Green Mountain United Way
Serving Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Orleans and Washington Counties of Vermont Annual Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Table of Contents
Page Staff and Office Locations ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 From the Executive Director ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Our Activities in Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 ……………………………………………… 3 GMUW Website – Day of Caring – Homelessness – Dental Care Day …………………………… 4 FINRA Foundation Grant – Born Learning ………………………………………………………………………. 5 Special Events ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Photo Gallery ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 The Annual Campaign …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Business Campaigns …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Sponsorships and Goods & Services …………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Leadership Givers ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Financial Statement – GMUW Coalitions …………………………………………………………………….. 12 Community Grants & Micro Grants ……………………………………………………………………… 13 & 14 Board of Directors & Advisory Council ………………………………………………………………………… 15 Committees ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Staff
Nancy Zorn, Executive Director Madeleine Roy, Community Development & Marketing Director Nelson Baker, NEK Community Impact Director Laurie Kelty, Executive Assistant Pamela Bailey, Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper Michael Knight, Funding Resource Director
Office Locations
Washington/Orange Office: Caledonia/So. Essex Office: 963 Paine Turnpike N#2 1325 Main St. Montpelier, VT 05602-9163 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Tel: 802-229-9532 Tel: 802-745-0101 Fax: 802-223-0273 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Orleans/No. Essex Office: P. O. Box 33, 69 Main St. Derby Line, VT 05830 Tel: 802-647-2148 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gmunitedway.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/gmunitedway Blog: www.gmunitedway.wordpress.com
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From the Executive Director
Green Mountain United Way completed this fiscal year with the knowledge that great strides are being made to assist children to be ready academically when entering preschool and Kindergarten. We also are proud to have helped hundreds of people become more financially stable and independent, and to have provided the information needed by many to live healthier lives.
In addition, we continue to assist people with their basic needs through food drives, fuel assistance programs, free prescription drug discount cards, clothing distribution, goods and services, our Volunteer Network, and more.
The following page gives a more detailed description of our activities this past year in each of our targeted areas of Education, Income, Health and Basic Needs. We invite you to read all about our programs and accomplishments for the people of Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Orleans and Washington Counties.
On behalf of our Board of Directors, staff and, especially, the people we serve, we extend sincere thanks to all our supporters and welcome questions and suggestions so that we can better serve our communities.
Nancy Zorn, Executive Director
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Our Activities in Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014…
In Education, GMUW started a Children’s Literacy Kits Program. Businesses donated books and art supplies and with our help their employees spent a day making literacy kits that we then gave to partner organizations for distribution to local daycare centers and preschools. We are also working with Let’s Grow Kids. New research shows that 80% of the brain develops in the first three years of a child’s life. Research also shows that children who are products of high-quality early learning opportunities score higher in school readiness tests, have better social emotional skills, are 40% less likely to need special education, and are 70% less likely to commit a violent crime by age 18. For Vermont to have a strong economy it takes a workforce that has a solid educational foundation. This begins with quality early childhood experiences.
In Income, GMUW worked with schools, worksites and other nonprofits to educate people in financial literacy, job skills and job development. Over the past year we have had 3 people doing work training in our office. We helped to organize the Central VT Job Fair where nearly 800 people looking for work and 60 businesses looking for employees came together. Financial literacy classes included budgeting, savings, borrowing, credit scores and reports, credit repair, insurances, investing and retirement. When people are financially stable, they are better able to care for themselves and their family and are more apt to be active members of their community.
In Health, GMUW focused on lowering chronic disease. The second leading cause of preventable death is from obesity. According to the State Health Improvement Plan 2013-2017, 25% of Vermont adults are obese. Equally alarming are the incidents of overweight and obese students. According to the 2013 VT Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 13% of students were obese, an increase from 11% in 2013; and 16% of students were overweight, an increase from 14%. We have worked with many groups to ensure that healthy food is available to people of all ages and to provide education on the value of healthy eating and physical activity.
