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FALL 2017

Our MissionThe Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation promotes the well-being of children and families in Vermont by raising funds for community-based prevention programs.

community creates good kids

Your Support Changes Perspectives … and promotes kindness

Listening to Sam Drazin talk about his program, Changing Perspectives, is an education in itself. His compelling personal story and the richness of his curriculum convinced us he should apply to VCTF for a grant.

VCTF is about prevention and Sam’s program is prevention at its best. Building awareness, instilling empathy and encouraging openness among students, the program works toward increasing acceptance and diminishing bullying and isolation.

Everybody wants to feel included. Unfortunately, students with disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than their non-disabled peers. People with disabilities are more a part of society today than ever before. Teachers are expected to create inclusive classroom communities with a diverse student body. Many teachers and parents need guidance when discussing disabilities with children. Awareness is the foundation to empathy. For students to achieve a greater sense of empathy, they must first develop an awareness of differences and have supportive adults who can facilitate safe and meaningful discussions.

Thanks in part to your support, 22 schools throughout Vermont are implementing Changing Perspectives, encouraging empathy among students as they learn about each other’s differences. Read more about Changing Perspectives at http://cpne.org/about/

DONATE TODAY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE CHANGING PERSPECTIVES:www.vtchildrenstrust.org

ABOUT SAM: Sam, a native Vermonter and former elementary educator, was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - resulting in both facial anomaly and hearing loss. Sam underwent seven surgeries as a child while attending his local public school. Sam's experiences, both as a student and as a teacher working in an inclusive classroom, made him recognize the importance of improving awareness and understanding of disabilities. Changing Perspectives was created to provide schools with a framework for this much-needed curriculum while building on the natural curiosity of all children.

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All aboard … a phrase that speaks inclusiveness and involvement and one that conveys the spirit behind our event. A heartfelt thank you to all who are on board with us: our generous sponsors, our hard working volunteers and the folks who ride our magical train to the North Pole.   We are grateful to all who help make VCTF’s Polar Express a grand success year after year. The money we raise through the event helps to fund the programs listed to the right. Thank you!

THANK YOU 2017 SPONSORS:

Special AwardsSALLY FOX MEMORIAL AWARD

—Winooski Family Center

LYNNE VON TRAPP AWARD—Stephanie Rubin, Capstone Community Action

Income Sources for Programs:

Federal Grant–JJDP ( Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention. . . . . $111,433. . . .21%

State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,651 . . . .19%

Donations from 29A on Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 . . . 10%

VCT Foundation Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$265,491 . . . 50%

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $532,575

Programs Funded:

61 Programs (see grants list above) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$532,575

2017 FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

Grantees by County…ADDISON Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes Mary Johnson Children's CenterAddison Central Teens & FriendsOtter Creek Child CenterAddison Central Teens & Friends

BENNINGTON Sunrise Family Resource Center, Inc.Project Against Violent Encounters

CALEDONIA NEK Kids on the MoveSt. Johnsbury School District

CHITTENDEN Winooski Family CenterConnecting Youth–Chittenden South

Supervisory UnionCommunity Health Centers of BurlingtonOutright VermontUniversity of Vermont and State

Agricultural CollegeVT Association for Blind & Visually

Impaired Greater Burlington YMCAWinooski Coalition for a Safe and

Peaceful CommunityVery Merry TheatreBurlington Children's SpaceCommittee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)Steps to End Domestic Violence, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windham

CountyGreater Burlington YMCAVSA VermontDREAM Program, Inc. (2)LundVermont Family Network

ORANGE Orange County PCCChanging Perspectives

RUTLAND The Mentor Connector

STATEWIDE Cultural Competency TrainingEverybody Wins! VermontVCTF Site Visits

WASHINGTON Twinfield Together Mentoring Program (2)Good BeginningsPrevent Child Abuse VT (2)Family Center of Washington CountyVermont Humanities CouncilWashington County Youth Service Bureau Boys & Girls ClubEverybody Wins! VermontFamily Center of Washington CountyCamp Daybreak

WINDHAM The Winston Prouty Center for Child and

Family DevelopmentBrattleboro Enrichment Activities for

Middle SchoolersNew England Youth Theatre (2)In-sight Photography Project

WINDSOR Springfield Area Parent Child CenterRiverside Middle School 'Not' Summer School ProgramSpringfield School District (2)One Planet ProgramCreative Lives, Inc. WRJTwo Rivers Supervisory Union

There is still time to sponsor the event as a Bell Ringer. Families can sponsor at a minimum of $150.00.

