volunteers


  • Children in the legal system need an adult to help out

    When the Department for Children and Families seeks to take a child into their custody, Vermont law requires the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem, or GAL.…

  • Volunteer to Green Up Vermont on May 6

    Volunteer to Green Up Vermont on May 6

    Want to go for a walk on May 6 and help make Vermont an even more beautiful place?

  • Bristol Rescue Squad needs more volunteers

    Officials from the Bristol Rescue Squad are reaching out to the community to assure them that the organization is looking for volunteers to help provide a vital service…

  • Volunteer drivers get folks where they need to go

    Volunteer drivers get folks where they need to go

    Dial-A-Ride depends on volunteer drivers to pick up passengers and give them life-changing access to medical appointments, food shopping and other necessities.

  • Bristol skatepark needs volunteers

    Volunteers have been working hard to update the skatepark at the Bristol Hub Teen Center, next to the Bristol recreation fields.

  • Volunteers help keep our watersheds clean

    Volunteers help keep our watersheds clean

    Clambering the stream banks in rubber boots on a spring morning. Leaning forward to fill a sample vial with cold river water. Working with a team to carefully…

  • People who care about literacy get books to children

    One local organization that is run entirely by volunteers is Addison County Readers, the local chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

  • Blood draws are backed by many volunteers

    Blood draws are backed by many volunteers

    As part of National Volunteer Week, April 17-23, the American Red Cross Vermont Chapter honors the work of its volunteers who give their time to help people in…

  • UWAC offers student volunteer scholarships

    United Way of Addison County fosters community service in all community members, but especially in our youth.

  • Festival on-the-Green needs new volunteers for 2022

    After hosting a scaled-back event last August, the officers, directors and volunteers of the Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green are hopeful that the week-long, family-friendly, community-supported music series can…

  • United Way: Teens can volunteer, too

    United Way: Teens can volunteer, too

    Let’s be real, high school students are constantly caught under a tsunami of grade maintenance, AP tests, working part-time, extracurriculars, and so much more.

  • Seeking volunteers to help patients in final days

    Seeking volunteers to help patients in final days

    MIDDLEBURY — Wanted: People with a little time and a lot of compassion to give to neighbors who are in the final days of their lives.It’s an invitation…

  • Jane Steele resolves to help others

    Jane Steele resolves to help others

    MIDDLEBURY — Folks planning for retirement typically map out activities and bucket lists for their golden years. Jane Steele’s retirement plan was simple: Work even harder — this…

  • Bristol woman gives away hundreds of homemade loaves

    Bristol woman gives away hundreds of homemade loaves

    BRISTOL — Catherine Willson knows she gave away 225 loaves of homemade bread between March 20, 2020, and March 20, 2021, because she’s been keeping track in a…

  • Red Cross thanks Vermont volunteers

    VERMONT — During National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, the American Red Cross Northern New England Region is recognizing its volunteers who continue to work tirelessly to help people…

  • United Way rewards high school volunteers

    United Way of Addison County fosters community service in all community members, but especially in our youth. In that spirit, the organization will honor local high school seniors…