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Beautify Bennington greatness!

by actbenningtonApril 29, 2013July 4, 2013 Leave a comment

Beautify Bennington was a great success!

Thank you to all 113 volunteers who gave their time to beautify Bennington at yesterday’s event! These volunteers were community members, area high school, middle school, and elementary students representing different extracurricular groups, and Bennington College, Bennington ACTS students!! It was a wonderful day! 🙂

Thank you to the partners & sponsors of “Beautify Bennington” yesterday’s event was a great success!!! Better Bennington Corporation, the Town of Bennington, Bennington College – Bennington ACTS, Alliance for Community Transformations, Southwestern Vermont Health Care, Rep. Brian Campion, Evan’s News, South St. cafe, Bennington Bookshop, Knapps Pets & Hobbies, Ramuntos, Stewarts!

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West River Trail Run

by actbenningtonApril 9, 2013October 21, 2013 Leave a comment

West River Trail Run!

Come out and enjoy a beautiful run on the West River Trail in Vermont in the first annual West River Trail run in support of The Collaborative. The Collaborative is a regional non-profit that provides fun, healthy educational programs for youth in the Northshire and Mountain communities of Vermont.

June 1st, 2013

West River Trail Run takes place along the West River in Southern Vermont.

11 of the 36 miles of Trouble!

http://thecollaborative.us/west-river-trail-run/

“Everybody Knows Somebody” National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

by actbenningtonFebruary 28, 2013April 9, 2013 Leave a comment

“We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.” –Gloria Steinem

Nicole Rau, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer

…My time as a sociology major was filled with late nights spent in the depths of Dinand Library writing papers about gender. It is a topic that I have come to love and understand better than I originally thought was even possible. Its complexities and direct application to everyone’s life make it, perhaps only for soc geeks like myself, an interesting, ever evolving topic to discuss…

The infographics in this blog post come from http://www.nationaleatingdirsorders.org. For more information on eating disorders or about the National Eating Disorders Week please visit: http://www.nationaleatingdirsorders.org The Eating Disorders Helpline number is 1-800-931-2237.

Abuse is not love.

by actbenningtonFebruary 22, 2013April 9, 2013 Leave a comment

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

8% of local teens say they have experienced physical violence by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year- Seniors reporting the highest numbers*

5% of local teens say they have been sexually assaulted*

Even 1 teen abused is 1 too many.

Help a friend by texting them the free hotline number so they can share it with others. 802-442-2111

Free Cell Phone App Puts Help At Your Fingertips

by actbenningtonFebruary 22, 2013July 4, 2013 Leave a comment

The Circle of 6 App puts emerency help at your fingertips — Circleof6 App

There’s a FREE app for that.
The Circleof6 App gives anyone the tools they need to create immediate links to trusted friends, family and emergency services right on their cell phone. Selected in a national contest and endorsed by the White House Administration, this unique app makes getting help easy, confidential and safe. A must have for everyone.