Green Up Day
May 5, 2012

Green Up Vermont
P. O. Box 1191
Montpelier, VT 05601-1191
Ph: 802-229-4586,
or 800-974-3259
greenup@greenupvermont.org

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GREEN UP TO RECOVER!

Volunteers needed for Irene related clean ups, spring and summer.

Governor Shumlin and his Irene Recovery Officer, Sue Minter, asked Green Up Vermont to officially partner with them. They are excited about what we have to offer through our community networks and widespread public awareness and respect for what Green Up Day and the on-going Green Up effort bring to our beloved state. This year's Green Up Day will be "business as usual" - cleaning up litter from roadsides and public places, and will serve as a "kick-off" to inspire continued volunteering for Irene related clean up throughout the spring and summer.

Green Up Day -- Saturday May 5!

Volunteers needed to help clean up litter from roadsides and public places.

Click here to find out who your town's
Green Up Day coordinator is.

Tickborne Illnesses

The Vermont Department of Health cautions Green Up volunteers to be aware of the dangers of tickborne illnesses. Visit these websites for more information:
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/zoonotic/tickborne/Tickborne_diseases.aspx
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/lyme/lyme_disease.aspx

Log your Green Up Day hours with Cabot Creamery Cooperative's Reward Volunteer program. Visit Cabot's Reward Volunteers page for more information.

2012 Green Up Vermont TV ad.
Video Created & Produced by 802 Creative Partners

Green Up Goes Global!

The first Green Up Albania Day happened this year on Earth Day.

It was Peace Corps volunteer Molly Golden who found our website when looking to see what non-governmental organizations are doing about litter, which is a problem in Albania. We communicated and sent her some of our posters and bags. She got a lot of people excited in numerous towns and involved school children in poster designing. Here is what she wrote on the "about us" page of the Green Up Albania website: Green Up Albania would like to thank Melinda Vieux, Green Up Vermont President, for her sage advice during the entire programming process for Green Up Vermont for "sistering" with us. With her inspiration, this project went from an idea to reality.

Don't throw trash on the ground

Don't throw trash on the ground

Erseke, Albania clean up volunteers

Did you know? Donations make a difference.

The continued success of Vermont's Green Up also depends on financial support. Green Up Vermont is funded primarily by private donations from individuals and businesses, with some support from the state and towns. Your contribution will help keep Green Up growing for Vermont.

Click here to make a donation today or click here to contact us to learn about becoming a Green Up Partner.