Entries by VCF Staff (26)
Grants Awarded Throughout Vermont
The Rutland Herald - June 26, 2008
Grants totaling $241,000 were made to 31 organizations across the state, including more than $40,000 in grants to those in southern Vermont. "We're a resource for those who like to give in Vermont," said Felipe Rivera, vice president of communications for the foundation.
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VCF Staff
Fletcher Library Receives Grant
The Burlington Free Press - June 17, 2008
The youth services department at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington is the recipient of a $4,000 grant, awarded by the Successful Communities Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation.
Music for Trains
iBrattleboro - June 18, 2008
The VCF helped fund the creation of an original new work entitled Music for Trains, which will debut on August 8th and 9th at the train depots in Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
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FreshTracks Raises $14M for Vermont Growth
The Rutland Herald - June 2, 2008
Staff Report
The Vermont Community Foundation, along with Middlebury College, Vermont Public Radio, Merchants Bank, and individual investors, is a limited partner in the FreshTracks Capital II L.P. fund. FreshTracks Capital recently closed the $14 million fund that focuses on venture capital investments in emerging Vermont growth companies.
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PACE Opens in Rutland
The Rutland Herald - May 16, 2008
by Sara-Megan Walsh
The VCF helped provide funding for the first rural Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly in Rutland. The center opened in February and currently has five adults enrolled.
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