Avonlea Village Improvement Society

The Avonlea Village Improvement Society or, the A.V.I.S. for short, was a society founded by Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe.

Members

 * Anne Shirley (founder)
 * Gilbert Blythe (founder)
 * Diana Barry
 * Josie Pye
 * Gertie Pye
 * Charlie Sloane
 * Other miscellaneous Avonlea youth

The Blue Hall
The Blue Hall, always remembered in Avonlea's history as a comical mishap, was the first attempt of the A.V.I.S.

Not intended to be blue, the A.V.I.S. were going to paint the hall. They had all decided on a dark green for paint, and red shingles. The order for the colour of paint, though, went through several people and ended up coming out as blue! Josiah Pye, the painter, shrugged it off and said he was hired to paint and not to colour coordinate.

The A.V.I.S., of course, was heartbroken. 'Despair personified', Anne Shirley and Diana Barry were distraught. Nonetheless, nothing was to be done about it.

Description

Jacob Donnell writes about the Avonlea Hall in his letter to Anne Shirley, the teacher of the Avonlea School.

Dear Miss Shirley,

''You told us to describe something strange we have seen. I will describe the Avonlea Hall. It has two doors, an inside one and an outside one. It has six windows and a chimney. It has two ends and two sides. It is painted blue. That is what makes it strange. It is built on the lower Carmody road. It is the third most important building in Avonlea. The others are the church and the blacksmith shop. They hold debating clubs and lectures in it and concerts.''

Yours truly,

Jacob Donnell.

P.S. The hall is very bright blue.

The A.V.I.S. was mortified over their mistake. It was later repainted by the A.V.I.S. after Anne and Gilbert left.

Removal of the Boulter House
The A.V.I.S. tried very hard to get the Boulter house, an old and tumbled down place that was an eyesore to all that passed, removed. However, the owner was stubborn. When a bad storm came up, though, it was so beaten up that the owner consented its removal... although he claimed ever afterward that the A.V.I.S. had called up that storm just on purpose!

Appearances

 * Anne of Avonlea (first appearance)
 * Anne of Ingleside (mentioned only)