LUV Alumnus Profile: Kim Gibbs
In the 17 years Kim Gibbs has lived in North Hartland, Vermont, she has become increasingly concerned about Route 5…
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Childcare In the Upper Valley: Challenges, Successes, and the Way Forward
Free and virtual – Register below to receive Zoom link Upper Valley employers and families both name access to high-quality,…
Two Guided Quests Explore Climate Change This Fall
Vital Communities’s Valley Quests allow you to undertake self-guided explorations of more than 160 special places throughout the Upper Valley.…
Enlarging Our Commitment to “Sense of Place”
As the poet and farmer Wendell Berry once wrote, “There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred…
24 New Graduates of Leadership Upper Valley
From small businesses and large, health care, municipal government, a church, and many other corners of the Upper Valley, 24…
Keynote Speech, Leadership Upper Valley Graduation, June 9, 2021
The following speech was delivered by Monique Priestley, Chair, Vital Communities Board of Directors, at the Leadership Upper Valley Graduation…
Valley Quests Open May 1—including a Guided Event to a Vernal Pool!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 1: It’s a big one for Valley Quests! Not only is May 1 Opening…
Free Webinar on Writing Waterway Quests, April 8
Valley Quests are treasure hunts set in special locations around the Upper Valley. Each Quest follows a unique set of…
Quest to the Star!
Have you seen the star alight upon Mt. Tom in Woodstock? Wouldn’t it be fun to see it up close? …
Quest to Refresh Winners!
Congratulations to all our participants in our Quest to Refresh Challenge! 28 teams took us up on the Challenge to…
That’s Snow Excuse!
Don’t be deterred by wet, cold, or snow. Good times can be had when a-questing you go! Be sure to…
Honoring 12 Upper Valley Mentors
Vital Communities will honor a dozen Upper Valley mentors at its 2016 celebration on May 19. The annual event, now…