We are in the same building and the same floor, but after lots of hard work we are moved into a much larger room. Hard-working volunteers set up the shelves and moved the food.Smiling Bouchard Pierce workers moved the refrigerators and freezers. Pomerleau workers put a window in the door. Refrigerators were washed and restocked.Paper...Read More

As many of you know Aunt Dot’s Place will be doubling in size when we move next door. Wall’s have been patched and washed, light bulbs replaced, a new floor plan designed and new shelving has been installed. Scott Robbins of Scott’s Cleaning has cleaned the floors for free! Bouchard Pierce will move our appliances...Read More

Nearly 600 pounds of food was donated to Aunt Dot’s Place on Sunday night from Camp Daybreak! Camp Daybreak is a residential summer camp for 8- 11 year old kids who have a range of social, emotional and behavioral needs. Each child is paired with a “big sibling”, a high school or college student. Camp...Read More

According to the dictionaries that I checked, a habit is a settled or regular tendency or practice. We have all kinds of habits – good, bad or indifferent. One habit I have is getting Dunkin Donut’s coffee after I work at Aunt Dot’s Place. I always use my Contigo Travel Mug to avoid one- use...Read More

According to Lisa Senecal, the Chair of the Vermont Commission on Women, nearly 4A0 percent of female led households live in poverty in Vermont, and most Vermonters living in poverty work full time. In her article “Lisa Senecal: Facing obstacles is universal for women”, she also explains that on average, when a woman retires, she...Read More