Summer 2024 Connections Newsletter

Every year, WCVT awards six $1,000 scholarships — one to a student at each of the public high schools in our service area. These scholarships are presented in memory of the late Eunice B. Farr, former owner and operator of the Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company. Each recipient is a hard-working graduate who’s shown a steady improvement in his or her academics and plans subsequent education at a college or trade school. We congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients: • Molly Dubois – Champlain Valley Union High School • Melanie Snell – Harwood Union High School • Shelby Bartlett – Mount Abraham Union High School • Lila Brillhart – Mount Mansfield Union High School • Julian Cottell – Middlebury Union High School • Kaelin Sullivan – Vergennes High School In addition, Mount Abraham Union High School student Desmond Carrico has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). Founded in 1994, FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, of which Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is a member. The FRS Scholarship Program awards one-time scholarships to students from rural communities for their first year of college, university, or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company that may also contribute a portion of the scholarship award. This year, FRS awarded a total of $173,000 for 55 scholarships to students across the country. Being selected to receive one of this year’s FRS scholarships was not an easy accomplishment. This was an extremely competitive process, with over 1,300 applications received. We congratulate Desmond and wish him the best of luck as he begins his studies this fall at Saint Michael’s College. Cornerstone Group © 2024 Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom PO Box 9, Waitsfield, VT 05673-0009 Phone: 802-496-3391 • Toll Free: 800-496-3391 Waitsfield: Hinesburg: Route 100 246 Mechanicsville Road Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Contact Customer Service for assistance csdept@wcvt.com • 800-496-3391 Visit us online at www.wcvt.com Office Holiday Closure: Monday, September 2 Labor Day SUMMER 2024 A QUART E R LY N EWS L E T T E R F ROM WA I T S F I E L D AND CHAMP L A I N VA L L E Y T E L E COM connections 800-496-3391 • www.wcvt.com (L to R) James Eberhardy, Teacher; Desmond Carrico, Student/FRS Scholarship Recipient; Shannon Warden, Principal; Kurt Gruendling, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. WCVT Team Helps OCCC Prepare for Summer Season In June, a team of WCVT employees volunteered at Our Community Cares Camp (OCCC) in Richmond to help get it ready for the summer season. OCCC is a free day camp offering food and fun for children from Bolton, Richmond, Huntington, Jericho, and Underhill. WCVT is a proud supporter and happy to lend a hand! For more information on OCCC, visit www.ourcommunitycarescamp.org. WCVT Awards Scholarships to Local Graduates Eunice B. Farr

PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CONNECT WITH US Welcome New Businesses When you buy local (and dine local, play local, and give local), everyone benefits. It improves our local economy, creates more local jobs and opportunities, and retains the unique character of our local communities. Please support these newcomers. A Tidy Place Downsizing LLC Waitsfield................................802-496-4944 Cleary Stone Company LLC Richmond.................................802-434-6174 Faillace & Reis PLLC Waitsfield................................802-496-6764 Hillsboro Sugarworks Bristol......................................802-453-4699 Hoblitzelle Waitsfield LLC Waitsfield................................ 802-496-3432 Marszalkowski Grain Panton......................................802-759-2625 Wood Notch Farms, Inc. Addison................................... 802-759-2906 Cornerstone Group © 2024 A Tidy Place – Waitsfield Starting a new chapter in a smaller place? Helping aging parents downsize? Decluttering is easier with A Tidy Place as your guide. They’ll help you decide which items to keep and which to donate and will connect you to local charities for your donations. Owners Sandra and Elissa offer a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation, and if it’s a good fit, they’ll conduct an in-home assessment and submit a proposal. For more information and pricing, visit www.atidyplacevt.com, call 802-496-4944, or email info@atidyplacevt.com. Their office is at 105 Mad River Green, Suite 7. Customer Spotlights Hillsboro Sugarworks – Starksboro Julie and Bill Heffernan have been producing maple syrup from the trees on Hillsboro Mountain in Starksboro since 2008. What started as a small family operation has now expanded to over 900 acres today. In 2023, the Heffernan’s proudly acquired Dave & Sue Folino’s sugaring operation, maintaining the Hillsboro Sugarworks legacy. They will continue to produce organic maple syrup sustainably, utilizing energy-efficient equipment and solar power. For more information about Hillsboro Sugarworks, call 802-453-4699 or visit www.hillsborosugarworks.com. WCVT to Sponsor Fall Events Year after year, season after season, WCVT shows our dedication to the communities we serve through our community relations programs and support for local events. We’re proud to sponsor the following events this fall, and hope to see there: • Bristol Harvest Festival • Woman Can Do Conference • Richmond Art Crawl

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