UVM Alumni to give $60,000 to Vermont Disaster Relief Fund

The University of Vermont Alumni Association is making a $60,000 contribution to the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund. The presentation will be made by Ted Madden, UVM Class of 1992, president of the UVM Alumni Association on Saturday, February 2, at 5 pm at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort (atrium). Also participating will be Kristina Pisanelli, UVM Class of 1997, vice president of the UVM Alumni Association; and Hugh Harley, UVM Class of 1964, chairperson of the Alumni Association’ s Vermont Regional Board. On hand to accept the check will be Betsy Ide, Executive Director of the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund.
In addition to the University of Vermont’ s unparalleled volunteer efforts last fall to respond to fellow Vermonters in need of aid during the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, the UVM Alumni Association is donating $1 on behalf of each of its 30,000 UVM alumni living in Vermont to the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund. The UVM Alumni Association’ s $30,000 gift is being matched with an additional $30,000 by an anonymous UVM graduate for a total gift of $60,000.
Source: UVM