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Madeleine C. Roy
Community Development & Marketing Director
Orleans/Northern Essex Office
Green Mountain United Way
PO Box 33
Derby Line, VT 05830
802-647-2148
www.gmunitedway.org
LIVE UNITED
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Madeleine C. Roy
Community Development & Marketing Director
Orleans/Northern Essex Office
Green Mountain United Way
PO Box 33
Derby Line, VT 05830
802-647-2148
www.gmunitedway.org
LIVE UNITED
“Like us” at www.facebook.com/gmunitedway.
Changed our Blog background with some nice daisies – soon to be peeking up through the soon-to-be-gone snow!
Happy Spring!
Check out our newly updated website format: http://www.gmunitedway.org/
Here’s to Spring!
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Madeleine C. Roy
Community Development & Marketing Director
Orleans/Northern Essex Office
Green Mountain United Way
PO Box 33
Derby Line, VT 05830
802-647-2148
www.gmunitedway.org
LIVE UNITED
“Like us” at www.facebook.com/gmunitedway.
-Blaze Vol. 10 #3
March, 2014
Green Mountain Club Announces New Executive Director
Mike is a native Vermonter and longtime member of the Green Mountain Club. He and his wife Jennifer will be relocating from Santa Fe, New Mexico where the Forest Guild is headquartered. Mike grew up hiking, camping, and backpacking in the Green Mountains and has hiked both the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail. A Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica, he also served as a park manager for Lake Carmi State Park in Vermont. Mike has a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management from Johnson State College and a master’s degree in Forestry from Yale University. “We have been impressed by Mike’s intellect and his quick understanding of the issues,” said Jean Haigh, President of the Green Mountain Club. “Mike’s strengths and experiences lie in the areas of organizational, financial, and personnel management – skills that he has used to successfully manage organizational change within the Forest Guild, and which are very important to the Green Mountain Club. And he already has a number of positive and collegial relationships in Vermont. Mike is very much a fit for the club!” The Green Mountain Club looks forward to officially welcoming Mike as its new Executive Director in mid-May. |
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It was one of those things that you see on the news, and think, “that’ll never happen to me…”
I was on vacation in Hawaii 25 years ago when a 100+ mile per hour hurricane collided with the island. After a terrifying night, I woke up safe in a local school, so grateful to the Red Cross volunteer handing me a warm cup of coffee after a long night.
The Red Cross was really there for me and others in need with food, a willingness to listen and a hug. So when I retired a few years ago, I thought about how I could help the most, and the answer came easily: become a Red Cross disaster relief volunteer.
As a disaster relief volunteer I’ve assisted with nine national disasters and seen a lot of devastation. Through it all, I can attest that it’s gifts from people like you that truly can change a life when someone is facing their darkest day.
We all have a lot of options about where to give – our time, our money, and our support. I donate my time to the Red Cross because I see every day where your donations go and how they help those in need. The life of a volunteer isn’t glamorous. I sleep on cots in shelters during disasters. I eat the food I serve. I am up by 6:00AM to begin another 12-15 hour day behind the wheel of one of our Emergency Response Vehicles to deliver help and hope to communities impacted by disaster. If you’re going to give your money, know that the Red Cross will spend it wisely.
Sincerely,
Sherrill Fields American Red Cross disaster relief volunteer |
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/military_families_10keyconcepts.pdf
Very helpful resource that should be widespread to those who support military families. Short and sweet.
Karen L Crowley
System of Care Director
Family Services Division
Department for Children and Families