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Events
MRNA coordinates and/or advertises events to bring neighbors together
for fun, benefits, educational and social activities. If you would like
MRNA to post your event, or if you have ideas for events that MRNA could
become involved in, please share those
with us.
Current Events
Join us for a day of exciting speakers, workshops, and networking
with activists and community leaders from across Vermont and New
England, as we work to mobilize the grassroots to create healthy
communities.
MRNA is honored to be co-sponsoring this annual event for
the sixth time. We will be participating in the panel conducting a
permitting workshop. We have two paid entry tickets and additional
discounted tickets available to our members. Childcare
available; you must
pre-register childcare needs. Please contact MRNA if
you are interested in attending this great conference.
Please visit the conference
homepage for additional details. Hope to see you there!
Past Events
- Quilt Benefit Auction - September
26 - Moretown Town Hall - 10:00 a.m.
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Come
to the Live Auction Quilt Benefit
Moretown
Town Hall.
Preview is at 10:00 a.m., and auction starts at 11:00 a.m.
Quilters Using Their Talent to Help Others.
Proceeds
will benefit the Food Bank, Humane Society,
Battered Women’s Shelter, and Seedbank for Haiti.
Over 85 quilts
being auctioned.
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- Blueberry Jam Dinner Concert - September
20, 2009 - The Sanctuary Pavilion on Blueberry Lake in Warren,
Vt.
On Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 3 - 7:30- pm at The Sanctuary
Pavilion on Blueberry Lake in Warren,Vt.
Blueberry Jam Dinner Concert to benefit the Vt Chapter NOCC National Ovarian
Cancer Coalition www.ovarian.org
The Vermont Chapter of the NOCC will host “Blueberry Jam” a special
afternoon of Live Music, Local Food Buffet and a Silent Auction all to help
with the NOCC’s mission of Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Education.
Most women are not aware they are not being tested during an annual exam.
Ovarian Cancer is very deadly.
4 bands perform from 3 pm on. Debuting a funky ska style is Warren’s
Big Hand Band, Dubnotix is an environmentally charged Reggae band
from Vt, Elephant Revival is a 5 piece original Gypsy String Band
from Boulder, Colorado with stellar vocals. Boston’s Spiritual
Rez is a high energy Funky Reggae Dance Band, a horn section & congas
add to a fun, memorable performance every time.
There will be a local Food dinner buffet complete with American
Flatbread, Organic Harvest Salad, Red Hen Bread, Pasta Primavera
Apple, Blueberry Cobbler and Ben and Jerry’s Vanilla Ice
cream. Hot Apple Cider and Green Mountain Coffee will also be served.
A silent Auction that includes 3 days 2 nights at A Sanctuary
on Blueberry Lake worth $ 1,500, Gift Certificates from local businesses,
a brand new kids bike and more all to benefit The NOCC during September,
Ovarian Cancer Awareness month.
A Beautiful Lakefront covered Pavilion, Incredible Live Music,
Amazing Local food, and a silent Auction make for a wonderful afternoon
not to be missed.
Suggested donation is $10-20.Kids are free and students are only $ 5.
To donate or for more info contact Rita Brown rita@madriver.com 802-583-1156 www.ovarian.org
For directions: www.sanctuaryonblueberrylake.com
- August 20, 2009 - The Lareau Farm
4th Annual Corn Roast and Community Dance

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The Lareau
Farm, home of American Flatbread, gave us
their annual slot for a Valley benefit on August 20, 2009.
This is the 4th Annual Corn Roast and Community Dance held
during the Festival
of the Arts. MRNA was the beneficiary of this 4th
Annual community event.
There was live music and dancing to Tammy
Fletcher is Mountain Girl, flatbread, roasted corn and ice cream.
The winner of our BERMUDA
DREAM TRIP FOR 2 - RAFFLE is Peter Lucier from MA.
Thanks for your support. Photos coming soon.
- ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION 2008
Saturday,
November 15, 2008
8:00am – 5:30pm
Vermont Technical College
Join us for a day of exciting speakers, workshops, and networking
with activists and community leaders from across Vermont and New
England, as we work to mobilize the grassroots to create healthy
communities.
Special guest: Sandra Steingraber,
world-renowned ecologist and activist.
To register, please visit the conference
homepage. Hope to see you
there!
- NEGEF’s Fall 2008 Grassroots
Retreat - October 10th and 11th
Alright, put down your shovel and gardening gloves, grab a glass
of lemonade, and take a moment to get excited about NEGEF’s
Fall Grassroots Retreat!
When: Friday, October 10 – Saturday, Oct
11th
Where: University of Mass / Amherst
What:This year’s event features
three daylong workshops geared towards grassroots needs:
- Grassroots Fundraising, led by Andy Robinson (Co-author of Grassroots
Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Proposal Writing; and
author of Selling
Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies
for Non-Profits)
- Rockwood Art of Leadership, led by Jose Acevedo (back by popular
demand!) of the Rockwood
Leadership Program
- Community Organizing, led by Alyssa Schuren, Executive Director
of the Toxics
Action Center
The $45 registration fee covers one of these three workshops, four
delicious meals with local ingredients, and one night at the Campus
Center Hotel. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as we get more
details and plans in place.
- Mad
River Country Fair - September
20, 2008
Mad
River Country Fair
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Saturday, September 20th, from
noon until 4 pm -
Rain or Shine
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| What: |
Old Fashioned Country Fair with Silent Auction,
Games, Contests and Music
FAMILY FUN for ALL on 400 beautiful
acres!!
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| Where: |
CrossHaven Farm on 100B in Moretown
(2 miles north
of Moretown Village - look for signs
on 100B)
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| Food: |
Chicken barbeque, hot dogs, salads,
ice cream
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| Live Music: |
Mark
LeGrand and Sarah Munro
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- MORETOWN TOWN HALL BENEFIT DANCE
Saturday, January 26, 2008
7:00 – 11:30
LIVE MUSIC COURTESY OF
W. Bailey & Company (starts at 8:00)
50/50 raffle
Share your favorite finger food,
Drink your favorite beverage
Bring your kids, friends and neighbors
and have some FUN!
Proceeds to benefit the Moretown Town Hall Restoration.
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Mobilizing
the Grassroots for a Greener Vermont
When: Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:30 - 5:30
Where: Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont
Workshops: Media Savvy Messaging, Life After Vermont
Yankee: How to Close and replace Vermont's Aging Nuke, Illness or
poison? How to tell if Environmental Pollutants are Sickening your
Family, Stopping Global Warming Starts in Vermont, Be the Change
You Wish to See by Running for Office, Thinking Outside the Bottle:
water, energy, waste and your rights, and many more.
Hosted by: New
England Grassroots Environment Fund, Toxics
Action Center, Vermont
Alliance of Conservation Voters, Vermont
Technical College, Vermont
Natural Resources Council and VPIRG
MRNA was a co-sponsor of this event and members participated
in workshops to share our experience and learn from others facing the
same community issues.
- October 6, 2007 - Barn Dance and Bar B Q Benefit
Music from the The
Dave Keller Band
Special thanks to all who made this happen; and to YOU
- who braved the stormy weather and came out for a great time!
CELEBRATION
Moretown
to Middlesex Rt. 100B

Mad River Byway
Sunday
May 20, 2007
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A GREAT time was had by all at our FIRST ANNUAL BYWAY CELEBRATION.
The raffle raised $128.00 for future 100B Byway events. Thanks for your
support!
This map shows
the trails and land behind the Moretown Elementary School.
The recent vote to sell the development rights for the deer yard
easement passed
122 to 62 on May 22, 2007. This sale ensures the
protection of this valuable deer yard and supports the ongoing management
of this land for recreational and educational use.
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Please contact MRNA if
you have photos to share!
