Community
If your organization would like to be considered for financial support from the credit union, please mail your request to: Good Neighbor Committee, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union, 69 Swift Street, South Burlington, VT 05403.
Educator Grant Winners Announced
Fifteen educators in Vermont’s North Country were selected to receive $500 grants from the credit union. Of the 88 applications received, the committee selected the following for funding by the credit union:
- Bakersfield Elem/Middle School: Patricia Stowe requested five digital cameras for a new exploratory option.
- Barre Town School: Andrea McLaughlin was given funds for a multimedia projector to share student digital storytelling projects with the class and colleagues.
- JJ Flynn School (Burlington): Robert Abbey was given a grant for digital reporter kits.
- Chelsea Public School: Damariscotta Miller received funds for air brushes and air compressors for her art class.
- Colchester High School: Aimee deLaricheliere was granted funds for the purchase of a Level 1 Site License for Citation 9 software for research and research writing.
- Montgomery Elementary: Sara Marshall requested tools for a garden program.
- U-32 High School: Maggie Desch was awarded money to purchase Tyvek body suits for students to wear while collecting deer ticks.
- Orleans Elementary School: Rebecca Currier received funds for the purchase of LEGO robotics for an after-school program.
- Calais Elementary School: Steve Owens requested and received money for the purchase of harmony recorders for his music program.
- Chamberlin School (South Burlington): Kathy Murphy, Tina Brown, and Nancy Rogers were awarded a grant for the purchase of personal CD players with headphones, books, and read-along CDs for their kindergarten class.
- South Burlington High School: Lynn Amey received a grant to cover costs associated with setting up a student-run school store.
- Waterford School: Jenelle Noble was granted funds for the purchase of multiple copies of books for her first grade class.
- Weybridge Elementary: Rebecca Wetmore requested a Vantage Pro2 weather station, software and extra license kits.
- JFK Elementary (Winooski): Jill Cramer and Kristen Flanders were awarded a grant for the purchase of books, games, math manipulatives, and other items for the special education program.
- Winooski Middle/High School: Katherine Helm was awarded a grant for external hard drives for storing student imovie or iphoto stories during the year.
$10,000 CHAMP challenge grant 2008!
In 2007, your contributions helped the Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program (CHAMP) achieve its dream of becoming a full-time service and managing its own facility. But much work remains to be done! CHAMP’s barn needs renovations to make it more accessible, and additional horses and equipment are needed. Please support CHAMP’s work with physically and cognitively challenged people in our community.
To encourage your help, NorthCountry is repeating the successful challenge grant it issued in 2007: For every $1 donated by a NorthCountry accountholder, the credit union will kick in $2, up to a total contribution of $10,000. Donations are being accepted at any NorthCountry branch. For more information, go to www.vtchamp.org.
Champlain Valley Fair
We hope you had fun at the fair and look forward to seeing you there in 2009!
