Students pose outside the Vergennes Opera House.

The Vergennes Opera House is the centerpiece of cultural and arts activities in the city of Vergennes. As such, it regularly hosts musicians, plays, films as well as dinners, fundraisers and even weddings. With a capacity of 300, that means a lot of setting up and taking down of chairs and tables – not an easy task for the opera house’s two-person staff.

Enter students from Northlands who regularly come by to lend a hand moving the dozens of chairs and heavy tables around.

“Having the students from Job Corps come help us with event set-up has been a lifesaver,” said Eileen Corcoran, Executive Director of Friends of the Vergennes Opera House. “Their energy and pleasant attitudes are wonderful to have here. Thanks to everyone there for being such a great help to our community.”