VPR Partners with Chittenden Bank to Support CVPS ShareHeat and Warmth Programs
October 12, 2009
Colchester, Vt. — Vermont Public Radio is partnering with Chittenden Bank during its upcoming membership drive to help families in crisis stay warm this winter. For every pledge to VPR, Chittenden Bank will make a donation to the Warmth and CVPS Shareheat programs.
For more than 20 years, Warmth and CVPS Shareheat have provided emergency heating assistance to families in crisis. These are “safety net” programs for those who have run out of options for heating their home. For example, Warmth or CVPS Shareheat will provide funds for an emergency fuel delivery if an individual or family has used up or is not eligible for LIHEAP. The programs also provide funding for furnace repair and maintenance.
The two programs serve about 5,500 families and individuals annually. Last year, the two programs distributed more than $600,000 to families in crisis through Vermont’s community action agencies.
“As a statewide institution, VPR has a responsibility to make our region a better place to live in ways that go beyond our programming,” said VPR President Robin Turnau. “We think this partnership will resonate with listeners, who, like VPR, share a tremendous sense of community.”
In March, VPR collaborated with the Vermont Community Foundation so that every pledge made to VPR also benefited the Vermont Foodbank. As a result, 40,000 meals were donated to the Foodbank.
The membership drive begins Wednesday, October 14, with an overall goal of $600,000. Membership revenue provides more than half of VPR’s $6.3M budget. VPR receives no funding from the State of Vermont and just 10 percent from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
In addition to a mail campaign already underway, pledges that come in during “Web Tuesday” on October 13 will also result in donations to the CVPS Shareheat and Warmth programs.
Colchester, Vt. — Vermont Public Radio is partnering with Chittenden Bank during its upcoming membership drive to help families in crisis stay warm this winter. For every pledge to VPR, Chittenden Bank will make a donation to the Warmth and CVPS Shareheat programs.
For more than 20 years, Warmth and CVPS Shareheat have provided emergency heating assistance to families in crisis. These are “safety net” programs for those who have run out of options for heating their home. For example, Warmth or CVPS Shareheat will provide funds for an emergency fuel delivery if an individual or family has used up or is not eligible for LIHEAP. The programs also provide funding for furnace repair and maintenance.
The two programs serve about 5,500 families and individuals annually. Last year, the two programs distributed more than $600,000 to families in crisis through Vermont’s community action agencies.
“As a statewide institution, VPR has a responsibility to make our region a better place to live in ways that go beyond our programming,” said VPR President Robin Turnau. “We think this partnership will resonate with listeners, who, like VPR, share a tremendous sense of community.”
In March, VPR collaborated with the Vermont Community Foundation so that every pledge made to VPR also benefited the Vermont Foodbank. As a result, 40,000 meals were donated to the Foodbank.
The membership drive begins Wednesday, October 14, with an overall goal of $600,000. Membership revenue provides more than half of VPR’s $6.3M budget. VPR receives no funding from the State of Vermont and just 10 percent from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
In addition to a mail campaign already underway, pledges that come in during “Web Tuesday” on October 13 will also result in donations to the CVPS Shareheat and Warmth programs.