Dear ,

Happy New Year! According to the Chinese calendar, 2017 is the Year of the Rooster, specifically the year of the Fire Rooster. I was doing a little research on this and found that "within the Chinese zodiac, the Rooster occupies the 10th position and symbolizes a confident, motivated and, at times, pompous character." Perhaps this bodes well for the continued good health of the real estate market?

And, to start of the new year, here is a feel-good story about team work and a valuable sense of community. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers who were packing up the contents of a house I had sold in Peru. The owners had donated a few items to the Habitat for Humanity's Shires ReSale Store in Manchester and these fine gentlemen took part of their afternoon to help bring the items to Manchester. There, the donations will be sold in order to raise money that will then be put towards the construction of another Habitat house in our community.

On the way to the house, Habitat's panel truck broke down and, in the truest spirit of generosity, another local business paid for and donated the use of a U-Haul truck for the afternoon. So, here is a shout out to the Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity, the Shires ReSale Store and A Safe Place Self Storage in Manchester for their inspirational display of teamwork and their commitment to making our community a better, richer place to live and/or visit! Click the links above for more information or to visit these organizations and businesses.  

Happy 2017 everyone!

All funds raised through these two fundraisers will go directly to fuel assistance programs at the community action agency that serves the area where the funds were raised. Fuel assistance is provided to those with demonstrated need, often in an emergency situation where they don't have enough money to keep themselves or their family warm. There are many thousands of Vermonters that depend on fuel assistance support in emergency situations.

 

http://www.skiforheat.org/

When: Sunday, February 5, 2017.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon (or thereabouts)

Where: LVRS is located at 6068 Route 100 in Londonderry, approximately 1/3 mile north of the blinking light at the intersection of Routes 100 and 11.

Project Details: Volunteers are needed to help label and stuff over 6,000 letters for the rescue squad's annual benefit and fundraiser. Come for an hour or two, or plan to stay for lunch. Lunch, snacks and good company will be provided. Come one, come all - join us for good cheer and conversation. Volunteers of all ages are welcome!

 

The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad serves an area of 255 square miles in the all or parts of the towns of Londonderry, South Londonderry, Landgrove, Weston, Peru, Windham, Winhall, Jamaica, and Stratton. LVRS responds to approximately 500 calls per year and operates two Advanced Life Support ambulances, a heavy-duty rescue truck with equipment for a variety of critical rescue situations - ranging from motor vehicle extrication to high-angle rescue and back-country rescue - and a Mass Casualty Incident trailer. LVRS is staffed completely by highly-trained volunteers, does not charge any patient for the services it provides, and is completely funded by private contributions, grants and donations from within the community.

 

Mary Mitchell Miller is a proud member of the New England Real Estate Network's Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and our website features FULL access to ALL property listings for sale in the State of Vermont.