Sponsorship entitles you to purchase up to five tickets, and your name will be listed

in the Bell Ringer section of our song book.

For more information, visit www.vtchildrenstrust.org

We’re celebrating 16 years of THE POLAR EXPRESS December 9th & 10th!

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Benefactors95 Triple Xanonymous - imo Edna Hazel KnudsenDon & Cheryl AppeKatherine ArthaudPete & Michele AschAssociates in OrthodonticsThe AutomasterHolly Bartlett, iho Mrs. Claus anad MakaylaBooska Worldwide MoversBread Loaf CorporationBurlington Town CenterDonna & Jake CarpenterConcept2, Inc.Essex Family DentalGDOTSMary Jane GentryAndrew Goodwin & Sarah HeilWilliam Gottesman & Debra Lopez Hall CommunicationsHannaford SupermarketsAustin & Fagan HartHauke Building Supply IncHickok & Boardman Insurance GroupInvestors Corporation of VermontEd & Lisa KentStephen KiernanKingsbury Companies, LLCLake Champlain ChocolatesLocal MotionMain Street LandingMascoma Savings BankBilly MauerLee McLendon, imo Barbara W. McLendonJohn & Barbara McLendon Family FoundationRonald MillerBob & Colleen MillstoneAllan and Margaret Moore Family FoundationMVP Health CareNational Life GroupNBT BankFrancis & Louise Nichols FoundationPC Construction CompanyPerrigo Company Charitable FoundationThe Roessner Family FoundationChris & Carey RoseSelect DesignShaws SupermarketSodexo USALisa SteeleMargaret L. Stevens FoundationTimberlane Dental GroupTurrell FundTwincraft, Inc.Vermont Rail SystemsVillanti PrintersDorothy WalcoffT.J. & Jen WhalenThe Wisdom ConnectionPatronsBill AllenMaria AveniWendy & Joe BilodeauTony & Sara BlakeCarris ReelsChamplain Housing TrustColchester Contracting ServiceCo-operative Insurance CompaniesRobert CottonDinse/Knapp/McAndrewGeneral Dynamics ECACEye VermontPatricia FontaineMarc & Rebecca GambleStephen & Paula JohnsonMitchell & Sandra KnisbacherDavid & Susan LongfritzJohn & Sara LylisCharlie MacLean & Sue ShaneNew England Federal Credit UnionMichael O’Neill, iho Isabel Vivanco

Richard & Debba PearceThe Permanent FundKurt & Laura ReicheltThomas Sherrer, PLLCCatherine SuiterUniFirstSueann Van BurenBruce & Lillian VennerThe Vermont Agency FoundationJohannes & Lynne von TrappV/T CommercialDavid & Linda Young

SponsorsLisa AbairBonnie Acker & John DavisDave Adams & Jeanne GreenblattJen & Steve AdamsThe Albrecht Family All Cycle, Inc.American FlatbreadRichard & Sarah AschScott & Kate Baldwin & FamilyMeghan BarnesDavid BarronTeresa BazanBrenda Bean, iho Mary Jane GentryJohn & Joyce BelterFaith BielerThe Bisanzo Family Mrs. Blow, imo Sally FoxKathy BoeJames BoehmWayne BraunJennifer & Roger BrownSarah BrownCharlie & Mary BrushMolly BucciFritz BurkhardtDonna & John BurnettBetsy BurnsKristin BurnsBarbara Burroughs & Joel GoldbergJason & Jensa BusheyJessica ButlerAlden CadwellCheri Campbell/Jac HuntleyDavid CampbellDennis & Gail CampbellGreg CampbellCaroline CanningPaul Carlile & Sue StrangDaniel CaseyRichard & Becky Cassidy,

