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Press Advisory
For Release - September
9, 2008
Contacts:
Helen Freismuth Ginny
Colbert
United Way of Addison County Secretary of State’s Office
802-388-7189 802-828-2148
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Vermont Secretary of
State Deb Markowitz to Speak at
United Way’s Volunteer Breakfast in Middlebury
Secretary Markowitz helps kick off United Way’s fall campaign.
Middlebury.
Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz will help kick off
United Way of Addison County’s (UWAC) fall campaign by speaking at the
Days of Caring volunteer breakfast on Thursday, September 11, at 8:15 a.m.
at the American Legion in Middlebury.
“United Way is an integral part of
Vermont’s support network and I am pleased to be included in their annual
event,” said Markowitz, who will be speaking about the importance of being
active participants in our democracy – from voting to volunteering.
“Without committed volunteers, towns and cities would not be able to run
elections nor perform many civic services.”
Following the breakfast, over 265
volunteers will disperse into the community to work on various local
community service projects, including cutting, splitting, and stacking
firewood, constructing raised bed gardens for disabled seniors, providing
child care and elder care assistance, trail maintenance, and painting at
agencies and clients’ homes.
“We’re thrilled to have a record number of
volunteers taking part in this year’s Days of Caring with so many local
businesses showing their support. Our second day of volunteering is
Saturday, September 27 and we have many more jobs to be completed,” said
Helen Freismuth, Co-Director of United Way. “We hope folks will take Deb
Markowitz’ words to heart and volunteer.”
United Way of Addison County’s staff and
volunteers participate in many local and state initiatives to bring
people, expertise, resources and ideas together in order to strengthen the
community. Some examples of these include: United Ways of Vermont, Addison
County District Leadership Team, Addison County Housing Coalition, People
of Addison County Together, and Building Bright Futures State and Regional
Councils.
For more information about United Way of
Addison County, please call 802-388-7189. For more information about
programs offered by the Secretary of State, visit the website at
www.sec.state.vt.us.
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Press Advisory
For Release - September
9, 2008
Contact:
Ginny Colbert
Secretary of State’s Office
802-828-2148
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Vermont Secretary of
State Deb Markowitz to Speak to Middlebury College Students
Secretary Markowitz will talk about the importance of being an active
participant in democracy.
Middlebury. Vermont Secretary of State Deb
Markowitz will be talking with Middlebury College students at a casual
lunch gathering on Thursday, September 11, 2008, beginning at 11:45 a.m.
in Carr Hall Lounge on the Middlebury College campus. She will be
discussing the upcoming elections and the importance of being active
participants in democracy. Eligible students will also be able to
register to vote. The event is sponsored by the
Alliance for Civic Engagement, the Office for Institutional Planning and
Diversity, and Chellis House.
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Contact: Missy
Shea For
Immediate Release
(802)
828-1296
September 9, 2008
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Secretary
of State’s Office to Conduct Voter Registration Drive at Norwich
University
Northfield –
The
Vermont
Secretary of State’s Office will be conducting a voter registration event
at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, as part of the school’s
commitment to educating their students about service opportunities.
Staff from the Secretary of
State’s Office, as well as students and staff from the university, will be
registering eligible students to vote and distributing information on how
to vote in Vermont.
According to Secretary
Markowitz, registering students to vote is critical to ensuring that our
young people understand the importance of participating in the political
process.
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Outside the Wise Campus Center, Norwich University,
Northfield, Vermont
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Press Release
Contact:
Ginny Colbert - (802) 828-2148
September 15, 2008
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Vermont
to Implement Mobile Polling Pilot Project
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz to conduct initial training session
for municipal clerks in Montpelier.
Montpelier. On Tuesday, September 16th,
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz will conduct a training to help town
clerks implement Vermont’s new mobile polling law. Mobile polling allows
election workers to bring absentee ballots to a long term care facility,
senior housing, low income housing, school or other facility, to offer
early voting to people who are eligible to vote in the town. The
Secretary of State’s office will be reporting on the project to the
legislature during the next legislative session. The law was passed as a
pilot project and it will expire July 2009 unless the legislature decides
to extend it.
Markowitz said, “We are excited about this pilot
project and hope that it will show us whether we can better serve hard to
reach Vermonters. Mobile polling will not only increase access to voting
but it will decrease the risk of fraud or abuse because it will be
implemented by bipartisan groups of trained election workers.”
