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RiseVT-Windsor County awarded Green Mountain RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) an Amplify Grant to fund the purchase of weights for Bone Builders classes. Bone Builders strength training and balance exercise classes are a Green Mountain RSVP's signature...

Through an Amplify Grant from RiseVT-Lamoille County, RiseVT sponsored adult swim lessons at Johnson State. The classes were a huge success with 33 adults participating in the age range of 20s-70s. The participant feedback was overwhelmingly positive as swimmers built...

RiseVT-Windsor County awarded Windsor Connection Resource Center an amplify grant to offer a 6-week yoga program for preschoolers and their caregivers.Classes are 45 minutes and designed to benefit both the caregiver and the child. The classes always have a theme...

by Faith DuBois, RiseVT Staff There was a giddy, excited energy in the air on the eve of Trike Night at Grand Isle School in mid-March as students got ready to enjoy some free-wheeling freedom that wove math activities with movement. From the smiles and the laughter,...

by Moretti, RiseVT School Wellness Specialist On March 18th third graders from Grand Isle Elementary School brought almost $500 in change to the atrium of UVMMC to be counted by the volunteers at the Big Change Roundup. The school’s participation in the Children’s...

St. Albans Museum's Executive Director, Alex Lehning, MA, shares how funds from a 2018 RiseVT mini grant were used to facilitate heritage-specific cultural education through an engaging new exhibit and craft station recently added there: During our 2018 season, the...

Richmond Community Kitchen (RCK) is a resource for healthy cooking and eating in downtown Richmond. RiseVT recently awarded RCK an Amplify Grant to build a free cookbook lending library for community members to peruse at the RCK or borrow for home use. While there are...

Author: Michele Butler Gilbert, Program Manager, RiseVT-Addison County The New Year seems to blow in with noise-makers and parties! And, reflectively, many of us look back over our previous year of life with thoughtful questions. What are my priorities and goals? How...

Access to indoor play equipment increases active play for a local daycare through a RiseVT mini grant.

by: Joy Choquette A few years ago in the media a buzzed-about phrase was, “nature deficit disorder.” The phrase described the worrisome trend of today’s youth—and many adults—spending more time indoors than out. This is less of a problem for seventh- and eighth-grade...