Philanthropic Counsel... Making a Lasting Difference for Good
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Accent On Philanthropy
Winter 2010 |
Greetings!
All of us at Demont Associates (formerly Demont &
Associates, Inc.) are excited to present to you our new logo, website,
and newsletter! After 16 years, we felt the need for a
fresh, updated look that better represents our firm as we move
forward in these changing times. This logo represents our continuing commitment to making a lasting difference for good. Please click here to view
our new website to learn more about our services, associates, or company
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Young Philanthropist Receives $10,000 AFP-Demont Scholarship!
"Rachel displays the
qualities that good fundraisers have: imagination, commitment,
perseverance,
and humility. We hope to encourage other kids to pursue their dreams and
to
make a lasting difference for good, as Rachel has." - Bob Demont, President
Twelve-year-old Rachel Blair
Friedman of Portland, Maine
was honored as the recipient of the AFP Northern New England-Demont Scholarship
for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy in Burlington,
Vermont during the chapter's
National Philanthropy Day celebrations in late 2009.
The AFP-Northern New England
chapter partnered with Demont Associates and video producer Dan Osgood
to
create an eight-minute video about Rachel featured at
the awards ceremony. The
video came as a complete surprise to Rachel, who called it the "best
gift I
ever got!" Click here to view a clip from Rachel's video.
Rachel received the award for her
work raising funds to benefit the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Community Center
(Portland, ME).
Rachel, currently a middle school student at the Lyman Moore
Middle School, will
receive a $10,000 college scholarship for her award. Rachel's mother was
diagnosed with lymphoma when Rachel was three years old. In 2006, at the age of
9, Rachel started an event called Perform For A Cure which has been held
annually for more than three years and has raised more than $30,000 to date.
She was nominated by Kathy Damon of Breakwater
School in Portland, who called her show a "model of
positive action for the students and the adults in our community."
Nominations for the 2010 AFPNNE-Demont
Scholarship for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy are available on the Demont Associates website.
Other honorees at National
Philanthropy Day included:
The Vermont Country Store (Manchester
Center) as Outstanding Corporation
The Gibney Family Foundation (South
Burlington, VT) as Outstanding Foundation
Jude Blake (Portsmouth, NH) as Outstanding Philanthropist
W. John Funk (Gilmanton, NH)
as Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
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Demont's 2009 Philanthropy Report
Demont Associates actively demonstrates its commitment to philanthropy by donating 10% of its profits to charitable organizations and the advancement of volunteer-driven philanthropy.
In 2009, associates gave their personal time and/or income to more than 75 not-for-profit organizations. Below is a sampling:
American Camp Association, New England (Lexington, Massachusetts)
Camp Agawam (Raymond,
Maine)
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (Montpelier, Vermont)
Girls Incorporated (New
York, New York)
Green Mountain Club (Waterbury
Center, Vermont)
KIDS Consortium (Auburn,
Maine)
STRIVE (Portland,
Maine)
Vermont Women's Fund (Middlebury, Vermont)
William Lawrence Camp (Tuftonboro,
New Hampshire)
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