DREAM teams up

P icture a brisk, wintry Saturday afternoon with children and students from GMC dressed warm, shuffling down the street. Their mission? Bringing holiday cheer to the greater community in the form of Fa-La-La’s and Jingle Bells; caroling will now be added to our resumes! This effort was made by the DREAM program, N2N AmeriCorps and a few other volunteers from GMC to benefit seniors in the Poultney area living at Heritage Court and Schoolhouse Apartments. We walked and sang, our voices echoing down sidewalks, through hallways and courtyards. We may not have witnessed it at the time, but singing for these folks really meant a lot. As younger folks, we oftentimes don’t stop to think about the older population that lives among us and every so often even the smallest efforts make the greatest difference to them, especially during the holidays. I would like to thank Arielle Antosca, Dakota Bergstrom and the rest of DREAM on behalf of the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging and Neighbor to Neighbor AmeriCorps for staying on board through delays and helping to make this happen. And on a personal note; you are all amazing to work with, your efforts are worth so much!
If anyone from the GMC community is looking to volunteer for seniors, please contact me at:  “mailto:nicole@svcoa.org” nicole@svcoa.org or 802-786-5990.