June 2007 Press Releases

Grades

PRESS RELEASE

June 12, 2007                                                                      

Contact:          Ginny Colbert
                       802-828-2148

Secretary of State Deb Markowitz Honors
Vermont’s Centennial Nonprofit Award Winners

Vermont’s Oldest Nonprofits Recognized at a State House Ceremony

Montpelier.  Secretary of State Deb Markowitz recognized Vermont’s oldest nonprofits in a ceremony held today at the Vermont state house.  The Vermont Centennial Nonprofit Awards program recognizes nonprofit organizations that have operated in Vermont for at least 100 years. 

This year, 17 of Vermont’s oldest nonprofits, along with five nonprofits who are celebrating their centennial year, were presented with a plaque by the Secretary of State.  Jane Van Buren of Noonmark Nonprofit Services, was the featured speaker at the event which was attended by members of the nonprofit community as well as several Vermont dignitaries.  Congratulatory letters from Vermont’s congressional delegation were shared with the award recipients.

Secretary of State Deb Markowitz said, “It is important to recognize Vermont’s nonprofits for their longevity.  It takes a tremendous amount of dedication and support to keep a nonprofit active for 100 years.”  Markowitz said, “It is our hope that this program will enhance our understanding of the many ways in which Vermont’s nonprofits have enriched our community life during the last hundred years.”  

According to the Secretary of State’s office, any nonprofit that has been in operation in Vermont for 100 years or more can participate in this awards program.   

A complete list of the 2007 Centennial Nonprofit Award recipients appears below.  For additional information about each nonprofit, please see our website at http://www.sec.state.vt.us/2007_np_winners.html


Centennial Honorees 

Brown Public Library (Northfield), est. 1906

Gifford Medical Center Auxiliary (Randolph), est. 1906

Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, est. 1906

Morristown Cemetery Association, est. 1907

Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire (White River Junction), est. 1907

2007 Award Recipients 

United Church of Chelsea, est. 1789

Charlotte Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, est. 1792

Tunbridge Congregational Church, est. 1792

Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient & Honorable Society of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont, est. 1794

Trinity Episcopal Church (Rutland), est. 1794

First Congregational Church of Berlin, est. 1798

Universalist Society of Strafford, est. 1798

Richmond Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, est. 1801

First United Methodist Church of Burlington, est. 1823

First Baptist Church of Bennington, est. 1827

Waterbury Center Community Church, est. 1833

Congregational Church of Wells River, est. 1838

Washington Unitarian Universalist Church, est. 1843

Bennington Museum, Inc., est. 1852

Mite Society of Gaysville, est. 1861

Fairfax Cemetery Association, est. 1862

Gaysville Community Church, est. 1864

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