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Hill Family Scholarships for Dental Hygienists

Dental professionals go grassroots

Donor: Hill Family Scholarships for Dental Hygienists

The challenge was great, but the vision was clear, so Vermont's dentistry community coalesced into a grassroots fundraising machine.

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Vermont Foster/Adoptive Family Association

Teeing off for brighter hopes

Donor: Vermont Foster/Adoptive Family Association

"Many of these kids have spent their lives in transition, with no one to talk to about their long-term hopes and dreams."

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Eric & Kitty Davis

Pianoforte: strengthening music education

Donor: Eric & Kitty Davis

The threads running through the Davises' life together include a passion for education and a deep connection to Vermont.

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Jeffrey Anderson

Quiet determination

Recipient: Jeffrey Anderson

There is no obvious hardship about him, but the fact is that Jeffery has been the breadwinner in his family since he was in eleventh grade.

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Susan Alden

A fresh start at 50

Recipient: Susan Alden

“There were jobs I was qualified for, but I would look ahead six months and think, ‘No, I'm gonna bail.’” Susan began to realize it was time to do something she enjoyed and believed in.

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Travis Orr

Choosing his own path

Recipient: Travis Orr

“Scholarships and grants have put me in a position to be successful in a way I want to be, not in a way that financial conditions would have dictated.”

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