Last night at Town Hall Theater in Woodstock, Vermont, approximately 130 people gathered to learn about how best to welcome refugees to Vermont. The film "Welcome to Vermont: Four Stories of Resettled Identity" told the story of four families who resettled in Vermont in the past several years. The Reverend Norman McLeod introduced Khem and Umesh Acharya from Bhutan.
The brothers, in their mid-twenties, spent twenty years in refugee camps before resettling in Vermont. Khem, on the left, is studying computer technology and Umesh, on the right, is a poet who plans to become a neurophysicist.
Laurie Stavrand, Community Outreach Coordinator of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, was with us and answered questions after the film.
St. James Church, 2 St. James Place, has been designated as the Woodstock drop off site for new or gently used household items to welcome our new neighbors and two dates have been planned:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, from 9 am to 3 pm
and
TUESDAY JANUARY 19, from 9 am to 1 pm
If you have questions, contact us at woodstockrefugeesupport@gmail.com. You can also fill out a response card online at http://goo.gl/forms/vhSYEXWdE6
