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Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray and area nonprofits join kick-off event
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Flight Academy (VFA) is working with Burlington International Airport (BTV) neighbor, BETA Technologies (BETA) to launch
FLIGHT VT, an initiative that aims to inspire and empower youth by providing them with the opportunity to fly a plane. The program was first launched as a one-day pilot (pun intended) last year and was so successful, VFA is expanding this summer to three days. As many as 100 youth will join VFA and BETA certified flight instructors to fly planes over their hometowns.
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Flight VT Summer Launch Event. The event will include aircraft and equipment to help youth learn more about potential opportunities in aviation. Available at the launch will be a Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) F-35; Air Force simulator; ALIA, BETA’s electric vertical aircraft; Vermont Army National Guard Helicopter; VTANG Airport Fire Trucks, BT
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy, Comcast today announced it has equipped four nonprofit organizations in Vermont with WiFi-connected Lift Zones . The free WiFi coverage provided by Comcast at these community centers is expected to help hundreds of low-income students get online and do their schoolwork.
Current Comcast Lift Zones in Vermont include:
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Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
Dodge House in Rutland
Spectrum Youth & Family Services in St. Albans
Burlington School District delivers 10,000th meal kit ahead of school vacation week
Area organizations looking for donations to provide meals for community Share Updated: 5:41 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 SOURCE: Burlington School District
Area organizations looking for donations to provide meals for community Share Updated: 5:41 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Burlington families lined up at Roosevelt Park starting at 5 p.m. Friday for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington s food distribution event.The organization partners with the Burlington School District to provide a week s worth of food per student for families in need.On Friday, the school district announced it distributed its 10,000th meal kit.The resource is especially important leading into February vacation week for families that rely on the district s meals to feed their children.Feeding Chittenden said these meals are a lifeline for many families. Right now in winter people are having to de
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Vermont Business Magazine People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, NA, announced the awards of $314,500 in grants to 54 nonprofit organizations throughout Vermont during 2020.
This year’s grant donations were focused on COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. Organizations working with communities that are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic were provided with flexible funding to use however it was needed. Funding was allocated to 54 nonprofit organizations that are addressing the communities’ most urgent needs and challenges, including basic needs, workforce development, housing, and financial education counseling in addition to helping organizations pivot to virtual educational programming and the continuation of vital support and family services for vulnerable populations.