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Donate to the H.O.P.E. Holiday Shop

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The holiday season is almost upon us! Each year in December H.O.P.E (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects) hosts its annual Holiday Shop to help low income families provide gifts for their children. The Holiday Shop helps families who could not otherwise afford gifts make the holiday season much more special.

You can help contribute in two ways! One is by directly shopping on H.O.P.E’S online holiday store website; you can select the items you wish to donate, add them to your cart, and complete your secure checkout online. The products you select will be purchased on your behalf by the H.O.P.E team, and distributed to families facing financial hardship. To donate by shopping, visit https://www.hope-vt.org/holiday-shop. You can also donate specifically to the HOPE Holiday Shop without shopping at the online store here: Donate to H.O.P.E 

*Note: When donating, please mention your affiliation to and with the College in the notes section.

If you can, we also invite you to volunteer as well. For more information, email tndorjee@middlebury.edu 

H.O.P.E counts tremendously on Middlebury College’s generous participation. Thank you for your continued support of this wonderful program.

Please contact Tenzin Dorjee at tndorjee@middlebury.edu or 802-443-5082 if you have any questions.

Ken’s Ride, Ride of Hope (May 11th)

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You’re invited to Ken’s Ride, Ride of Hope!

Date: Saturday, May 11th , 2019
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail – St Albans to Sheldon Jct VT
Or
KEN’S RIDE, THE VIRTUAL RIDE OF HOPE via Facebook.

The Ride of Hope Bikeathon if organized to celebrate the life of Ken Appel, Vermont attorney and passionate cyclist, who passed away from Prime of Life neurodegenerative diseases, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). The proceeds of the event will be shared between CurePSP, a national organization that helps support research efforts to find a cure and treatment for Prime of Life Brain Diseases (PSP, FTD, MSA, ALS,CBD) and a local agency, Franklin County Home Health Agency that offers comprehensive health care within the home setting.

More details and registration can be found online:  http://cpsp.convio.net/kensride2019

H.O.P.E. Holiday Shop Contributions Request

Midd News & Events, Midd Points

Each year H.O.P.E (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects) hosts a Holiday Shop that helps families provide gifts for their children that make the holiday season that much more special. Please consider supporting Addison County families through H.O.P.E’s annual Holiday Gift Shop! Sign up by visiting go/holidayshop or visit the Center for Community Engagement (20 Old Chapel Road, DKE House) to pick an idea off of the Wishlist Tree. You can sign up any time before December 12th, either individually or with a group of colleagues or friends, and bring an unwrapped gift worth $25 (ideas provided in sign-up) to the Center for Community Engagement between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm by Wednesday, December 12th.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Sarah Litwiller at slitwiller@middlebury.edu.

Thank you for your continued support of this wonderful program. H.O.P.E. counts tremendously on Middlebury College’s consistent and generous participation.

Middlebury Classic Quidditch Festival: 9/29, 10am-5pm

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Middlebury College, home of Muggle Quidditch, is continuing its tradition of magic with this year’s Middlebury Classic Quidditch Festival. Over a dozen teams from around New England will battle on the pitch in this goofy sport. Last year, over 700 people took part in the festival, enjoying potion demonstrations, quidditch workshops, food trucks, acrobatics, face painting and visiting bands. All are invited to participate in activities and watch performances throughout the day at this family-friendly festival.

The Middlebury Quidditch team proudly hosts the festival, but creating such a magical day is a community effort. Information and interest forms for teams, vendors, non-profits, and volunteers are available online at: www.go.middlebury.edu/quidditch. For more info, check out the Facebook event.

Also: Starting now, keep your eyes out downtown for five snitches hidden in local businesses in the “Snitch Hunt” leading up to the event!