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With presenters Amelia W.L. Darrow, Esq. and Robert Szpila Thurs, Sept 16, 4 - 5:30 pm Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Have you been asked by a family member or friend to be the executor of their estate and are wondering what is involved? Or perhaps you are considering...
We invite everyone whose life has been affected by substance misuse to come to share photos, mementos, and stories at a “Voices of Hope” Memorial Service honoring “National Opioid Overdose Day” to be held August 31, 2021, 6pm at the West Dover Congregational church, 104...
Dear Alice, I am in my sixties and in the process of trying to do my advance directive. I understand the importance of getting this done, but I am feeling way more daunted by the task than I expected. Pondering all the possible scenarios to decide...
by Kate Guerrina A family story in our archive from 2005. My father came to Vermont for a visit in July of 2003. He rented a car and drove from his home in Virginia, making only the briefest of pit stops in order to make the trip...
I have been watching the Harry Potter movies again. This is mostly because the internet has not been working at my house for the last week and a half (don’t get me started on the frustration of wrangling with the service provider) and the only...
From Jennie Reichman What were you doing last year at this time? Working from home? Picking your groceries up curbside? Struggling with securing unemployment benefits? Learning to bake with sourdough? It was such a mixed bag of experiences and emotions, ranging from fear to grief to...
Dear Alice, Hi! With the help of Taking Steps Brattleboro, I filled out a short form VT advance directive (AD) and registered it with the VT Advance Directive Registry several years ago. As promised, I get periodic letters from the Registry reminding me to think about...
[caption id="attachment_6599" align="alignright" width="234"] Aldo[/caption] From Jennie Reichman I had every intention to write about bathing suits this month. It's June, temperatures have been balmy, and Vermont’s lakes, ponds and rivers beckon with cool relief. Bathing suits are still on the docket, but I want to spend...
Dear Alice, I am in a quandary about completing my Advance Directive. I received a copy of the Vermont Advance Directive form in November 2019 from Taking Steps Brattleboro’s tabling in the Richards Lobby at BMH. I have looked at the form several times since then,...
We offer a new kind of volunteering that enables you to assist your fellow community members to complete their Advance Directives. Our volunteers tell us providing this free service to our neighbors feels important and deeply gratifying. We will train you in the basics of Advance Care...