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ingfield Happenings & Activities
Market returns to Springfield
It’s true! Grab the kids and the neighbors and head on down to the center of town! From 10 a.m. till 2 p.m., enjoy local foods, crafts, artwork and music, rain or shine. Also get to know some of the community’s non-profit organizations as you browse the many vendor tables. This Saturday’s music will be provided by the toe-tapping trio of George Ainley, Barbara Burns and Steve Matush. Are you a vendor interested in setting up a booth or a musician interested in “playing the Market?” Give Carol Lighthall a shout at (802) 885-1527 or som@vermontel.net
Sowing gratitude and vegetables
Stephanie Gibson of the Springfield Family Center writes to tell about the community garden up there. The Center extends thanks to Gilcris Lumber in Proctorsville for their recent donation of three yards of bark mulch to the community garden at the Center’s White Acres facility, and Carl Hammerle was kind enough to drive his dump truck to pick up the mulch; Carl has also been a great help in other aspects of the garden, and the Center wishes to thank him for his generosity of time and energy.The garden boasts nine plots that are planned, planted and maintained by individual plot holders, with some help from volunteers through the State’s Reach Up program. The Family Center holds one of the plots, and they use the fresh vegetables in the meals cooked at the Center and in the summer lunch program. The Squeaky Sneakers Day Care, which is housed with the Family Center, also holds a plot. Interested in learning how you can apply for a plot? Get hold of Stephanie because plots are given on a first-come/first-serve basis, and they go quickly! Call (802) 885-3646 ext. 210 to sign up or for more information.
Got cartridges?
The Black River Action Team (BRAT) is collecting all manner of empty inkjet and laserjet cartridges. The group, dedicated to hands-on activities that promote learning about and stewardship of the Black River, uses the money raised by recycling the “empties” to fund ongoing events and projects in the communities of the watershed. Businesses can help by signing up at Funding Factory using the BRAT’s account and sending in their own cartridges; Funding Factory will provide all shipping materials and guidelines and absorbs all shipping costs. They even send you the labels! Get in touch with me, Kelly Stettner, to learn how you can help the river while keeping empty cartridges out of landfills. E-mail me at blackrivercleanup@yahoo.com or call (802) 885-1533 and we’ll work out a method that suits your company’s needs and abilities.
Need community service hours?
Be a BRAT! Seriously, the Black River Action Team always needs volunteer help: there’s the annual RiverSweep, if you’re into rolling up your sleeves and cleaning the river; you could help by sitting a booth at one of the many events we go to, or helping to run a Bug Hunt; lend some elbow grease by helping me get the kayak dock/water monitoring station set up for the summer at Riverside Middle School; do some fun science with water quality; spend some time getting to know knotweed (well, learning about it and helping manage our invasive plant demonstration site); and more! Give me a shout to brainstorm ways you can get the hours you need while helping us achieve some of our program goals. E-mail me at blackrivercleanup@yahoo.com or call (802) 885-1533.
Eureka! Another volunteer opportunity!
The season for exploring your community is here, and the Eureka Schoolhouse Historic Site on Route 11 is scheduled to be opened to the public on Saturday, May 28. As usual, the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce will oversee operation of the site, an authentic one-room schoolhouse from 1790 – the oldest in the state! Learn more at http://www.historicvermont.org/sites/html/eureka.html. Now comes the fun part: do you enjoy learning about local history? How about meeting new people? While the Springfield Lions Club has stepped up to assist the Chamber in providing volunteers to keep the schoolhouse open as an historic site as well as the Springfield Information Center, additional people are needed to help staff the building for visitors. Between the Schoolhouse, the Baltimore Covered Bridge, an information kiosk and small picnic area, the location is a wonderful respite for travelers just off the interstate. Thanks to the Chamber and the Lions and the efforts of Frank Poole, this special gem is a real treasure for all of Springfield. Get hold of Carol Cole at the Chamber to learn more about how you can participate by calling (802) 885-2770 or sending her an e-mail at carolcole@springfieldvt.com.
Elm Hill Open House
Swing up to Elm Hill Elementary School in Springfield for a Community Open House on Wednesday, June 1 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. Refreshments will be served and visitors will be given a tour of the school, with student work on display.
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