In order to implement this new mobile polling law
Secretary Markowitz is conducting a training session for municipal clerks
who are interested in participating in the pilot project. The training
will occur on Tuesday, September 16, beginning at noon, at the Capitol
Plaza in Montpelier. In addition, in partnership with the University of
Pennsylvania Medical School and the American Bar Association, the
Secretary of State’s Office will be participating in a study that is
looking at whether mobile polling is an effective way to address the
voting needs of nursing home residents. “As our population ages, we
expect that an increasingly large percentage of our voters will be living,
at some point, in a long term care setting,” says Markowitz. “It is the
goal of this project to ensure that residents of long term care facilities
are provided meaningful opportunities to vote while minimizing the risk of
fraud or abuse.”
Joining Secretary Markowitz in the training session
on the 16th are Jason Karlawish, M.D. of the University of
Pennsylvania’s Division of Geriatric Medicine, and Ellen Klem of the
American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging. Additional
workshops will be held around the state in October.
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PRESS ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: September 18, 2008
Contact: Missy Shea, 802-828-1296
Honor
A Vet With Your Vote Kick Off
Friday, September 19, 2008
NOON
CHURCH STREET MARKETPLACE
Directly across from the
Burlington Town Center Mall Entrance
Burlington,
Vermont
The
Honor A Vet With Your Vote program, sponsored by the Secretary
of State’s Office, will be having its 2008 kick off on Friday, September
19th at noon on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington. The Honor a Vet
with your Vote program provides personalized “I am Voting in Honor of a
Veteran” button to Vermonters who wish to recognize those who have served
this country in the military by voting in their honor.
Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz
and members of the Vermont National Guard, including Williston Town Clerk
Deb Beckett, will be on Church Street personalizing buttons for voters who
wish to participate in this program.
Please join us as we honor our nation’s
veterans at the Honor A Vet With Your
Vote kick off!
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PRESS ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: September 18, 2008
Contact: Ginny Colbert, 802-828-2148
Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz to Visit
Rick Marcotte Central School in South Burlington
Friday September 19, 2008
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Rick Marcotte Central
School, 10 Market Street, South Burlington
Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz will visit fifth graders at the
Rick Marcotte Central School in South Burlington on Friday, September 19,
as part of the Vermont Votes for Kids
civics education program. She will bring along her
Vermont Votes for Kids
carnival wheel which she spins for the students and asks them questions
about elections and voting.
Vermont Votes for Kids
is a civics curriculum and mock election program sponsored by the
Secretary of State’s Office that is being used in schools all over Vermont
to promote the importance of voting.
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PRESS
RELEASE
Contact: Ginny Colbert, 802-828-2148
For Release September 19, 2008
Honor
A Vet With Your Vote Is Launched This Election Season
Secretary of State Markowitz Joins Vermont
National Guard Members To Promote Voting In Honor Of A Veteran
Burlington.
Today, Honor A Vet With Your Vote
kicked off its 2008 campaign at the Church Street Marketplace. Vermont
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz joined Vermont National Guard members,
including Williston Town Clerk Deb Beckett, to talk about the importance
of honoring our nation’s veterans. Markowitz said, “During this time in
our nation’s history where our service men and women are making such
personal sacrifices, it’s important that we remember our veterans when we
go to the polls on election day. The
Honor A Vet With Your Vote program is one way to do just that.”
The Honor A Vet With
Your Vote program provides personalized buttons to voters who
wish to cast their vote in honor of a particular veteran. During the 2006
elections, more than 2,000 veterans were honored in this way. Buttons are
being distributed through veterans’ organizations, civic organizations
such as Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, family reunions and Town Clerk’s
Offices. They are also available by visiting the Secretary of State’s
website at
www.govotevermont.com.
Deb Beckett, Williston Town Clerk and Vermont National
Guard member said, “This program is very meaningful to those of us serving
in the military. It helps remind people of the tremendous contributions
our nation’s military is making presently and have made in the past.”
Secretary of State Markowitz adds, “This is an
opportunity for Vermonters to recognize those who have proudly served this
country and worked to keep our democracy strong so that we have the right
to vote! Thank you for your help in honoring our nation’s veterans.”
For more information about
this program contact Missy Shea at 802-828-1296 or visit the Secretary of
State’s website at
www.govotevermont.com
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PRESS RELEASE
Contact
Ginny Colbert, 802-828-2148
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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Vermont Votes for Kids
Kicks Off the Election Season
Secretary of State Markowitz Joins Union Elementary School
Students in Montpelier to Promote Voting
Montpelier. Today,
Vermont Votes for Kids kicked off its 2008 program at Union Elementary
School. Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz joined over 150 students
to talk about the importance of voting to our democracy.
