Here is a list of Community & Non-Profit Events coming soon in our area:
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Thursday, October 17th
The North Country Chamber of Commerce is holding its October Business after Hours from 5:30pm to 7pm at Kavanaugh Realty, 64 Bridge Street, Suite 1 in Plattsburgh. Attendees are invited to wear a Halloween costume for which there will be a prize for the best. Register at www.northcountrychamber.com or call 518-563-1000
Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main Street, is having a Baked Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner starting at 4:30pm. Dine in or take out.
Friday and Saturday, October 18th & 19th
The Cambridge Area Rotary with volunteers from the community and school kids Is putting on its first Ski, Ride and Winter Sports sale at the Cambridge Community Center, 22 Old Main Street in Jeffersonville from 6pm to 8pm Friday and from 9am to 2pm Saturday.
Feed My Starving Children is looking for volunteers for the Vermont MobilePack of With Love from Vermont” at the A. D. Lawton School, 108 Maple Street in Essex Junction at 5pm on Friday and from 8:30am to 2pm on Saturday. Help pack lifechanging meals for hungry kids around the world and bring a non-perishable item for the local food shelf. All ages can help. Learn more at www.fmsc..org/vermont
October 18th through October 31st
The Ticonderoga Area Halloween Fest in Ticonderoga has a variety of events to celebrate Halloween. For details go to www.ticonderogany.com or www.timainstreet.org
Saturday, October 19th
St. Peter’s Parish, 85 South Maple Street in Vergennes is having a craft fair, bake sale and luncheon from 9am to 3:30pm.
The First Congregational Church of Brookfield at the corner of Ridge Road and Route 65 is holding a flea market and bake sale with steamed hotdogs from 9am to 3pm.
A “Bidding for Care” silent auction is being held at the Saranac Town Hall, 3662 State Route 3 in Saranac, New York from 11am to 4pm to benefit the Northern Adirondack Pet Fund, Inc. Learn more at www.northernadirondackpetfund.org
Bridport Central School is hosting a Craft and Vendor Sale from 10am to 2pm at the school, 3442 Route 22A. There will also be a bake sale.
The Milton School Sports Jamboree and annual Food and Cash Drive to benefit the Milton Food Shelf is taking place at the school, 17 Rebecca Lander Drive from 8am to 2pm.
The Ladies of St. Ann Craft Show is being held at the Mooers Fire Station on Route 11 from 9am to 3pm. Nonperishable food items or cash for the food pantry are also appreciated.
The first “Fill My Cup Lord”, Vergennes Women of Faith Conference invites women of faith to share a meal and connect. For tickets and information, go to www.westaddisonacres.com/fillmycup
Sunday, October 20th
The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum off of the Burlington Beltline presents “Vermont and the Battle of Cedar Creek” about the 1864 attack by Confederate troops with Mike Soules at 2pm.
Saturday, October 26th
The 5th annual Hope for Miracles Gala to benefit the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital and childhood research at Memorial Sloan Kettering is being held at the Grand Adirondack Ballroom in Lake Placid from 6pm to 9pm. There will hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. To learn more or to get tickets, go to www.hopeformiracles.org or go to Facebook.
Candlelight Concerts present A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics with music inspired by artists and movies at the First Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl Street, from 7pm to 8:15pm. For tickets, search Candlelight Concerts, Burlington, Vermont.
Missisquoi Valley Union High School at 175 Thunderbird Drive in Swanton is holding its annual craft show to benefit the athletic department with over 70 vendors from 9am to 3pm.
Through the End of 2024
The Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is partnering with BROC Community Action and currently recruiting volunteers for the upcoming filing season in Rutland and Bennington to help seniors. Learn more by contacting [email protected] or calling 802-665-1711
Ongoing: The American Red Cross is always looking for blood donations—accepting donors at the Blood Donation Center at 32 North Prospect Street in Burlington 365 days a year, and conducting Blood Drives on both sides of Lake Champlain throughout the year. For more information, or to locate a blood drive in your community, visit RedCrossBlood.org.
