Ghost of Midnight

Front Porch Forum ““ An Underutilized Community Resource in NEK

Lost your pet? Need to sell or borrow something? Looking for service provider recommendations or starting your own small business and want to spread the word? Front Porch Forum (FPF) can help with all these things and more.

I recently moved to the NEK from central VT where FPF provided me a long daily listing of local information, neighbors needing or providing resources, free items, school and selectboard updates and more.

FPF is only as good as the people using it. To be a great resource, a healthy percentage of a town or towns’ residents need to join and use it.

We are lucky in Vermont to have this FREE resource available in every community!

In some communities as many as 90% of residents participate, but in Essex and Orleans County the average participation is less than 20%.

Because we are more rural and isolated than other parts of the state, having an active FPF is even more beneficial.

To join your local forum go to frontporchforum.com and sign up. It’s easy and you won’t regret it!

• Rhonda Shippee, Morgan, VT