Thank You for Your Continued Support Dear Friends, We are grateful to our community of supporters who have helped make our annual fundraising campaign so successful. More than 575 donors have made gifts to ensure that Vital Communities continues to bring people together to make positive change on issues that matter in the Upper Valley. Many of these gifts have been doubled or even tripled thanks to matching challenges from a loyal anonymous donor and The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation. If you haven’t made your gift yet, there’s still time! Our anonymous donor will match any new or increased gift through June 30. You can use the enclosed envelope or give online at VitalCommunities.org/Donate. This spring and summer, I hope you’ll find new ways to engage with our work at Vital Communities to make the Upper Valley a better place to live, work, and play every day. Explore the region with Valley Quest (see page 6), get to know our local farms and foods with our family-friendly Valley Farm Fresh Passport (see page 9), or apply for the Leadership Upper Valley Class of 2017 to build your skills and network as a community leader (see page 4). Read on and visit VitalCommunities.org for even more ideas. Be well,
Tom Roberts, Executive Director Tom@VitalCommunities.org 802.291.9100 x101 P.S. We’re delighted with the progress on our new strategic plan. Check out the story on page 5 to learn more about the process, the plan, and our next steps. Spring 2016
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