In Basic Needs, we continue to support Vermont 211, the free and confidential referral service for anyone with health and human service questions. Late in this fiscal year, we, along with VT 211, the United Ways of Vermont and E911, embarked on the statewide CARE Program through which people with disabilities can provide vital information of their special needs to the E911 database to be used at the time of an emergency or evacuation. Our Goods and Services program has grown with $298,093.44 worth of goods received in this fiscal year from 10 businesses and distributed to 188 nonprofits. We continue our long time relationship with Zutano which donates children’s clothing. We also received a tractor trailer containing 25 pallets of cases of socks from Hampton Direct; furniture from the VT League of Cities and Towns; hats and mittens from several businesses, and more. Our work includes ensuring that everyone can afford prescription drugs through our alliance with the FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Program, which has saved people in our five counties over $185,000 since its inception. GMUW’s web-based Volunteer Network has had, on average, 140 hits per month connecting people who want to volunteer with nonprofits in need of volunteers. This was the second year of the Randolph Adult Dental Care Day. Thirty-seven people received care from five dentists. Through the generosity of the Dead River Company and the Barre Rotary Club Give-a-Gallon Program, funds have been available to help with fuel assistance for low income people.
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GMUW Website Improved During this fiscal year, our Marketing Committee decided that the GMUW website was in need of a change to give it more of a universal United Way Worldwide “look”. The committee Chair, Phil Zunder, was instrumental in its complete revamp taking several hours in its design and transfer of our site’s information to the new template. With the committee’s suggestions and approval, and the subsequent approval by the Board of Directors, the new www.gmunitedway.org came into existence and is now much more inviting for viewers. Our sincere thanks go out to volunteer, Phil Zunder, for a job well done.
Day of Caring On June 5, 2013, seven employees of the Northfield Savings Bank volunteered their services for our Day of Caring at the Cross Vermont Trail Association (CVTA) to do trail maintenance along the Mallory Brook Trail in East Montpelier. As a result of the floods of 2011, excess gravel that had washed down to the brook area had to be dug up and carried to the trail path and stair areas. Several downed trees also had to be cleared. Even though this particular event took place during our previous fiscal year, the CVTA and its hikers throughout the summer experienced the effects of all the hard work performed by NSB employees. Our thanks go out to them for their willingness to give one day of physical labor for their community and to NSB for providing them a day to volunteer.
Homelessness Count GMUW participated in the annual “Point in Time” homelessness count on January 28, 2014. This is an unduplicated count of people experiencing homelessness done each year across Vermont. In the five counties served by GMUW, 207 homeless people were counted compared to 238 that were counted in 2013. Given the difficulty in obtaining a complete and accurate count, the actual number of homeless people is likely higher. Housing costs and the unemployment rate are contributing factors. For example, in Washington County, in February 2014, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $900 per month and the unemployment rate was 4.2%.
2nd Annual Dental Care Day Green Mountain United Way helped to organize the Adult Dental Care Day held in Randolph, VT on May 2, 2014. Five dentists from the Randolph area volunteered their time to evaluate adults needing dental work. Drs. Art Knippler, John Westbrook, Christopher Wilson, Mark Luttrell and John Lansky also provided the materials needed at no cost. GMUW was actively involved on the planning committee, helped with the marketing of the event, registered adults who needed dental evaluation and volunteered at the event held at the Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph.
Thirty-seven individuals were evaluated and scheduled for appropriate appointments at the various dental offices in the Randolph area. These individuals did not have insurance to cover dental care or do not have a dental home. Approximately $14,000 of care was provided as a result of this effort.
In addition to the 5 dentists, GMUW thanks over 20 volunteers who worked to make this a successful event. Our collaboration with the Vermont State Dental Society, Gifford Medical Center and the Bethany United Church of Randolph was critical in bringing the service needed to these individuals.
Oral diseases and disorders in and of themselves affect health and well-being throughout life. Thus, it is critical that all individuals have access to dental care. Green Mountain United Way is pleased to be able to participate in this program and help provide an option for some individuals to improve their health.
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FINRA Foundation Grant GMUW received a $149,963.00 two year grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which concluded successfully with our Final Report in December, 2013. GMUW partnered with Invest EAP, the Central Vermont Community Action Council (now Capstone), the United Way of Lamoille Co. and the Lamoille Valley Chamber of Commerce and provided 12 financial literacy workshops to the communities in our five county area plus Lamoille County. We also provided worksite workshops for four participating businesses in the same counties. Together, these 16 workshops reached approximately 289 people. The presentations included budgeting, credit and debit cards, identity theft, credit building and repair, insurance, and investing and retirement. We also developed a Human Resources Toolkit for non-professional Human Resources persons so that they will be better prepared to provide much of the same information to their employees. This Toolkit can be accessed on the GMUW website.
