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PRESS RELEASE: WATERMAN FUND ANNOUNCES 2005 GRANT RECIPIENTS, UPCOMING ANNUAL DINNER
26 February 2005 For Immediate Release For More Information: Carl Demrow Phone: (802) 439-6773 E mail: info@watermanfund.org The Waterman Alpine is pleased to announce its 2005 alpine stewardship grant recipients. The Fund's objective is to strengthen the human stewardship of the open summits, exposed ridgelines, and alpine areas of the Northeast. This year's recipients represent a broad geographic range and a diversity of projects, and a total of $8,400 in funding. "We are delighted that so many different organizations are doing such great work protecting our alpine areas," said Chuck Wooster, Fund President. "But all this hard work presents us with a new challenge: expanding the Fund's endowment. $8,400 is the most we've ever been able to award in one year, but it's less than a third of the total grant requests we received. We'd like to be able to increase that in the future." The Maine Appalachian Trail Club, in Augusta, Maine, will receive funding for alpine education of staff and volunteers through in-field alpine workshops, and electronic and print support materials. Financial support from the Waterman Fund will enable MATC to research and gather materials, and to plan and produce a series of training workshops. MATC is responsible for maintaining 267 miles of the Appalachian Trail, including a number of trails in Maine's alpine areas that are visited by more than 100,000 hikers annually. The Green Mountain Club, in Waterbury Center, Vermont, will receive funding for a bilingual alpine interpretive display to educate both French- and English-speaking hikers in the busy Smuggler's Notch area at the base of Mount Mansfield. Through this grant, GMC will work to foster respect for alpine environments, promote stewardship, and instill an interest in protecting alpine areas. The Dartmouth Outing Club will receive funding for its Mount Moosilauke Alpine Steward program. The steward works atop the peak during busy summer months to educate passing hikers and perform light trail work to mitigate hiker impact. In 2005, the steward will also begin photo monitoring of alpine vegetation and will undertake pre-season outreach to camp and school groups. The Fund is also announcing the date and location of its upcoming annual dinner. The dinner will be held Saturday evening, April 9, at the Sudbury Inn, 151 Main Street, Bethel, Maine. The evening will start with a social hour at 5 pm, followed by dinner at 6 pm. The annual event is open to the public and will feature the presentation of this year's Waterman Fund Alpine Stewardship Award. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. To make a reservation, please contact the Fund at info@watermanfund.org. For information on the Sudbury Inn, please visit http://www.sudburyinn.com/. The Waterman Fund is a 501c(3) non-profit advised fund of the Vermont Community Foundation. All donations are tax deductible. Top of Page |
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