Maintaining the beauty and history of this community in perpetuity is the essence of the mission of the JCVIS.
The JCVIS has been sustained by the strength of its membership for 115 years. Membership in the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society (JCVIS) is open to all who wish to support the mission and work of the Society. The Society’s members, living across the United States and the local region, treasure the Society’s 22.5 acres of open space, Melville Academy Museum, the Horsesheds and 35 acres of private land held in conservation easements in Jaffrey Center.
Your dues and donations, in combination with the untold number of hours of volunteer labor and the dedication of the many VIS volunteers, assure the success of the VIS in keeping its beautiful open spaces well maintained, and perpetuating the vitality of this historic community. The VIS mission continues uninterrupted because of your generous contributions. The VIS is supported entirely by voluntary donations. It does not receive federal, state or local government support.
How you can support us.
Membership
The VIS welcomes all persons interested in preserving the natural beauty and historical structures of Jaffrey Center.
Volunteer
Volunteers are vital, and there are tasks to suit everyone’s interest and talents, from fall and spring clean-ups of parks and commons, to great visitors at Melville Academy and dishing out ice cream on the 4th of July.
Donate
Your gift helps preserve and tell the stories of Jaffrey Center’s rich historical legacy and the mission of the JCVIS. All gifts to the improvement society are tax deductible.
The Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and citizen volunteer operated. All membership dues and donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by the IRS tax code.