Markowitz said “We must
teach our kids the value of voting at the earliest ages. By involving
youth in the election process today we can secure the future of our
democracy tomorrow.”
Vermont Votes for Kids
is a civics education and mock election program sponsored by the Secretary
of State’s office that is being used in schools all over Vermont. Before
casting their ballots, students use innovative, action-packed,
multidisciplinary educational materials that are available free of charge
from the Secretary of State’s office to learn how to research candidates
and to learn how elections work. A six week Newspaper in Education series
entitled Democracy in Action is distributed by daily newspapers
across the state to supplement the Vermont Votes for Kids program.
Secretary of State
Markowitz adds, “Vermont Votes for Kids allows us to reconnect
American youth to politics and public life in a fun and creative new way.
Vermont Votes for Kids will help our next generation of Vermonters
become active participants in democracy.”
For more information and
to access the Vermont Votes for Kids educational materials, please
visit
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/kids/
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PRESS RELEASE
September 25, 2008
Contact: Ginny
Colbert, 802-828-2148
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Secretary of State Deb Markowitz Honors
Vermont’s Centennial Nonprofit Award Winners
Vermont’s Oldest Nonprofits Recognized at a Statehouse Ceremony
Montpelier. Secretary of State Deb Markowitz
recognized Vermont’s oldest nonprofits in a ceremony held today at the
Vermont Statehouse. The Vermont Centennial Nonprofit Awards program
recognizes nonprofit organizations that have operated in Vermont for at
least 100 years.
This
year, 24 of Vermont’s oldest nonprofits, along with two nonprofits who are
celebrating their centennial year, were presented with a plaque by the
Secretary of State. Governor Jim Douglas was the guest speaker at the
event which was attended by members of the nonprofit community as well as
several Vermont dignitaries. Congratulatory letters from Vermont’s
congressional delegation were shared with the award recipients.
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz said, “It is
important to recognize Vermont’s nonprofits for their longevity. It takes
a tremendous amount of dedication and support to keep a nonprofit active
for 100 years.” Markowitz said, “It is our hope that this program will
enhance our understanding of the many ways in which Vermont’s nonprofits
have enriched our community life during the last hundred years.”
According to the Secretary of State’s office, any
nonprofit that has been in operation in Vermont for 100 years or more can
participate in this awards program.
A complete list of the 2008 Centennial Nonprofit
Award recipients appears below. For additional information about each
nonprofit, please see our website at
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/centennial_nonprofit_2008_winners.html.
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2008 Vermont Centennial Nonprofit Award
Recipients
Centennial Honorees
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1908 |
Branchview
Cemetery Association, South Royalton |
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1908 |
Camp Billings,
Inc., Fairlee |
2008 Award Recipients
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1794 |
First
Baptist Church of Bristol |
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1796 |
First Church in
Barre Universalist |
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1799 |
Barre
Congregational Church |
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1800 |
President and
Fellows of Middlebury College |
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1808 |
Bethany Church,
United Church of Christ |
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1843 |
Lyndon
Center Free Baptist Church |
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1849 |
Wells River
Library Association |
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1851 |
South
Congregational Church of St. Johnsbury |
|
1852 |
St. Albans
Cemetery Association |
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1853 |
Roman Catholic
Diocese Of Burlington, Vermont |
|
1858 |
Whitingham
Ladies Benevolent Society |
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1866 |
Unitarian
Church of Montpelier |
|
1867 |
Lyndon Institute |
|
1867 |
Orleans County
Fair Association |
|
1867 |
Union
Agricultural Society (Tunbridge World’s Fair) |
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1870 |
First
Baptist Church Of Brattleboro |
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1872 |
Poplar
Hill Cemetery Association of East Montpelier |
|
1873 |
Saint Mary Star
of the Sea Parish of Newport |
|
1873 |
Sisters of Saint
Joseph, Inc., Rutland |
|
1887 |
Windham County
Humane Society |
|
1890 |
Lake View
Cemetery Association, Inc., Shoreham |
|
1890 |
Vermont Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution |
|
1890 |
Vermont State
Firefighters' Association |
|
1892 |
Holton Home,
Inc., Brattleboro |
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