LONDONDERRY, Vt. – Come join the celebration on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m., at the Second Congregational Church of Londonderry, Vt., for a lively afternoon of music benefiting the Londonderry Neighbors Food Pantry. Enjoy performances by Nordic Harmoni, the Buzzards, and talented soloists from our own community. Bring your friends, enjoy some great music, and help make a difference for local families. Donations will be accepted at the door.
A memo from The Neighbors Pantry included the follow information: “As you may know, The Neighbors Pantry, a nonprofit organization in Londonderry, has been serving eight mountain community towns (Londonderry, South Londonderry, Jamaica, Landgrove, Peru, Weston, Winhall, and Windham) since 1988. The Neighbors Pantry distributes food and other supplies to any community member in need residing in the above towns, with operating hours on the first and third Friday of each month from 1-4 p.m. Emergency distributions are also available.
“The Neighbors Pantry is an all-volunteer organization – no salaries, no benefits, and no overhead. We rely on contributions from community members to fund all expenses…. From 2023 to 2024, the number of individual households served increased over 10%. We are seeing similar increases and trends in 2025 and expect more individual households to seek our services given the budget cuts and regulatory changes (discussed below). As we are all experiencing, food costs are inflationary in general, resulting in increased costs to procure the food needed for the community. Significant budget cuts at the Federal level earlier this year have reduced funding for state food banks and programs addressing food insecurity.”
Nordic Harmoni is the only Swedish-American chorus in southern Vermont, and enjoys sharing Scandinavian heritage and traditions. They welcomes all interested singers to join them for rehearsals at the Second Congregational Church in Londonderry, where they sing both in English (70%) and Swedish (30%). You do not need to know Swedish to join; you will be helped with all pronunciations. To learn more, visit www.auss.org/nordic, find Nordic Harmoni on Facebook, or contact Lorri Bond at larelcyr@gmail.com.