Killington
posted
Feb 20, 2013
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On Feb. 6, Curtis Insurance Agency and Co-operative
Insurance Companies presented a $1,250 grant to Vermont Adaptive
from for the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge campaign.
Pictured from left to right: Janina Curtis of Curtis
Insurance, Suzanne Orvis of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Mac
Janney of Vermont Adaptive, and Jon Curtis of Curtis
Insurance.
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports received a $1,250 gift from Curtis
Insurance Agency and Co-operative Insurance Companies on Feb. 6.
The gift, awarded as part of Co-op's Community Grants program, will
be used for the new Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain,
the new permanent home of Vermont Adaptive and the Pico Ski
Education Foundation.
"We think Vermont Adaptive provides tremendous opportunities to
people with disabilities," said Janina Curtis of the Curtis
Insurance Agency. "We're proud to support their efforts. We were
excited to learn that we could leverage our donation by applying
for a community grant from Co-operative on behalf of the
organization."
"The community has played an important part of making this
state-of-the-art facility a reality," said Erin Fernandez,
executive director of Vermont Adaptive. "We're thankful to Curtis
Insurance and the Co-operative Insurance Companies' generous
donation."
Bringing opportunity and accessibility to all, the 6,000
square-foot building will be a year-round hub of activity for
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports and the Pico Ski Education
Foundation. Committed to empowering individuals with disabilities,
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports is the largest year-round
organization in the state to offer daily adaptive programs to
people with disabilities. Celebrating its 26th year, the
organization has more than 400 highly training active volunteers
and six full-time staff members, serving more than 2,000 adults and
children annually.
The fundraising campaign still has approximately $300,000 more
to raise for the new facility, which is expected to open in late
summer 2013.
Co-operative Insurance Companies' Community Grants Program was
established in 2004 to assist with community projects across
Vermont and New Hampshire. Through this program, Co-op partners
with its local agents and directors to provide funds for capital
campaigns throughout the two states.
"Groups like Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport are meeting needs in
the same communities that Co-op serves," said Brad Fortier, Co-op's
director of marketing. "We think it's important to do our part as
neighbors to help them out, and this grant program is one more way
we can do that."
Co-operative Insurance Companies has been meeting property and
casualty insurance needs since 1915, offering farm, home, auto,
business, and other insurance to people in Vermont and New
Hampshire. It is owned by its members and committed to protecting
them with fast and fair claims service, loss prevention expertise,
and local operations. The company has headquarters in Middlebury,
Vt., with regional claims offices and more than 50 agencies across
Vermont and New Hampshire.
Vermont Adaptive is one of a number of projects slated to
receive a Community Grant from Co-operative Insurance Companies in
2013.
For more information visit www.vermontadaptive.org.
