The Vermont Community Foundation awards $253,850 to Vermont nonprofits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paige Pierson Communications Manager The Vermont Community Foundation 802-388-3355 x246 ppierson@vermontcf.org The Vermont Community Foundation Awards $253,850 to Vermont Nonprofits MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Vermont Community Foundation awarded $253,850 to 54 organizations at the beginning of June as part of the Foundation’s Community Fund grant program. The program awards grants to [...]
Sanders announces $120,000 in grants to 40 school garden programs
Sanders: Let 40 Gardens Grow BURLINGTON, Vt., June 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that $120,000 has been awarded to establish community gardens at 40 schools throughout Vermont. “This project addresses two major issues confronting not just Vermont but the entire nation,” Sanders said. “It will help students learn the importance of good [...]
South Lake Champlain Fund awards $29,000 to 11 organizations
Contact: Paige Pierson Communications Manager The Vermont Community Foundation 802-388-3355 x249 ppierson@vermontcf.org South Lake Champlain Fund Awards $29,000 MIDDLEBURY, VT – The South Lake Champlain Fund, originally organized in 1989, provides support for research and education concerning the southern portion of Lake Champlain, defined as the area of Lake Champlain south of Crown Point. Its [...]
First-ever Gross National Happiness conference to be held in June
Registration NOW OPEN for our Kick-off Conference! We are very excited to invite YOU to join us at our ground-breaking conference, “GNH2010: Changing What we Measure from Wealth to Well-Being!” The conference will be held June 1 – 4, 2010 at Champlain College in Burlington. On-line registration is available at www.gnhusa.org. The topic is relevant [...]
Giving, the ultimate stimulus package
For a state that’s so used to scoring high marks in other arenas, our tightwad reputation is an unusual streak of mediocrity.
