Welcome to Yarmouth VIS
Organized in 1911, the Yarmouth Village Improvement Society currently has a membership of over 150 Yarmouth residents. We continue the work of our founders who established the Society "to protect and improve the natural advantages and the pleasing appearance of Yarmouth, to excite and foster an interest and love of our town and to promote the prosperity...the happiness and well-being of the residents and to enter into and engage in any work that will aim to accomplish this end."
Membership is open to "any person interested in the objectives of this Society." Meetings are held in the morning on the first Tuesday of the month from September through June. If interested, you'll find a membership form on our contact page.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2012 President's Luncheon and Annual Meeting
(for members and their guests)
- Place: Toddy Brook Golf Course
- Date: June 5, 2012
- Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Cost: $15.00 per person (tax and tip included); Check should be made out to VIS and sent to P.O. Box 282, Yarmouth, ME 04096 no later than May 29, 2012.
- Menu: Assorted wraps (chicken salad, cold cut, roasted veggie, tuna salad); Caesar Salad and Pasta Salad; Carrot and Chocolate Cake; Drinks: coffee, tea, ice tea and lemonade (alcoholic beverages can be purchased)
VIS Fundraiser Survey (PDF)
As you may know, the Village Improvement Society has for eleven years held a very successful book sale each spring, the proceeds of which have supported much of our annual budget. Last year the decision was made to discontinue the sale. We are now looking for an alternative project (or two) to replace that income source. Would you please take a few minutes to review the events listed below and indicate which, if any, you believe would work well for us. Please also indicate if you would be willing to support any of these ideas with volunteer work or financial contribution.
[Download PDF survey]
VIS gives a $1,000 Yarmouth Improvement Award to a graduating senior. Apply at YHS guidance.
Thanks to the Town of Yarmouth and to all who helped clean up the parks.
VIS offers historic research and name plaques for your historic home for $200. The new signs are composite woodgrain and made by Graphx Signs. View the cover letter and application for more info and to apply:
Reserve the Old Meeting House for weddings and events May 1 - October 1. $350. Contact Pru Heard 846-1357.
Dues envelopes are at the monthly meetings and included in the November newsletter.
The OMH Preservation Fund is in need of donations for repairs and maintainence. More info below...
The Old Meeting House Steeple Fund
Save the Steeple funds for the Old Meeting House
are still needed!
You may donate at Town Hall, or by mailing a check to VIS at:
Village Improvement Society
PO Box 282
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Thanks to all who have donated to the success of the Save the Steeple fund for the Old Meeting House. We are always accepting donations for the preservation of the Old Meeting House as well as the Trolley Station and the maintenance of the Orland Blake Warming Hut.