- Post Valentines
Day and pre-Mardi Gras Heart of Winter Celebration. February
17, 2007 from 7:30 - 12:00 midnight
The
Moretown Town Hall Renovation Committee presents a post Valentines
Day and pre-Mardi Gras Heart of Winter celebration at
the Moretown Town Hall February 17, 2007 from
7:30 - 12:00 midnight
Featuring the Montpelier based bands: Rusty
Romance and The BARN BAND
$5.00 donation, BYOB and potluck finger food.
- Vermonters Building Solutions: People Creating Healthy Communities

Join hundreds of citizens for a day of inspiration, skills building
and networking as we learn how to create healthy communities by strengthening
the capacity of concerned citizens working on food, energy, toxics
and land use issues.
Hosted by: New
England Grassroots Environment Fund, Rural
Vermont, Toxics
Action Center, Vermont
Natural Resources Council and VPIRG
MRNA was a co-sponsor of this event and members participated in
workshops to share our experience and learn from others facing the
same community issues.
When: Saturday, November 11, 2006 8:30 - 5:30
Where: Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont
Workshops:
Avoiding Toxic Products, Assessing Your Community’s Health,
Applying the Precautionary Principle, Building an Effective Citizens
Group, Cultivating Vermont’s Homegrown Economy, Creating a
Statewide Clean Energy Future, Power to the people: energy action
at the town and local level, Meeting Facilitation, Organizing a Successful
Media Event, Protecting Vermont’s Drinking Water and many more.

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When: Saturday, October 14, 2006;
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Fayston Elementary School and
the adjacent town-owned "Chase Brook" parcel
What: Schedule
of activities and list of sponsors
Free and open to all ages. Great local food!
- October 7, 2006 - Barn Dance and Bar
B Q
- Mad River Stables, Moretown, VT
Music:
Thanks to all who donated items for
our Silent Auction
Please share our
gratitude by patronizing
their
businesses.
Special thanks to all who made this happen; and to
YOU - who came out for a great time!
Photos
April
30, 2005 - First Annual Moretown Mud Ball - Moretown Town Hall
- We had a great time dancing to St. John's Wood - please contact
Sammy at (802) 456-7473 to book this band for your event. Their support
for our group was WONDERFUL. Kids of all ages enjoyed dancing
to their classic rock and roll!
- Thanks for helping us raise over $3,300!
- Special thanks to all who donated Silent Auction Items!
- Raffle winner - Mason from Montpelier, won $242.50
and an autograph copy of Senator Doyle's book, The Vermont Political
Tradition. Mason donated $222.50 back to MRNA. Thanks, Mason!
- Photos
- November 20, 2004 - Toxics
Action 2004 Conference - Randolph, Vermont.
Toxics Action Center
has provided tremendous support to our KEEP 100B
QUARRY FREE efforts. Click here to
see the special acknowledgment our MRNA membership received. This recognition
is
for
all
of
you, our
supporters! Thanks!
- October 9, 2004 - Barn Dance
- Green Up Day, May 1, 2004 - A group of MRNA
folks participated in Green Up Day this May. We filled 2 pickup trucks,
a few station wagons and some cars with trash collected
in the Village, Jones Brook and Stevens Brook areas of Moretown. We
collected
over 30 bags
of
trash, discarded tires and scrap metal. We even found a
Montpelier parking meter with its cash box removed! An intact jar of
pickled carrots
was found and saved as the most unique find. Just who would want
to throw away pickled carrots?!! After drop off to the dump, we enjoyed
a delicious potluck cookout.
Special THANKS go out to Mike
Dimotsis for coordinating our efforts and to Pat Cox and Scott Sainsbury
for opening their home for our pre-collection gathering and post-collection
celebration.
Click here to
view some photos.
- February 18, 2004 - MRNA's first social event was
a huge success. Attendance was high and the discussion was spirited.
We
appreciated
your participation. Click here for
press release.
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