iho Mary Jane GentryTed & Anne CastleBrianne ChasePaul & Lori ChoiniereKevin CieplickiThe Cluver FamilyRichard & Rose CollettiCarol ConardRachel CornellierEdward & Anne CraneEvan & Liza CrossDenise CushwaMatt & Celia DalyJenny DaudelinDerrick DavisMaya DavisHeather DesarnoValarie DevlinRoland & Julie DionCara DiRosaWill & Leonora DodgeJed & Kelly DouseviczHeather DrakeBen & Jess DriverSteele & Amy DuBrulTimothy DuffyChristine Campanile DunbarBarbara Duncan

John & Heather DwightE4H Environments for Health ArchitectureJudith EatonMartha & Dean EconomouMeaghan Emery, iho Ursula EmeryJohn & Clare EvancieLaura EwellPaul EwellTeresa FamaThe Stephens Family, iho the Drinker FamilyJohn & Judith FarmerPeter Ferguson & Dawn EllinwoodErica Shannon Ferland, iho Tony BlakeBonnie FerroMary Ann FicocielloFifth ElementHarald Findlay, imo Gardner SouleFinnigan’s PubLewis & Sandy FirstCarla FiskeAlison Fitzgerald, imo Nicole Frank Jim & Susan FitzpatrickKelly FlynnRichard FoxWalter & Kristina FramePaulette & Bart FrisbieJohn Fusco & Richela RenkunRachel GageDundeen GalipeauAmanda GardnerGarth & Sarah GarrisonGay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont, at the

direction of the Shayne FoundationMaggie Gendron, imo Marge GendronSarah P. GosselinBenjamin GouldMatt & Anna GradyJim &Val GrayAndrea Green & Drew MahoneyDaniel & Hilda Green, iho Rosemary LoweryLaurie GreenbergKristina Guerrero, iho Madeline SylvesterHeidi Guevin, imo Sally FoxDavid Gurtman & Katherine BattyNancy Hale, imo Sally Fox Leslyn HallChris & Sarah HammittHannah HardingPatricia HaslamSuzanne HebelerTodd HenryHeritage WaterHeather HerringtonAmanda HerzbergerMia HockettAdele HolochRichard Hubbell & Rosemary DaleErin Huizenga, imo Sally FoxJames & Carol HuntingtonValerie Hurley & John KernIbex Outdoor ClothingIBM EmployeesEdmund Izzo & Jill BoardmanJ.A. Morrissey, Inc.Lauren JacobsonDealton & Sandra JarvisPeter JonesJeffrey & Jessica Kaufman,

imo Ronal Murray, Sr., Kountry Kart DeliTheresa Chareete Murray & Ronald Murray, Jr.Keurig Green MountainPeter Kidd & Carol Chenevert Steve & Marian KidderDorota KimMarilyn KingKing Arthur Flour CompanyDean KirbyJane KitchelLisa LaBelleDavid & Gisele Lahr, imo Mariette SchmitzTom & Susie LaMaster

Tony LamoureuxJessica LangerShannon LaPierreRita LaplumeChristine LaPointeChristopher LaroseJoseph Lasek & Carina CartelliRyan LavalleeAnne & Bruce LeavittMichael Lee & Fuyuki HirashimaJames & Jan Leffler, iho Lynne & Johannes

von TrappMarlys LemnahJoan Lenes, imo Sally FoxLeonardo’s PizzaPhil & Crea LintilhacAlison LockwoodTodd LockwoodVal LovettDavid LunardiniAnn Lurvey-ScholtzMartha MacLeanKaren MaddenJessica MahaneyJoe & Meaghan MalbouefRalph MarshallCaroline MarstonThe Marvin FamilyAmy MasonSue McCarthyChris McConnellLucinda & Jeffrey McKechnieSandra MichaudLynn MilesJohn MillerThomas MitchellSharon & Mike MoneMichael Monte & Wendy HessSeth & Martha MooreAl Morton & Claudia Renchy MortonChelsea MulheronSteven & Robyn MundellTobin & Sarah NadeauNeagley & Chase Construction CompanyDale & Kandy NeilJoelyn NiggelChristopher NilesLaura NorrisJean NykielJochen & Karen ObertTimothy O’BrienPaul & Carol Ode, iho Ellen & Cliff CooperMs. Sandra O’FlahertyKathy Olwell & Wolfgang WeiseTeena Oommen, iho Ivy Samuel Optimal EnergyDavid PalmerAmy Palmer-EllisPaulita PashbyHeather PearsonDana & Diann PercyJeffrey PetersPhil & Sheree Peterson,

