Press Release - High 5 Adventure Learning Appoints New Executive Director

Jan
16

Press Release – High 5 Adventure Learning Appoints New Executive Director

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE High 5 Adventure Learning Center Appoints Jennifer Ottinger as Executive Director Brattleboro, VT – Thursday, January 11, 2024 – High 5 Adventure Learning Center, a leading organization in adventure education and experiential learning is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jennifer Ottinger as its new Executive Director and also celebrates […]

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Jan
16

VBSR member agency helps youth with disabilities aim high

A “sponsor spotlight” article recently uploaded to VTDigger reports that, “For too long, opportunities and expectations for youth with intellectual disabilities and autism – and the expectations they set for themselves – were modest. Strong and expanding partnerships between Vermont Care Partner network agencies, schools, state government, and Vermont employers have opened the door for […]

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Jan
08

VBSR Welcomes Jeremy Gerber as Membership and Development Manager

Burlington, Vt. (January 8, 2024) – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Gerber has joined the organization as Membership and Development Manager. In this role, Gerber develops and implements VBSR’s strategic approach to membership recruitment, retention, and engagement in addition to fundraising for the organization’s Expanding Our Movement Fund. A […]

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Jan
04

VBSR Member News Round Up – 1/3/24

UVM: As Vermont’s maple syrup industry has moved toward larger, commercial operations, Gold Member UVM wants to know if all of the plastic tubing and gas-fired boilers that have become ubiquitous across the state are contributing to global climate change. So, the UVM Proctor Maple Research Center is working with the UVM Food Systems Research Center to come up with […]

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Jan
02

Matthew Bushey Named Managing Principal of TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design

TruexCullins has announced that Matthew Bushey, AIA, LEED AP is advancing to the role of Managing Principal of the firm as of January 1, 2024. He will succeed David Epstein, AIA, who has served as Managing Principal for the past 11 years. Epstein will remain with the firm and will continue to lead the Education […]

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Dec
13

VBSR Member News Round Up – 12/13/23

Outright Vermont: Camp Sunrise – a property the Boy Scouts have owned for 100 years – is changing hands but its use will continue to serve youth and maintain conservation efforts. The Green Mountain Council, which oversees Boy Scout programs in Vermont, and Outright Vermont have announced that Outright has signed a purchase agreement and […]

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Dec
13

New England Food Vision Prize Awards Funds to Salvation Farms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Theresa Snow Salvation Farms, Executive Director 802-888-4360 Info@salvationfarms.org MORRISVILLE, VT New England Food Vision Prize Awards Funds to Salvation Farms Preserving surplus produce to aid sourcing local food for schools Photo Caption: Jeff Brynn, Director of Food Service for Lamoille South Supervisory Union received a sample of frozen product from Salvation […]

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Nov
30

VBSR Member News Round Up – 11/29/23

King Arthur Baking Company: Champion Member King Arthur Baking Company has produced a new whole wheat flour using regenerative agriculture. Called Regeneratively-Grown Climate Blend, the flour is made up of a variety of wheat crops and offers a more sustainable flour that will perform nearly the same as conventional whole wheat flour in baking recipes, although it […]

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Nov
21

Emilie Kornheiser Named 2023 VBSR Legislator of the Year

To Be Honored at the VBSR Legislative Breakfast, Wednesday, December 6 Burlington, Vt. (November 21, 2023) – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) has recognized Vermont State Representative Emilie Kornheiser from Brattleboro (Windham-7) with their 2023 VBSR Legislator of the Year Award. Rep. Kornheiser will be honored as VBSR’s Legislator of the Year during the 2023 VBSR Legislative […]

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Nov
16

An Impact Investor’s Musings: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Investing in Rural Communities

By Janice St. Onge, President, Flexible Capital Fund, L3C Since 2011 I’ve been running the Flexible Capital Fund, L3C (the Flex Fund), a for-profit, impact investment fund and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The Flex Fund provides flexible, patient risk capital in the form of revenue based financing, debt and equity, to growing companies in […]

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