In addition, apart from the FINRA grant, GMUW has provided financial literacy workshops at 13 other locations reaching 146 people.
The GMUW Income Initiative has not only continued after FINRA but has been expanded with presentations to case managers from other non-profits, larger groups who are asking for our help and other entities such as the prison population at the Northeast Kingdom Correctional Complex.
Born Learning As part of our targeted area of Education, we not only partner with Building Bright Futures and Let’s Grow Kids, but also with the national Born Learning initiative. This is a public engagement campaign helping parents, caregivers and communities create and encourage early learning opportunities for young children. The Born Learning program has materials available to increase knowledge of normal development stages and a wide variety of materials for parents and caregivers to use as they interact with young children to help with brain development. These materials help parents make learning fun and take advantage of everyday teachable moments.
By collaborating with all 3 groups we are able to bring a greater focus on school readiness for long term long-lasting community change.
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Special Events
Thankful Thursday On July 11, 2013, the Wildflower Inn and Juniper’s Restaurant in Lyndonville once again hosted a Thankful Thursday dinner evening for our benefit. The owners of the inn and restaurant generously donated 15% of the evening’s dinner proceeds. Their support is very much appreciated.
UPS Golf The annual UPS Golf Tournament for the benefit of GMUW was held on August 3, 2013 at the Country Club of Barre. Special thanks to all the corporate and individual sponsors. We are extremely grateful to Randy Tullar for all his hard work in organizing the tournament and to all the volunteers who helped to make it happen.
8th Annual Kaleidoscope of Talent On March 8, 2014, the 8th Kaleidoscope of Talent showcased 21 local acts performing to an audience of over 300 people. Thanks go to over 40 businesses that sponsored the event. Special thanks to Kaleidoscope Level sponsors Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and Northfield Savings Bank and to Show Level sponsors Black River Design and Vermont State Employees Credit Union. In the past eight years the Kaleidoscope of Talent has allowed over 500 performers to take the stage, build self confidence and win admiration of family, friends and neighbors. Thank you to Spaulding High School for hosting the show, Kaleidoscope committee chair, Arthur Zorn, and our volunteers for making this delightful show a possibility, which raised 2% more than last year’s show. This amazing event is further evidence that great things happen when we live united!
Touring the Trails This first annual event at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center was held on March 9, 2014 where cross country skiers and snowshoers came together on a beautiful sunny day for an afternoon of exercise and play. The day culminated with complimentary pizza by the Center and prizes in several categories. Five local companies sponsored the event with several other companies providing the prizes. Special thanks to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for hosting this fundraiser at no charge to GMUW.
2nd Annual Bowlers Unite in Caledonia Co. This fundraising event took place on March 30, 2014 with helping hands from Gold Crown Lanes, Community National Bank, Weidmann Electrical Technology, and Denis, Ricker and Brown Insurance. Numerous merchants from St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville donated a variety of prizes for the 41 bowlers who attended and had a great time. Lyndon State College’s Channel 7 provided television coverage. Through everyone’s generosity this event raised 2% more than our 2013 Bowlers Unite event.
3rd Annual Bowlers Unite in Washington Co. United we can do more, and on June 7, 2014, the Bowlers Unite Committee sponsored the 3rd Annual Bowlers Unite Bowling Tournament in Barre and received the help of nearly 20 businesses and over 30 bowlers to support the programs of the Green Mountain United Way. Consequently, income from this event was up by 3% over last year. Special thanks go to Spare Level sponsor SB Electronics and to Turkey Level sponsors Berlin Optical Expressions, Community National Bank, and National Life Group, plus 8 other corporate sponsors. We are grateful for the 33 businesses that donated prizes allowing our bowlers to win over sixty items. Thank you to Twin City Family Fun Center for hosting this event as well as our leader Annette Young of People's United Bank and team of volunteers that worked hard to ensure a day of fun for all. Striking things happen when Bowlers Unite!
