In a few weeks, we will be sending letters to every household in the community asking them an important question:  If you could help just one person in Lamoille County, whom would it be?

The answer isn't easy.  Do you help:  

• people stay warm in their homes?
• a parenting teen stay in school?
• a young family escape an abusive home?
• a woman overcome her addition to alcohol?
• an elderly man stay in his home?
• someone who can't afford their medications?

It's hard to choose.  They're all worthy causes.

When you support our United Way, you won't need to make this decision because you'll be helping them all - and MANY more.  We follow local needs and fund 15 of the most critical programs in Lamoille County.

We invite you to learn more about our work and the many lives we touch.  Take a few minutes to read our Annual Report and discover how you can be a part of making a difference for thousands of our neighbors.  

Would you need special assistance in an emergency?   Learn more in our next newsletter, coming out on September 2nd. 

Teams of walkers, 82 teams, represented all towns in Lamoille County and beyond.  Event chair, Kathy Demars is pictured presenting Mary Hoisington and Cindy Lowell with monies collected from the event.  LACN is a not for profit organization that helps area cancer patients during cancer treatments with small financial grants.  Since 2000, the organization has given out more then $1 million in grants.

Next year LACiNg Up For Cancer will be celebrating their 10th walk. Mark your calendars now for on June 23, 2012, Peoples Academy track.

Pictured (l to r) Jill Baker (event co-chair); Kathy Demars (event chair); Mary Hoisington (LACN founder and Board member); Cindy Lowell (LACN Board member) and Peg Demars (LACN Board member). Missing from photo Ron Ridlon (event co-chair).  

Upcoming Special Events

Church of Morrisville provides a free community dinner open to anyone who is interested on the last Friday of every month from 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Located at 39 Upper Main Street.

September 8-9 & 15-16: Using Dialogue Education to Support Evidence-based Programs in Your Communities Four day, 30 hr. training will examine effective learning, design and facilitation theory as well as application of practices.  Click here for more information.   

September 12th: Lamoille County Firewood Project Workday - call Dan at 888-2190 or Dawn at 888-3252 for more information.

Saturday, September 24th - Lamoille Family Center's 2nd Annual Climb for Kids Fund-raising Hike.  Registration begins at 10:30am, the hike begins at 11:30am at Elmore State Park.  Rain or shine!  

Some of Our Many Business Supporters 

Home Share Now Seeks  

Executive Director

Home Share Now is a dynamic program working in Washington, Orange and Lamoille counties to address the issue of affordable housing, environmental sustainability and a rapidly aging population.  

The new Director will grow this organization in a way that embraces change and innovation to better serve people.  

Candidates must have knowledge and understanding of marketing, a proven track record in fundraising, and success in securing long-term financial security.  

Experience with inspiring staff, volunteers and Board to aim high, as well as the ability to build and nurture creative collaborations is desired.  Minimum of Bachelor's degree plus related leadership and management experience required.

Please send cover letter and resume to Board Secretary, Beth Stern, at bstern@cvcoa.org by September 6th.

Lamoille Prevention Campaign, in collaboration with the Fit & Healthy Council, is continuing work on prevention efforts in the county through a Vermont Department of Health Grant.  A component of the work is to assist local 'mom & pop' stores with making healthy food choices more readily available to customers.   To establish a baseline for the work, we are collecting information from residents about their preferences at local stores they frequent.

We would appreciate if you would complete the survey as well as share it with others.  We are specifically looking for low income individuals to complete the survey.   

Please be certain to use Survey Code:  09-09-09  and Lamoille Prevention Campaign as the community coalition responsible for the survey.  The location is the place where you are filling out the survey.  Use this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/healthyretailer 

If you can complete the survey with clients or customers, please do so and help us meet our survey goal of collecting 50 surveys by our deadline of September 15, 2011.  Paper surveys are also available upon request.

Please let me know if you have questions.  We appreciate your support and assistance.

Carol Plante, Coordinator  

GIVE.

Your gift to United Way of Lamoille County is an effective and powerful way to invest in your community.  It takes all of us, working together, to create a brighter future. United Way continually looks for more effective ways to improve the lives of residents in Lamoille County, but we can't do it without your help. 

Find out how you can help your community.    

VOLUNTEER.  

Board of Directors