iho Lynne & Johannes von TrappDiana Picciano-SchwaigertPizzagalli Properties, iho Tony BlakeKevin Plette & Kate PurcellEd &Kathy PloofJoanne PolanshekBarbara Post, iho Sue Kamp & Ken BeanDonald & Linda PostThe Powell Family Charitable TrustAlexa PressonDouglas A. RacineMatthew RappCourtney RauerAmie ReadyWarren & Patricia Rehman, imo Lisa Ann RehmanRhonda RemillardRhino FoodsBetsy Rich

Donors July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

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Colleen RichlandHeide Riley, imo Ila PollardCourtney RittenbergJames D. RockLuis & Elizabeth RodriguezAndres Roomet & Patricia CorcoranAlfred & Maggie RosaStephen RothMark Saba & Karen PaulClaudine SafarAndrew Sambrook, iho Annette’s PreschoolMegan Samenfeld-Specht,

iho Charlie & Parker McBrideLisa Scagliotti & Bill BrundageLisa Schamberg & Pat RobinsKen Schatz & Trinka Kerr, imo Casie KerrJohn & Sue ScheerKurt Schulz & Marielle GoossensCharles SenickAlanna ShanleyPaul SimenonChris SmartChad SmithShapleigh Smith & Melissa VolanskyVictoria SmithJulia Snapp, iho of Sally Fox & Kenneth SnappRoger & Roberta SollSally Soule, iho Sarah SouleShannon SpellmanChapin Spencer & Rebecca Grannis,

imo Timothy GrannisKimberly St. HilaireMaya StrangeShawn & Melissa SteadyJohn & Anne SteelJames StolleyStowe Mountain ResortRebecca StoweMarielle & Rodney Strong, imo Sally FoxAdria SullivanSusan Sussman & Scudder ParkerElizabeth SzwajaRuss TodiaJessica TrautwineAbigail TykockiUnion BankUnion Mutual Denis VallieresHolly Van WinkleVermont Tent Company Kristen VincentSam & Becky von Trapp, iho Lynne von TrappCorinne WadhamsH. Keith WagnerSteve WalkerBrian & Alli WannopDavid & Trish WarshawLauren Kavanaugh Weber

Stanley WeinbergerCheryl WellsLinda WhalenJoyce WhiteJenny WilkinsonHugh & Dianne WilliamWilliam & Joanna WrightCarrie WyattAndrea YandowTara Zeleny Friends Paul and Kelly AdamsJoanne & John AhearnRuth Allard & Erik SchickedanzLinda AllenKathy AmbretteThomas AmidonFrancesca ArnoldyDenise Aronzon & Michael HehirAshley BarringtonLarry BayleBrenda Bean, iho Hilda GreenShannon BeginsLorraine BishopEdward BlondinFawn BlutoCarol BoardmanDavid BolgerLynne Bond & David Watts Heleigh BostwickRobin BourdeauSuzanne & Mark BoutonBeth-Ann Bove, iho Charlotte NobleJabez BoydStephen & Lakshmi BoyleSteve & Marty BraffPat BrownWilliam & Karen BruettLee & David BryanAdam BuckleyMaureen BurfordPam & Chas BurkeTag & Nancy CarpenterTom & Karen CarterJill & Jaime CoffrinKrista Balogh CorranMichael CraneDave & Susan DavisAdam & Debra DesrosiersMary Ann EbersolePaul Eley Heidi EllisDawn EmchRich & Terri FeeleyDr. & Mrs. Theodore FinkMary FitzpatrickWilliam & Bev Frank