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Catherine Hamilton, Campaign Chair Kathryn Austin, NEK Campaign Chair
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The Annual Campaign
On April 30, 2014, the thirty-eighth annual GMUW fundraising campaign came to a close having raised over $514,000 mostly from generous donors who reside in our five-county service area. This is a wonderful testament to those who clearly recognize the needs that exist. Our sincere thanks go out to all of them and to local corporations and nonprofit organizations committed to helping to make our community a better place to live, work and play.
We are also very grateful to the 408 volunteers who gave us approximately 4,400 hours of their time and energy assisting in our efforts to create lasting and positive change. Part of the reason why our fundraising costs continue to be low is because of their contribution of time without remuneration.
This campaign was also successful because of the help received from our two Chairpersons, Catherine Hamilton, Ph.D. of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, and Kathryn Austin of the Community National Bank, who served as Chair in the Northeast Kingdom. Their willingness to spend time contacting businesses, recording radio public service announcements and writing letters to supporters was of great value to us. Our deep appreciation is extended to them.
At our campaign kickoff on September 17, 2014, the following awards were presented to five individuals or businesses that made a real difference in our 2013 - 2014 campaign: • Campaign Champion Award to Annette Young of Peoples United Bank for her work in organizing the 3rd Annual Bowlers Unite Tournament • Business Community Impact Award to Choice Strategies (a division of WageWorks) of Waterbury for their employees who spent a day making children’s literacy kits • Community Spirit Award to Tom Briggs of UPS for his promotion of the UPS Rose Sale and Annual Golf Tournament for the benefit of GMUW • Worksite Coordinator Award to Holly Poulin of Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. who rallied her coworkers and led the company to a 160% increase in campaign pledges over the previous year • Community Impact Award to Phil Zunder for his many hours spent updating and maintaining the GMUW website
We sincerely thank all who, throughout the year, made it easier for us to further our programs in Education, Income, Health and Basic Needs.
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On behalf of the people of Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Orleans and Washington Counties, served by Green Mountain United Way and its programs, we sincerely thank all who contributed to our annual campaign, volunteered hours of service helping us to achieve our goals, and advocated with us for the benefit of everyone in our communities. It is truly heartwarming to experience the giving nature that Vermonters have for each oth er and GMUW is proud to be a part of your lives. Not being able to list all individuals who donated to the campaign, we are, however, pleased to show the following names of businesses that conducted campaigns or provided sponsorships and goods and services.
BUSINESS CAMPAIGNS AAA of Northern New England ADP IDEXX Laboratories Insight Aetna Foundation International Business Machines AIG/AGF Spaulding High School JCPenney American Legion Barton Post 76 Springfield College Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP Area Agency on Aging for NE VT State Farm Companies Kennametal Industries Associated Insurance Agencies, Inc. Stone's Service Station Keurig Green Mountain AT&T Sugarbush Resort KeyBank Aubuchon Hardware Swenson Granite Company L. L. Bean Bank of America TD Bank Lajeunesse Interiors Barre Housing Authority TDS Telecom Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Blodgett Supply Company, Inc. The Times Argus Lincoln Financial Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont TJ Maxx Lyndon State College Bourne's Energy Tops Markets Macy & Company, Inc. C & S Wholesale Grocers Town of Derby Merchants Bank Cabot Creamery Twinstate/Voice.Data.Video Monro Muffler Central VT Home Health & Hospice Union Bank Mutuo, Inc. Central Vermont Medical Center Union Mutual of Vermont National Life Group Foundation Century 21 Farm & Forest Realty United Parcel Service Nationwide Combined Federal Campaign United Technologies Aerospace Systems NCCI Holdings, Inc. Citizens Bank Foundation United Ways - Designations