 virus, the creative, skilled, and seasoned team at AO Glass […]
NOFA VT Offers Free Seeds to create Resilience Garden for Food Insecure
Through the generous support of High Mowing Organic Seeds, People’s United Bank and the Sustainable Future Fund and Raven Ridge Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, NOFA-VT is excited to offer a second opportunity to create a Resilience Garden with free seeds. This project aims to reach folks who are food insecure, have lost a job […]
Let’s Grow Kids invites VBSR member businesses to join their regional Action Teams
Action Teams are a fantastic way for business leaders to support child care in their communities and connect (now, virtually) with county-wide neighbors – parents, educators, and other employers – who care about Vermont, our youngest children, and our state’s future. Members can register for the action team of their home or business. Each county […]
Gordon’s Window Decor Re-purposing Shade Material to Produce Masks
In our continuing effort to give back to the community that has given us so much, Gordon’s Window Decor has begun re-purposing cellular shade material to produce comfortable masks for personal use (NOT medical grade). Click here to learn more. We’re offering these at minimal cost in an effort to be part of the solution in these uncertain […]
Same Storm, Different Boats: The Pandemic’s Outsized Impact on Marginalized Communities (Change the Story)
Clockwise from top left: Kismet restaurant in Montpelier will remain closed for the time being; Facemasks made at the Vermont Glove factory for local hospitals; A class at the Heartworks Preschool in Shelburne; Cynthea Hausman at work in her eponymous spa on Burlington’s Church Street; Stephanie Seguino, a University of Vermont economist; Anne Audy was […]
Tips for Maintaining a Safe & Healthy Workplaces during COVID-19 (ReArch Company)
By Holly LeClair, Health & Safety Manager, ReArch Company The objective to decrease the spread of COVID-19 is to focus efforts on reducing transmission among employees, maintain healthy business operations, and maintain a healthy work environment. Here are a few Best Practice Tips: Have a specific plan for your workplace-both a written plan that will be revised as […]
PP&D now has Online Brochures Displays with Visitortips.com
Bill Orleans, president of PP&D Brochure Distribution and longtime member of Businesses for Social Responsibility, is excited to announce they have joined with Visitortips.com and now have ten different region’s brochure displays online. Click here to see. This is a free bonus for PP&D brochure distribution clients! The website allows users to access and download brochures and publications by […]
Vermont Evaporator Company sews masks for COVID-19 Fundraising Campaign
An update from Vermont Evaporator Company’s CEO, Kate Whelley McCabe: Vermont Evaporator Company has been manufacturing and selling high quality equipment and supplies for the DIY maple syrup maker since 2015. Check us out here! We are a small, family-owned business with big dreams that were more or less coming true! Until COVID-19. The pandemic hit […]