Eddie GaleKevin Gallagher & Michael GilmanChristie GampPamela GardnerRobin GingrasAaron & Rebecca GoldbergPaul & Anne Goldman, imo Erin ParmenterBob & Patti GoodmanJennifer GovoniJoe GovoniMary GovoniSteve & Elizabeth GronlundGaby Gurt & Marcus ThaliBrian GuyJulie HendricksonChristopher HoodEllen HowriganAmy Huntington & Patrick BrownKatharine HutchinsonFrank Ittleman, MDHillary JaffeHeidi & John JamesDealton & Sandra JarvisLinda JohnsonWendy JohnsonWalter Judge & Jean O’NeillSusan Kamp & Ken BeanMary Louise KaneRolf KielmanAverill & Joan LaundonAlison LesureBarbara LibertyGeorge LoganKatherine LoganSusan Ludington, iho Lynne von TrappLinda LuksasikSteven & Claudia MackenzieJamie MarchessaultTheodore Marcy & Kimberly Hornung-MarcyMary and Neelie MarkleyJoAnn MarshallBarbara MastersonMelissa Mazza-PaquetteAngelia McCoyAnne McKnightJanet McLaughlinSteve MeaseConnie MetzNathan MillerLarry Mindell & Peg AllenFrits & Cubby MomsenKatharine MontstreamCatherine MorganDiane MuhrJulie MunroJoe & Judith NascaPatricia NestorkAlice Nitka, imo Sally Fox

Karen NobleRosie OneillNicholas ParkerIlene ParkerMaureen ParkerAbby ParmenterShary ParraMark PasanenJeffrey PhillipsThomas PierceDavid Porteous & Vicky SmithKelly QuilliamTom RaubAly Richards & James PepperShelley RichardsonKimberly RockwoodRon & Lori Russotti, imo Erin ParmenterDevinder & Nitti SachdevaBijan & Patricia SalimiJim & Ruth SantosLouisa SchibliMartha Seagrave & Kurt KaffenbergerSharon & Bob ShapiroDenise Shekerjian & Michael MetzStacy SimonyiAmy Skapof Mary Jo Sleeper-LymanEliot SloanRich & Anne SmithScott & Lisa SmithHeidi SouleSarah Soule, iho MakaylaHazel & Kermit SpauldingKathy StermerKaitlin StewartPatrick StewartBarry & Carol StoneKent StonemanLee & Byron StookeyJessica Story-HustonSusan TeareAida ThibaultPatrick Thornton, iho Kathleen

& Jonathan EdvansTurner FamilyCaleb VallencourtJohn & Jeannette van BlarcomVermont GynecologyIsabel VivancoCasey WaltzBill & Sally WheelerJessica Wolf, iho Rachel & MasonBrad WorthenKristen WrightChris & Allyson YandowBarry YoungRebecca ZavadiMichael Zotti

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VERMONT CHILDREN’S TRUST FOUNDATION

Board Members William Allen, PresidentCharles Maclean, MD, Vice PresidentCarol Huntington, SecretaryTony BlakeMolly Bucci, EsqMatt Campbell Kelly DouseviczAmy DubrulJulie ElitzerPeter JonesStephen KiernanJoan LenesDavid Longfritz

Mary Pat PalmerBruce Parmenter

Honorary Board MembersGovernor Peter ShumlinGovernor Howard DeanGovernor James H. DouglasGovernor Madeleine KuninGovernor Phil ScottSenator Patrick LeahySenator Bernard SandersRepresentative Peter WelchJerold Lucey, MDKatharine Montstream

Lewis First, MDJoan Hoff

Emeritus Board MembersBrenda BeanSandy FirstMary Jane GentryLynne von Trapp

Founding BenefactorsFaith BielerJames and Pamela ChaissonStokes and Mary Jane GentryJack Lancaster

Elizabeth SteeleTurtle Fur Co.Johannes and Lynne von TrappJoe and Marcia WelchGertrude J. Winde MemorialBrenda Ross Winter

StaffLinda Allen, Co-executive DirectorFagan Hart, Co-executive DirectorTheo Clark, Program Manager

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