North Country Hospital Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Vermont Center for Independent Living Northeast Kingdom Human Services Comcast Vermont Community Foundation Northfield Municipality Community National Bank Vermont Economic Development Northfield Savings Bank Authority Concord Group Norwich University Vermont Electric Co-op, Inc. Defender Direct Noyle Johnson Insurance Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. E. J. Prescott Orange County Parent Child Center Vermont State Employees Credit Union Ecolab, Inc. Payless ShoeSource Vermont Technical College Enterprise Holdings People's United Bank VtSHARES Campaign Family Center of Washington County Perrigo Nutritionals Walmart Stores Federal Express Prevent Child Abuse Vermont Washington County Mental Health Fothergill Segale & Valley Price Chopper Washington Electric Coop General Electric Foundation Procter & Gamble Company Weidmann Technologies Green Mountain Hooked Rugs Rozelle, Inc. Wildflower Inn Hannaford Charitable Foundation Sanel Auto Parts Xerox Corporation HP Hood/Booth Brothers Shaws Supermarkets
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SPONSORSHIPS
NEK-TV Allan Jones & Sons, Inc. Rb Technologies Red Door Bakery Orca Media Always on Time Signs & Design Richard J. Wobby Jewlers Red Door Bakery Barre Electric & Lighting Supply Rick DiMeglio Beverage Baron, Inc. SBE, Inc. Spaulding High School Scott Barker Tennis Academy Black River Design S-R Services, Inc. The Bridge Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont State Farm Companies The Bridge Weekly Sho-Case Bob's Camera & Video Subway The Cabot Chronicle Calderwood Insurance Agency The Times Argus The Caledonian-Record Capitol Copy The World The Chronicle Cody Chevrolet Twin City Family Fun Center The Hardwick Gazette Community National Bank Union Bank The Herald of Randolph Craftsbury General Store Valsangiacomo Detora & The Middlesex Newspaper McQuesten Dbate speaking The Newport Daily Express Vermont Piano Restoration Domino's The News & Sentinel Vermont State Employees Credit Dr. Crumbaker, DDS, PC Union The Northfield News Edward Jones W. A. R. M. The Times Argus Environmental Compliance Wells River Savings Bank The Valley Reporter Services, Inc. Worksafe Traffic Control The World Gardner Insurance Services, Inc. ZAZ Productions, Inc. Trans-Video Channel 7 Gene Besaw & Associates, P.C. USDA Rural Development Granite Hills Credit Union GOODS & SERVICES Vermont Electric Coop, Inc. Greensboro Garage Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept. Vermont League of Cities and Towns H.P. Cleaning Services Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Waterbury Record Heney Realtors Business People Magazine WCAX-TV Hillside Stone Products, Inc. Central VT Channel 7 WCVR Johnson State College Champlain Business Journal WDEV Lenny's Shoe & Apparel Choice Strategies/ WageWorks WGDR M & M Beverage Centers Family Center of Washington Co. Wheeler Building Materials Magee Office Products FedEx Trade Networks WIKE Maplefields First in Fitness WKXH Merchants Bank FRANK WMOO Middlesex Electric Gardner Insurance Services, Inc. WNCS "The Point" Nadeau's Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Granite Hills Credit Union WNUB North Country Federal Credit Green Standards Ltd. WPTZ-TV Union Hampton Direct, Inc. Northeastern Security & Alarm WSNO HCTV Northfield Savings Bank WSTJ KATV Paige and Campbell, Inc. WWFY "Froggy" L. Brown and Sons Printing, Inc. Poulin Lumber, Inc. WYKR Lowell's Moving and Delivery Project Independence ZAZ Productions, Inc. LSC-TV Radio Vermont WDEV Zutano, Inc. MRVTV
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LEADERSHIP GIVERS
Pinnacle ($10,000+) Pathfinder ($500 - $999)
Anonymous (1) Anonymous (10) Alban & Margaret Richey Dave Augustoni Tim Ross Challenger ($5,000 – $9,999) Kathryn Austin Ellen Rowe Wanda Baril Craig Smith Anonymous (1) Kenneth Beattie Richard Smith Thomas N. Pelletier Carol Boucher David & Nancy Spencer Justin Bourgeois Lorna Swann Trail Blazer ($2,500 - $4,999) Thomas Briggs Timothy Thody Linfield Brown Marvin Trusty Anonymous (1) Paul & Sandal Cate Chris Turley Johnnie Stones Charles & Ruth Chevalier Chris Walker Ronald Piro Andy Clark Kimberly Whitcomb
