Get Involved

The vibrancy of the East Valley Community Group is in you, us, and our neighbors. We are convinced that alongside our diversity of age, life experience, and perspective, our community core values are very similar. The EVCG provides ways for us all to come together, build friendships, and help each other feel connected.

Ready to expand your friend circle and help shape our community? We have options!

Chat with us at our events—and bring your family, friends, and visitors
Attend a meeting of the East Valley Community Group, online or (sometimes) in person
Join a committee—for example, help create events, raise funds, keep minutes, or liaise with supporters
Volunteer at our summer vegetable garden, growing free produce for our neighbors
Decorate the Hall on a seasonal theme
Design and organize an event, working with a team
Donate! Funds support our community management and events

Let us know your thoughts about strengthening our community. We are always thrilled to discuss ideas and explore ways to get together. The EVCG works closely with other local organizations and entities to offer varied local experiences.

Neighbors came together to plant peach and apple trees, blueberry and hazelnut bushes, and raspberry canes at six homes on Second Branch Lane, East Randolph. This planting project (launched in spring 2025) establishes a model for perennial or permaculture food crops. Locally-grown, residential food production has many benefits, including engaging more closely with the environment and its natural cycles. Passers-by are encouraged to pick the fruit or berries. The plantings were laid out by the homeowners. They provide the framework for future installations, including herb gardens. We hope to continue this type of project throughout the East Valley.

Planting Project

Our Community Emerges III

Approaching 1800, the East Valley needed power. Saw and grist mills were built on the Second Branch of the White River, and the village of East Randolph developed. Meanwhile, Randolph Center grew on the hill above, and West Randolph on the White River. (Later, West Randolph became Randolph, the primary settlement of the area.) A major route, the Randolph Turnpike, followed the Second Branch through the East Valley, enabling East Randolph to vie with Randolph Center for visitors.

In the early 1800s, East Randolph was the largest and most industrialized settlement in the area. This town was often referred to locally as The City. A sawmill operated on the branch river west of Robert Braley’s farm and another in the village near the bridge. Traffic over the Turnpike was heavy during this period. Sometime in 1800, Paine’s Tavern in South Randolph hosted overnight 40 men and 70 horses.

More local history on other pages

Image: “Oldest house in Randolph, Vt,., two miles from East Bethel, formerly hotel. The Grandfather of King Edward VII of Enl;and stopped here on his way to Burlington;” Randolph Historical Society