Member Highlight - Jasmine Boucher of Guare and Sons
May 28, 2024
Guare and Sons Funeral Home has been a cornerstone of Montpelier for over a century, carrying on a family tradition of compassionate service since 1921. Now owned by Jonathan Boucher, with his wife Jasmine joining the firm, the funeral home continues to provide traditional and green burial services, deeply committed to the community—even through challenges like the 2023 flood.
Montpelier's Race Against Racism
May 24, 2024
The Race Against Racism is an annual student-led event in Montpelier that amplifies conversations on racial justice through speeches, performances, and a 5K run/walk. Organized by high school students, the event fosters community engagement, education, and action to support BIPOC voices in Vermont.
A Bright Winter for Montpelier
May 20, 2024
Montpelier Alive is launching Phase 1 of its Bridge Illumination Project, lighting up four historic downtown bridges to connect neighborhoods and attract tourism. With successful crowdfunding and a matching grant, the project aims to expand in Phase 2, adding three more bridges along the Winooski corridor, enhancing both the city's landscape and access to the business district.
Montpelier Alive Announces its 2024 Downtown Event Grant Awards
May 14, 2024
Montpelier Alive awards announces its 2024 grant funding to 10 downtown Montpelier Community Events Montpelier Alive works to create a vibrant and livable Montpelier by celebrating its heart and soul: its downtown. One way it brings the community together is through events. Montpelier Alive’s annual Downtown Events Grant Program supports many of these events and is announcing its ten 2024 grant awardees. The 2024 recipients are: All Together Now, All Species Day; Good Beginnings of Central Vermont, It Takes a Village; the Monteverdi Music School, Make Music Day; Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools Race, Against Racism; Pride Center of Vermont, Montpelier Pride Fest;
Member Highlight - Paul Richardson of Storyworkz
May 13, 2024
What is StoryWorkz and what services do you provide?
We founded the company 34 years ago, in 1990, and we help companies (and nonprofits) of all sizes grow through story-based marketing.
We are a collaborative of about a dozen fun and experienced marketing professionals who do everything from photo and video to social media, from web development and graphic design to wordsmithing and branding. We essentially help our clients weave together all the things they need to do for marketing and branding and putting their best face forward.
Within this collaborative I handle the photo/video stuff, as well as general project management. So, I
Member Highlight: Deborah Glottmann of The Mitzvah Fund
May 07, 2024
Member Highlight: Deborah Glottmann of the Mitzvah Fund What is the Mitzvah Fund and how did it get started? The Mitzvah Fund is a small veterinary non profit. We provide non emergency routine, surgical and dental veterinary care for the animals of low income seniors, low income veterans, unhoused neighbors, and disabled first responders. The Mitzvah fund started in 2006. Our co- founders dad used to ask every night at dinner what mitzvahs did you do today. He was an immigrant and very serious about giving back to his community and deeply instilled that mission into all three of his kids. Upon
Member Highlight: Dr. Mel Houser of All Brains Belong
May 01, 2024
Member Highlight: All Brains Belong Tell Us about All Brains Belong. All Brains Belong is a nonprofit in downtown Montpelier that provides flexible ways to get healthcare and connect with community, while also educating the community on how to become a more welcoming place for all brains. We call it “All Brains Belong” because we believe that no matter how someone’s mind or brain works, they deserve access to high quality medical care, community, education, and employment support. How did you get started? Like many people, the early days of the COVID pandemic made it painfully obvious that I needed to change the way