John Coburn Steven Wood Pacesetter ($1,000 - $2,499) Richard Comtois Arthur & Nancy Zorn Anonymous (2) Ken Couture Jane & Joseph Alper Richard Daley Deborah Balserus Margaret Darrow Ken Blessing Charles Daviau Daniel Bridge Judith Daye Richard & Andrea Cate Michael Dempsey Sherry Doane John & Dana Donaldson Brian Egan Joel Dube Elizabeth Esmond Stephen & Marty Feltus Claudio C. & Brenda Fort Terence Field Chris Gannon Yvonne Garand Greg Garone Mack George Gardner-Morse Dale Gilman Don George Kevin Goddard Pamela Getsie Ruthellen Greene Peter Goodell Catherine Hamilton Julie Goodrich Geoffrey & Shirley Harris Richard Haynes David & Wilma Kelley Carol Herring Machejeski-Labounty Susan Keenoy Family Fund Richard Lord Richard Milius Kevin & Bethany Lunn Tim Murray Jose Madalengoitlia Paul Newton Ed Madison Steven Post Michael McHugh Frederick & Eleanor Pratt Frank Michaud Justin Wheating Robert Molinario Kyle Wheeler David Molloy John Wulff Peter Rawes
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Financial Statement for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2014
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS Current Assets Cash 148,535 Investments 392,210 Accounts Receivable 195,327 Prepaid Expenses 5,515 GMUW Coalitions Total Current Assets 741,587
Fixed Assets 5,080 Barre District LIT Barre Rotary Club TOTAL ASSETS 746,667 Born Learning
LIABILITIES & EQUITY Building Bright Futures Current Liabilities Central VT Chamber of Commerce Accounts Payable 9,916 Central VT Housing Coalition Payroll Liability 4,987 Central VT Job Fair Committee Accrued Vacation 13,224 Due to federal grantor 10,554 Cohase Chamber of Commerce Allocations Payable 250,569 Community Health Teams at Prior Year Non Member Designations 246 North Country Hospital and Total Current Liabilities 289,496 Equity Northeastern VT Regional Hospital Fund Balances 457,171 Creative Workforce Solutions Total Equity 457,171 Dead River Co. Fuel Assistance Program FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, Inc. TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 746,667 FINRA Foundation Fit and Healthy Coalition at STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Northeastern VT Regional Hospital HealthWorks ONE INCOME Campaign 446,126 Hunger Council of Washington County Other Revenue * 314,112 Let’s Grow Kids Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce TOTAL INCOME 760,238 NEK Collaborative EXPENSES Norwich University Community Partners Salaries & Benefits 268,385 Orleans Northern Essex Community Partnership Professional Fees 15,044 Partnership to Improve Community Health Supplies 9,507 Other Operating Expenses * 437,900 Self Sufficiency Program Coordination Committee TOTAL EXPENSE 730,836 State of VT Reach Up Program United Ways of Vermont NET INCOME 29,402 Vermont 211
GMUW does not charge membership dues nor does it use VT Department of Labor professional fundraisers. A service charge is comprised of Vermont Jump$tart the yearly management and general cost of 3% and the Washington Co. Continuum of Care yearly fundraising cost of 3% for a total of 6%. Amount raised: See Financial Statement, under INCOME, Workforce Development Committee in Orange Co. Campaign line. Sources of contributions: individuals in the public at large, business campaigns, corporate gifts, special events. How costs are covered: By deducting a service charge percentage from donations (see above). Financial statement and cost percentages based on FY 2013 – 2014 audit. Full audit available upon request. *Includes In-Kind Revenues and Expenses 12
Community Grants Awarded for 2014
Education:
• Family Center of Washington County: Home Visitor Program is designed for families with young children at risk to prevent family stressors from developing into crisis. Home Visitor activities include increasing parenting skills and understanding of child development to prevent potential neglect and involvement with DCF; heading off homelessness; and creating a functional circle of family support. The program will serve 12 – 15 families with up to 30 children. • Good Beginnings of Central Vermont: Family Home Visiting and Support Program plans to provide 200 expectant families and families with infants in Washington and Orange County with support to meet their basic needs, access community resources and social connections, and educational opportunities that foster a nurturing parent–child relationship and build a foundation for the infant’s learning and development. • Vermont Humanities Council: Never Too Early program is early literacy training for early care and education providers and parents and guardians of children from birth to age six, so that young children can learn, develop, become successful readers and thrive in school.
