Community organizations hold fund-raisers

Buy bulbs to light up Chester in the spring

Now is the time to order bulbs from Chester Townscape for fall planting providing a burst of color in early 2017. This year Chester Townscape’s main focus is the bright yellow King Alfred daffodil bulb.

The bulbs may be planted on your own property or you may purchase bulbs to donate back to the group for the Chester beautification project. All bulbs, along with planting instructions, may be purchased from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the front desk of the Fullerton Inn at 40 The Common in Chester.

A mini-bag of six bulbs is $5. A regular bag of 12 bulbs is $10. For larger, more brilliant displays, participants can become a 40-Watt Donor (48 bulbs for $40), a 60-Watt Donor (72 bulbs for $60), or a 100-Watt Donor (120 bulbs for $100). Proceeds from the bulb sale will help fund Chester Townscape’s growing list of enhancement projects and add to the appeal and character of the town for those who live, work or do business here.

Orders for bulbs may be taken by any member of Chester Townscape or by contacting Carol Gilbert by calling 802-875-1599. Order forms are also available at the Whiting Library at 117 Main St. in Chester.

For further information about Chester Townscape and its town projects and contacts, visit www.chestervt.gov/chester-townscape.

Bonnie’s Bundle raffle for Whiting Library

Bonnie’s Bundles Dolls has donated its doll Sharon, named for the Whiting Library’s Sharon Tanzer, to the library to raffle to raise money. The doll is on display at the library at 117 Main St. in Chester. The tickets are $1 or 6 for $5 available all month. Stop by the library to purchase your tickets.

2017 Scenes Of Rockingham calendar on sale

The 2017  Scenes of Rockingham calendar is available for purchase at the Rockingham Free Public Library at 65 Westminster St. and the Rockingham Town Clerk’s office at 7 The Square in Bellows Falls.

The calendar features the winning entries from the Friends of the Library’s photo contest. The photos were all taken in the town of Rockingham. The calendars are $15 each. All proceeds benefit the library. Checks should be made out to Friends of Rockingham Library.

For more information about the calendar, call 802-463-4270, email programming@rockinghamlibrary.org, go to www.rockinghamlibrary.org or stop by. To find out how to join the Friends group, email friends@rockinghamlibrary.org or call the library.