🌱Flip Hunger The Bird + Phoenix House Shutdown + UVM Student Biz

Burlington VT

19 November, 2021

2:02 PM

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Morning, Burlington! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in town. First, today's weather: Mainly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 33. Here are the top stories in Burlington today: Volunteers this weekend will be participating in Flip Hunger The Bird, an annual turkey drive in Burlington to benefit Feeding Chittenden. Queen City Saints is hosting its 10th annual drop-off this Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Intervale Center. Organizers say they donated more than 900 turkeys in a virtual drive last year. This year, they're hoping people will use COVID precautions and quickly drop off all sizes of birds. (WCAX)After losing a majority of its funding, Phoenix House will be closing three sober living homes in Burlington and Brattleboro. The organization says they are working to find another entity to take on the transitional housing services, but have told residents to prepare for the worst. While the Department of Corrections has provided over $677,000 for the transitional housing, they did not renew this year due to what officials say was a number of program violations. (WCAX)A UVM class gives students entrepreneurial experience while also supporting local nonprofits. In the Introduction to Community Entrepreneurship course, a requirement for all community entrepreneurship majors, students create and launch their own pop-up businesses. Proceeds from the businesses go toward nonprofit organizations in the greater Burlington area. (UVM News) Today in Burlington: Chicken and Biscuits and Pie (4:00 PM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Celebrate Thanksgiving With 15 Percent Off Floral Centerpieces (November 26) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you soon. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Danielle Fallon About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.