Income:
• AWARE: The Economic Empowerment Initiative assists participants in achieving economic stability and self-sufficiency during one-to-one meetings, support group meetings and referrals to appropriate agencies for additional assistance. Participants learn a variety of financial strategies such as opening bank accounts, balancing a checkbook, borrowing basics, debt management and the importance of good credit. • Central Vermont Community Action Council (now called Capstone): Programs to build financial literacy and credit for low income Vermonters, to provide a semester-long course for High School juniors and seniors teaching them pre- employment skills, and to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) providing free tax returns for low income Vermonters. • Washington County Youth Service Bureau: The Teen Parent Program assists 25-35 pregnant and parenting teens between the ages of 14 and 21 to overcome barriers to meet basic needs.
Health:
• Central VT Community Action Council (now called Capstone):
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Health Nutrition Program for Teen Parents, and to help fund a joint effort of the Central Vermont Food Shelf and the Vermont Foodbank’s Community Kitchen Academy to re-purpose gleaned foods. It is estimated that 15,000 to 17,000 pounds of rescued food will be processed and distributed through the Barre based food shelf to 4,500 Washington and Orange County residents. • Cross Vermont Trail Association: To build, improve and promote trails for schools and neighborhoods by cultivating a community of trail building volunteers in order to support the long term goal of decreasing the percent of adults and youth who are obese or overweight and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease in Washington, Caledonia and Orange Counties. • Maple Hill School: The Farm to Table program leads students through the food cycle and encourages a deep understanding of local food sustainability and healthy eating habits. Students work with the farmer, Farm to Table Coordinator and other teaching/farming staff on garden planning, planting, tending, harvesting, cooking and eating. Last year the farm produced over 1,000 pounds of food for the school and for needy seniors in the area. • RSVP: The Bone Builder Project of the Central Vermont Council on Aging is a weight – based exercise program developed by Tufts University to reduce and reverse the effects of osteoporosis. This program utilizes volunteers to lead bi-weekly classes at senior centers, churches, senior housing and meal sites. • Wrightsville Recreation District: A program designed to get thousands more people exercising on a regular basis including regular family outdoor play. This will address a number of community health issues such as obesity, heart disease and mental health.
Micro Grants Awarded in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 (Micro Grants are for $250 or less and are awarded for purchase of supplies and/or equipment) • AWARE, Hardwick, VT • Faith in Action, Lyndonville, VT • Twin Valley Seniors, East Montpelier, VT • Barre Area Senior Center, Barre, VT • Burke Senior Meal Site, West Burke, VT • Coutts-Moriarty Camp, Derby, VT • Green Mountain Performing Arts, Waterbury, VT
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Board of Directors 2013 - 2014
*Catherine Hamilton, Ph.D, President Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont *Susan Kruthers, Vice President Central Vermont Medical Center *Stacy Pinardi, Treasurer Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center *Leah Baribeau, Secretary Vt State Housing Authority Catherine Donnis, Retired - Northfield Savings Bank *Carol Ellison, Heney Realtors Wanda French, Academy Mortgage Co. Robin Garbacik, VSECU *Karen Geraghty, UVM Extension Michael Knight, VTDigger.org Bethany Lunn, VT State Housing Authority Kevin Lunn, Northfield Savings Bank *Margret Pinello-White, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Tim Ross, Northfield Savings Bank *Dexter Rowe, Announcer WNUB-FM & WCFR AM-FM *Dawne Smith, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont *Richard Theken, Retired - CVMC *Phil Zunder, Retired - State of Vermont *Annette Young, People’s United Bank
Advisory Council 2013 - 2014
Orleans/No. Essex Counties: *Brandi Best-Ong, People’s United Bank *Bonnie Boucher, Retired - Community National Bank *Rudy Chase, Safety Management Consultant Nancy Dowling, Shaw’s Supermarkets *Karen Geraghty, UVM Extension *James Jarvis, Edward Jones - Newport
* = Current member
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