Got GREEN?
Spend GREEN,
Get more GREEN!
Get this - Spring cleaning is on the minds of many. As you may be cleaning out drawers, pockets and totes, be on the lookout for any Vergennes Green gift certificates you have hanging around. Over $15,000 worth of Vergennes Green is out there just waiting to be
spent in over 50 locations up, down, and around Main Street.
Hence the Vergennes Green Gift Certificate
USE IT, DON’T LOSE IT GIVEAWAY!

Beginning Friday, April 16, Vergennes Partnership will launch a 2-week promotion designed
to circulate Vergennes Green gift certificates. Two lucky winners will split the
$250 Vergennes Green prize money. Love thy business owner neighbor and continue
to shop local! To get more Green,
visit One Credit Union at 7 Green Street.

For details on the promo, visit www.VergennesDowntown.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
MORE GREEN NEWS

On Green Street - Stone Block Art Gallery - this Friday & Saturday, April 16 & 17, 8am-5pm – Gallery Estate Sale – antiques, dressers, designer clothing and more – from two fine homes in Benson & Middlebury. A must-attend event; this is a BIG one!

Vergennes Green (City Park) – picnic tables are out and al fresco dining abounds. This week at the park we’ve seen people celebrating birthdays, juggling, playing guitar and simply enjoying the outdoors – all in the heart of the Little City. Kudos to the Public Works crew and the Green Thumb Club who have cleaned up the park after winter's slumber. Our thanks to the people who donated monies (last summer) towards the purchase of the picnic tables too!

Green Thumb Club – over a dozen people have joined the cause sprucing up most every corner of Vergennes. We’re slowly uncovering tender perennials and devising plans for bursts of floral color throughout the summer. Got time, energy or gardening expertise? We welcome any and all to join us in any capacity. For more information, call us anytime or sign up on our website soon.
Green Up Vermont – Saturday, May 1 - Pick up your free Green Up bags from City Hall (M-F) or on that Saturday on the Green from 8am-Noon. Salute goes out to longtime coordinator, Lowell Bertrand (802.458.1052) and his daughter, Sarah, for leading the 2021 Green Up efforts. Let’s all pitch in and show our pride for the city in which we live, work, and play.
Green Up Vermont 2021 Poster Art Contest
With over 290 entries, congratulations go to 3rd grader Jiya S., the overall winner in this year's Green Up Vermont poster art contest. His artwork is part of the Vergennes Green Up poster on display up, down and around Main.
~ Bridge 2 Bridge 2021 Flower Campaign Begins ~
Operation Vergennes Beautification has begun in 2021! Community members, businesses and others are encouraged to join us in the annual drive to raise funds for flowers on the bridge and on up through Main Street! The annual "Bridge -2- Bridge” campaign (Otter Creek to Kayhart Crossing) will raise funds for not only the flowers on the bridge, but also lining the downtown district and other entry points into Vergennes. Donations of any amount are welcomed; click here for an easy way to give! 
VP News is brought to you by Vergennes Partnership, a non-profit organization
dedicated to helping the Little City reach its full potential. Through the Partnership, the City has earned over a million dollars over the years in tax credits and grants which have greatly improved the health, appearance and vitality of the downtown.
Consider a donation to the Partnership: click here.