CVRAN’s Record-Breaking Sunshine Fund

March 23, 2026 0 Comments

We could not be happier to report that CVRAN broke the record for funds raised in the first two weeks of February by Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ Sunshine Fund with a whopping $20,399.11! As you can see written all over Kelly and Ali’s faces above, we are overjoyed to have been asked to partner with Lawson’s …

September General Meeting

September 14, 2023 0 Comments

The September General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept 20th from 5:00 to 6:30 at the North Branch Nature Center in the Maxham Room. Please note that the meeting will be on a Wednesday rather than our usual Tuesday meeting day. In welcoming this year’s Fall season we will also be welcoming new and …

Letter from the President: A DISASTER AT HOME

July 30, 2023 0 Comments

July, 2023 Almost everywhere we look, Central Vermont has been impacted by this terrible and historic flood of July 10th, 2023. There is devastation on every side. Many of us have personal experience of being flooded ourselves or knowing others who have lost homes and businesses, or many possessions. Not only do we personally know …

Letter from the President: An Open Letter to the Artists Who Once Again Raised Thousands of Dollars for CVRAN

April 10, 2023 0 Comments

Monday, April 4, 2023 This is a wonderfully warm and official thanks from the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network. Once again you artists have provided the largest part of CVRAN’s income stream for the year. Your hard work this month in creating daily art for a group of sponsors has raised about $45,000 for CVRAN! …

Volunteers put sweat equity into helping an asylum seeking family

July 29, 2022 0 Comments

Many CVRAN volunteers heeded the call to help an asylum seeking family paint their new apartment in early July. A total of 18 people volunteered for hours over 4 days recently. We painted doors, windows, walls, and hard to reach vaulted ceilings. A few volunteers had never painted before and still they showed up. Several …