SolarFest, demonstrating the power of positive energy for 15 years,  promises that 2009 will be the best festival ever -  three days of world-class musicians, dancers and performance artists, a stellar line-up of speakers, and over 90 workshops on renewable energy and sustainability topics. All for the price of a weekend festival ticket! You won’t [...]

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Green Mountain Animal Defenders is holding a Pet Food Drive at the Merchants Bank on Kennedy Drive in South Burlington and at Pet Food Warehouse; both locations (Shelburne Rd. in Shelburne and Williston Rd. in So. Burlington). Please help those who are unable to feed their pets during these challenging economic times. Donate pet food [...]

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The Fresh Air Fund’s Vergennes area committee is currently preparing for summer 2009 and eagerly awaiting the arrival of their New York City visitors. To ensure that this summer is special for Fresh Air children, The Fund is seeking volunteer members and host families to sign up now! Each summer, close to 5,000 New York [...]

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Tanni Haas, a Brooklyn-based author and father of a 5-year old boy, is writing a book about fatherhood.
To that end, he is looking for fathers of all ages and backgrounds to share their favorite “Daddy Moments” – situations where they learned something significant about what one should or should not do as a dad. These [...]

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Most Vermonters do not know that a 7-year-old riding in a car should be in a booster seat.
That finding was among results revealed in a state survey conducted by Macro International for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). The study, conducted in June, polled 400 Vermonters about their awareness and understanding of Vermont’s child passenger [...]

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The Kids VT calendar is full of playgroup listings. But what really is a playgroup? According to the experts at playgroupusa.com, the word “playgroups” is commonly used in conversation between moms and caregivers more and more everyday. Moms are choosing playgroups as one of their weekly activities. It is fun for mom and child! Mom [...]

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Wee Generation, a collaborative effort that includes Vermont’s Seventh Generation and Healthy Child Healthy World, has just introduced the Eco Diaper Bag, a PVC-free diaper bag created from fabric made from recycled beverage bottles. It’s filled with $100 worth of eco-friendly Seventh Generation baby product vouchers, a copy of the book Naturally Clean, The [...]

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If you’re like most busy parents these days, you worry about what to feed the kids. First, you want to make sure it’s healthy. Maybe to you that means nutritious; maybe it means organic. Secondly, of course, you want the kids to actually like it! If you’re looking for some fresh ideas, there’s a new [...]

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) introduced a new cast of characters to help kids learn valuable safety lessons in a fun and lively web environment. The Uh-Ohs™ – brightly colored block-shaped critters – are exceptionally cute, but the poor little things just can’t seem to grasp the importance of safety, which leads them and [...]

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Mentor Arts matches artistic youth with adults for relationships based on friendship and a mutual love of the arts. Mentor pairs meet once a week over an extended period of time. Each week, pairs spend time in art studios and classrooms learning together, learning from each other and becoming friends. While art is a central [...]

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The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) was awarded $1,700 from the Stowe High School SHAPE (Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence) Program. The grant will help fund the building of a new Nature Playground and Outdoor Classroom at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee, Vermont.

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ECHO relies on volunteers to keep things lively and moving on the floor - for visitors, critters, and even after-hours events. Families can volunteer in child/parent teams interested in spending time at ECHO and with each other. Parents and children, such as the ECHO volunteer team of the month, Dayl and her thirteen-year-old son, [...]

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