Jericho Green Up Day Breakfast and Posters - Photos

Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! Jericho retains the Green Up Day Vermont tradition with gusto, caring, and contribution from many of the town's residents. 

On Friday some creative folks gathered at the community center for the town's 1st Annual Green Up Day Poster-Making Event. Thank You to Jessica Alexander (Jericho Green Up Day coordinator). 

            Green Up Day in Jericho - A Family Tradition.

Breakfast on Green Up Day at the Community Center. This town has some really great bakers and cooks; anyone attending a potluck at the community center is surely to savor the samplings.

Much thanks to the Community Center Board for organizing and sponsoring this event. The board members who were there helping today: Emilie Alexander, Deb Kalkstein Lamb, June Taylor, Julia Blake, Elizabeth Bernstein, Erin Gravelle, and Orelyn Emerson, as well as Bob and Gail Schermer from the JCPA (Jericho Center Preservation Association).

Thank You Vermont Coffee Company

Deb Kalkstein-Lamb

GREEN UP DAY 2019 OPENING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Green Up Day Honorees:

The Board of the Community Center in Jericho welcomes you to our 2019 Green Up Day Breakfast.  Every year we recognize the contributions of citizens to the community of Jericho as well as to the well-being of this center. 

Bob Schermer is President of the Jericho Center Preservation Association which owns this community Center building. As President, he works tirelessly to keep this old building in good shape. He keeps a sharp eye out for building problems and takes the lead in addressing its needs. In addition, as JCPA President, he deals with the Town about traffic issues, monitors development in the area, and many other jobs that crop up. Bob is a tireless worker, dependable and thorough, as well as being very pleasant and easy to work with. 

Bernie Paquette writes a blog and articles for the Mountain Gazette that contribute to our appreciation and valuing of this community we live in. Bernie shows up at many community events and takes great photographs of these Jericho happenings. (A couple of his photos are in the recently published Community Center brochure.) He keeps the community apprised of the changing seasons and local birds as well as holidays such as Valentine's Day..

Both these men contribute so much of themselves, their time, and efforts, to enhance our community, so we want to acknowledge them this morning. Let's give 3 cheers to Bob and Bernie!

Remembrance:

This morning we also want to remember and honor Brooks Buxton.  Brooks loved his hometown of Jericho.  He was a key supporter and benefactor of our annual Green Up Day Breakfast here in Jericho and VT’s statewide Green Up Day program.

GREEN UP DAY DETAILS:

At the end of Announcements- Elizabeth Bernstein will provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up sharp items such as needles.

Please check-in at the map at the entrance to look for unassigned clean-up zones.  Bags are also located at the entrance.

Bags may be dropped off at the Town Garage on Browns Trace by 2pm.

Bernie's Note: Elizabeth also praised Nate Ely for his beautiful build and installation of the new Community Center entrance stairs. And thanked him for offering to pick up a truckload of bags of littered trash set aside on a series of Jericho roads and delivering them to the drop off-site.










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NOTE: In a few days I will be posting photos of folks who dropped off Green Up Day "pickings" at the Town Highway Dept. So please check back onto this blog next week. ~Bernie

GREEN UP DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS

	Name	Contact info
JCPA Annual Potluck and Presentation-Friday 5/10, 6-9pm.  Potluck at 6pm with Program at 7. Jericho Center resident Chuck Lacy will give the talk:  “The Ethan Allen Firing Range: Defense, Business, and Politics in Vermont from the Horse Cavalry to the Nuclear Age."  Chuck's research covers the building of Fort Ethan Allen and then the acquisition and use of the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho.	Bob Schermer
CCJ BLOCK PARTY!  Sunday- JUNE 9 4-7pm Join us for a family-friendly event with a food truck and music by the band KING ME! Please see Deb, Anna, or Erin if you would like to get involved!	Deb K-L
CCJ GARDEN TOUR-Saturday JULY 13, 9am-3pm Theme: Edible Landscapes Tickets available after June 15.  The cost will be $20 Please watch for local posters and notices on FB, FPF & CCJ’s homepage.	Orelyn Emerson
4th Annual Jericho Center PET PARADE - Saturday, July 20th at 10am Bring your dog, kitty, chicken, bunny, pony, lizard, and march the green …..All pets are welcome and encouraged!! Prizes and fun for all. Please join us for a lively morning of community spirit!  Contact Andrea Hook or Julie Myers with any questions.	Andrea Hook Julie Myers
To book the CCJ for a party, event, or class Call or email Andrea Hook. You may also visit our website for details.	Andrea Hook
Get involved!  The CCJ Board seeks new members!  Our focus is on planning & hosting events, and maintaining this historic building. We have working committees to address a variety of needs and interests and meet as a full board on a monthly basis.  Please speak to any CCJ Board members here.	CCJ Board Co-Chairs Orelyn E & Elizabeth Bernstein
For our 2020 Community Center Calendar, we are asking those who walk on walking trails and like to take pictures to take digital photos (horizontal format) of whatever catches your eye on your walk.  Please send digital images and a note of which trail photo was taken on to  jerichowalkingtrails@gmail.com.  Our favorite 13 images will be in the 2020 calendar. If we have 26 favorite images, we’ll have the next 13 ready for the 2021 Calendar.  Have fun & thank you.	Elizabeth Bernstein
From JERICHO CONSERVATION COMMISSION	Tom Baribault
free Movie "Hometown Habitat".  May 16, 7pm at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library Co-sponsored with the Jericho Energy Task Force. The movie profiles seven “habitat heroes” who have used native plants to fill their yards and focuses on how non-native plants can lead to habitat and species loss. The goal is to inspire our audience to become habitat heroes by providing habitat for our own native wildlife. Light refreshments served- a waste-free event so bring your own cups.
Sue Morse-Slide show and presentation, "Animals of the North".  June 12, 7pm, at Community Center in Jericho Refreshments start at 6:30. Co-sponsored with Transition Town Jericho and both Town and Rawson Memorial Libraries. Books, cards, and other articles are on sale afterward to benefit the local non-profit “Keeping Track”.
Moth Night, Saturday, July 20, time & location TBA Come help celebrate National Moth Week on a warm sunny evening with a local entomologist helping us identify and better understand the importance of these insects.
Check out the Conservation Commission table for details on these and the latest information on forest health, supporting native pollinators in your own landscape, invasive pest control, and a number of upcoming activities for families and friends of all ages.   Check out their link at Join in Jericho, jerichovt.org, Jericho’s new town website for additional activities and background information.
OPEN STUDIO, May 25 & 26 10am-5pm Open Studio maps are available on the front table. Start your tour at the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery on Barber Farm to see samples of work from Jericho-Underhill artists.
Nate Ely will be driving his dump truck on Governor Peck, Barber Farm, Skunk Hollow & Browns Trace to pick up gathered trash and bring it to Town Garage. THANK YOU NATE!
GREEN UP DAY INFO
SHARPS PICK-UP DEMONSTRATION Elizabeth Bernstein will now provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up sharp items such as needles.

 

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