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MIDDLEBURY IA two-year commitment of $150,000 from the Porter Auxiliary has capped off an impressive two month fundraising campaign that has attracted more than $320,000 in community donations in support of a special renovation project at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing. "We have been overwhelmed by the response of our community to this appeal to create a state-of-the-art short-term rehabilitation unit and a home-like end-of-life care suite at Helen Porter, and now we can move forward with finalizing our renovation plans for the project," said PMC President Dr. Fred Kniffin. "When we launched our fund-raising efforts in early October, we felt that raising $300,000 by the end of the year would be a challenge, but we have been amazed at the community support and we are deeply gratified by the leadership commitment by the PM C Auxiliary which has put us over the top," he said.
The PMC Auxiliary is a membership organization led by a board ofl8 local citizens who organize three fund-raising events annually and oversee the work of the Round Robin Upscale Resale Shop. Each year the Auxiliary donates tens of thousands of dollars in support of Porter projects, and has donated well over $1 million over the past 20 years. "Porter and Helen Porter are invaluable parts of our community. We (the Auxiliary) have been supporting the work of Porter since 1934, and are pleased to continue our partnership with them," said current Auxiliary President, Anne Collins. Since early October, the leadership of Porter has been working closely with the Addison Respite Care Home (ARCH) board to raise funds and plan the end-of-life suite portion of the project. These plans call for two specially designed end-of-life rooms, each with a family room and access to a kitchenette and outdoor courtyard. Additionally, the renovation project will result in a renovated shortterm rehabilitation unit with both single and semi-private rooms to meet the growing community demand for sub-acute services. »
Helen Porter Cont.on pg. 6
Artist's CGI rendering of the new Addison Respite Care Home , part of a renovation project PhotobyUVMPoterMedicalCenter at Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
Vergennes couple find success vvith Provisionary By the Vergennes Partnership VERGENNES I Women and men of the Sullivan family
POLICE BEARDS:Officers of the Middlebury Police Department, Bristol Police Department and Addison County Sheriff's Department are wrapping up their second annual Deer Camp Beards for Kids with Cancer fundraising campaign. The police raised close to $2,000 for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. The beards will be gone on Dec. 26, but will return next October PhotocourtesyofMiddleburyP.D. for another campaign.
have been making important contributions to the city of Vergennes for decades, and Mona and Jon Sullivan are no exception. Jon grew up in Vergennes among an extended family. After graduating from UVM, he moved to California where he worked as a software developer and met his future wife, Mona, a chef and native Californian. In 2012, the young couple left the West Coast and moved to Vergennes with dreams of starting their own food-related business in the Little City. "Vergennes is still affordable enough to try out business ideas," explains Jon, adding, "We also wanted to start a family and I knew there was no better place than Vergennes." The Sullivanswelcomed baby Weston into the world in 2014. Their business plan materialized two years later when they opened Provisionary Box as an online retail store, offering curated Vermont-made products and gift boxes.
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