Fundrive Coming Up October 4-20
Two weeks of extra great programming is coming up, with special guests, live music, and surprises - it's our Fall FUNdrive! With your support, we will raise $15K in just 15 days, from listeners near and far. New this year, we're adding matching donor support, where donations on certain days will be doubled! There are lots of fun goals to hit (and ring that cowbell) that you can be part of helping us reach. If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Update: Failed sale of Goddard campus & impact on station
No doubt listeners and especially Goddard alumni have heard the latest news about yet another failed sale of the Goddard campus. This continues to put the physical future of the station in a state of limbo, however, we remain fully committed to working with any future owner of campus, whomever that will be. We continue to also plan for other outcomes, including the possibility of a forced station move. Any extra funds we raise beyond our fundrive goal this fall will help us prepare for increased costs from eventual new ownership of campus that will be passed on to leasing entities like us.
Hurricane Helene Relief, Recovery & Solidarity
We are watching with heavy hearts what has happened in the wake of Hurricane Helene across the South and mid-Atlantic. The FCC does not allow a community radio station to fundraise for any other entity, other than itself. However, we can share relief efforts and links via our website. Click through to this blog post for ways to help relief efforts in these areas.
Meet More CVCR Staff
This fall, Rachel Lindsay has joined Chris Buckridge to help us expand our underwriting and sponsorship funding. Earlier this month, Levi Kerchner joined us as an Operations Coordinator, helping to keep programming and logistics running smoothly. We are excited to have these folks join our staff and to keep improving how we take care of both stations. Learn more about them here.
Local Funding Assistance for Plainfield Residents
Plainfield Residents Affected by Flooding: PACT has opened applications for the Flood Relief Fund!
Our immediate focus is on securing stable housing, so we are currently accepting applications for housing assistance only until October 1, and exclusively for Plainfield residents.
After October 1, we will expand the application process to address other needs.
You can apply online at www.plainfieldareacommunitytrust.org or pick up a paper application from the manila folder outside the town clerk's office and submit it through the slot there.
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers & Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program Help
There are four FEMA Diaster Recovery Centers now open in our listening area: Barre, Plainfield, St. Johnsbury and Waterbury. This is where individuals can get help filing for assistance. The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program Help is also accepting applications for farms and businesses who suffered damaged and lost inventory in the 2023 and 2024 floods. Click through for more info.
Photo credit: VT Digger, of the heartbreak hotel apartment building in Plainfield.