Fifth Annual
Empty Bowl Dinner
Saturday, November 18, 2023
4:30-7:00
American Legion Hall
635 VT RT 103 Chester
Your Soup Meal is By Donation and includes a hand painted ceramic bowl.
All donations support our Food Shelf and Financial Assistance Program. 
Listen to live music by guest folk singer, Vinnie DiBernardo,
Bid on our Silent Auction items.
Take a chance on our famous Raffle Baskets.
Fashion show featuring your friends and perhaps your neighbor “rocking” CAFC Thrift Shop Apparel.
You do not want to miss this event. 
Thank you to our sponsors
Endless Creations Pottery
M&T Bank
One Credit Union
Chester American Legion

The Chester Andover Family Center, a 501c3 charitable organization, is currently seeking a part-time General Manager to lead all aspects of our Thrift Shop. We are located on VT RT 103S in Chester VT. The Family Center makes a difference in our community by providing resources for financial assistance, supplemental nutritional food, affordable clothing and household goods. Thrift Shop revenue supports our Food Shelf, Financial Assistance Program and keeps the lights on in our building. The Thrift Shop Manager will work with volunteers in a supportive and inclusive environment where respect for customers, clients and each other reflects and serves our mission.

The Thrift Shop Manager will work 25-30 hours per week. Thrift Shop Hours will be Wednesday through Friday 10AM – 4PM and Saturday 10AM – 2PM. We are offering $25 per hour.

​For a complete job description visit our website at www.chester-andoverfamilycenter.org
Resumes and inquiries should be sent to [email protected]

This is the final week for Vermont residents affected by July’s severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides to apply for FEMA assistance.
The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. October 31.
If you had storm-related expenses and live or own a business in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham or Windsor County, you should apply as soon as possible. FEMA assistance can provide grants and U.S. Small Business Administration loans for housing, home repairs and other disaster-related needs.
To apply, visit DisasterAssistance.gov, download the FEMA App or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service when you apply.
To apply in person, visit the Disaster Recovery Center in Barre, where FEMA specialists can answer questions, help upload documents and refer you to available resources. The center is open at:
Alumni Hall Building, Third Floor, 16 Auditorium Hill, Barre, VT 05641
Hours of operation this week are:
October 24-25: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
October 26-29: closed
October 30: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
October 31-November 3: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished equitably, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available.