It's time for Thanks & Giving Day again! Green Mountain College's annual tradition where students and community members come together to say "Thank you," and to give back for supporting each other throughout the year is here - in it's fourth year!
Please share this information with your friends and encourage them to participate throughout the day on Tuesday, November 15th. Eat together, volunteer together, and dance together! ALL meals, workshops, and events are FREE to the community..
Poultney Thanks & Giving Day 2016 SCHEDULE:
*Breakfast: 7-9 AM Poultney Methodist Church - Home-made sausage and biscuits, and local eggs will be served up with coffee and juice!
*Info Table: 8-10 AM Poultney Public Library - Have questions? find volunteers here!
*Gratitude Journals: 11-2 PM GMC Withey Hall - Come decorate your gratitude journal and make an entry for someone you love! Take home with you!
*Lunch: 11:30-1:30 PM St. Raphael’s Church - Join Poultney High School and GMC for soup, bread, and apple crisp!
*Soap-making: 1-2:30 PM Cerridwen Farm House - Learn how to make home-made soap!
*DIY Home products: 1-2:30 PM GMC Withey Hall - Learn how to make home-made cleaning products!
*Tree Nursery Help: 1-4 PM GMC Back Parking Lot - Volunteer with the Native Plant Nursery to winterize the plants in the garden and greenhouse.
*Dinner: 4:30-6:30 PM GMC Withey Hall - A special meal with deliciously local ingredients and an opportunity to get to know students better! Dinner tickets will be available for the first 100 people at the door of the college's dining hall.
*Indigenous Speaker: 7-8 PM Withey Hall Downstairs, Gorge - Land Defender Vanessa Gray from Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ontario’s “Chemical Valley,” will be speaking. Gray co-founded Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines and is facing charges for non-violent direct action against the Enbridge Line 9 Pipeline.
*Contra Dance: 8-11 PM Withey Hall Upstairs, East Room - Come dance the night away with live music and a caller!
CONTACT carl.diethelm@greenmtn.edu for more information or with questions on how YOU can participate.
Thank you and let's give back to the community, together!
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