Category Archives: Volunteering

CHITTENDEN — The American Red Cross is training volunteers to convert Barstow Elementary School into a temporary shelter in case of an emergency like the devastation visited last year by Tropical Storm Irene.
In the wake of that storm, Red Cross officials said they decided to reach out to communities throughout Vermont to offer cots, emergency supplies and trainings to volunteers who wanted to establish local shelters.
In Rutland County, where flooding from Irene turned some communities into islands cut off from the rest of the world, the hard-hit community of Mendon has teamed up with Chittenden to use the elementary school in case of future disasters.
A Red Cross shelter coordinator will lead training for volunteers at the school today starting at 5 p.m. Anyone interested in attending can call Larry Kupferman at 660-9130 ext. 113.

BELLOWS FALLS — The Greater Falls Warming Shelter will hold two training sessions for volunteers as it prepares to open its cold weather shelter.
The first session is Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. and the next will take place Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. Both sessions are at 23 Church St. in North Walpole, N.H. and volunteers can attend either session.
Volunteers are needed to staff the shelter seven days a week in two shifts from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Two volunteers staff each shift and are expected to remain awake during their shift. Other volunteers may bring in prepared meals.
There will also be an open house Thursday, Oct. 25 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. All are invited to view the facility and meet the staff and board of directors.
For more information visit their Facebook page at Greater Falls Warming Shelter or email [email protected].