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Vermont Youth Take Over the State House for a Day

On Friday, July 30th, thanks to funding from the Summer

Matters for All grant program awarded to The Governor’s Institutes

of Vermont [GIV], eighteen young Vermonters were

given the opportunity to come together in-person at the VT

State House in Montpelier. There, they were received by Governor

Phil Scott, Lt. Governor Molly Gray, and a host of legislators

from around the state for a day of exchanging ideas and

creating real change.

“Students loved connecting with legislators and with both

our Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the State House,”

said Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun of Windham County. “They valued

getting to talk ith and be listened to by elected officials

from around our state. I expect we may have some future legislators

emerging out of this year’s student group!”

But they did more than just bend the ears of their legislators

these young ermonters also took the floor in the ouse

Chamber for a legislative simulation, proposing and debating

bills they developed over the course of GIV’s virtual 2021

Global Issues & Youth Action program. They voted on and

passed their bills addressing anti-racist education, compostable

silverware, and mental health services for incarcerated

individuals.

“We need you. We really need you. We need the next generation

at the table,” said Lt. Gov. Gray to students, who piled

into her office to discuss the climate and housing crises currently

facing Vermont. Gov. Scott added that, “Regardless

of our differences, we’re all team Vermont. And our young

people – all of you – are incredibly important members of

that team.”

tudents finished the day ith indelible smiles on their

faces, and a palpable excitement for the future lining every

“see you soon.”

“I attended the Governor’s Institute on Current Issues and

Youth Activism in 2005 as a Vermont high school student. It

as the first chance had to study current affairs and politics

in that way,” said community organizer and GIV staffer Aaron

Bos-Lun. “I do work now that started to become real to me

at GIV, and hope as many young people as possible can get

the same opportunity at a time when we need new voices in

politics more than ever.”

GIV’s one-day programs funded by the Summer Matters

grant will continue through August. Applications for GIV’s inperson

summer 2022 programs open in December. For more

information, please visit www.giv.org, or email info@giv.org

with any questions.

he overnors nstitutes of ermont is a c nonprofit

organization that welcomes business sponsorships and individual

donations to help fund GIV’s efforts to deliver high

quality programming to all interested Vermont students, regardless

of their familys finances. f you are in a position to

give, please call 802-865-4448 or visit www.giv.org/support.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Awards Scholarship Grants

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group® recently awarded two

scholarship grants as part of their company’s scholarship program.

The scholarships were awarded to two students based

on entries submitted as part of the selection process. The companys

scholarship committee as tasked ith the difficult selection

decision based on personal essays submitted by several

students. From all of the entries submitted, two essays, one

from Molly Yacavoni and another from Nate Williams, were

selected.

“We could not be more pleased to award these grants to

two very deserving students” stated Dan Bridge, Vermont Mutual’s

President and CEO. Bridge continued “All of the entries

were very well received and so it was quite a challenge to

choose only two.”

Vice President of Human Resources, Susan Chicoine, remarked

“The topic of the essays was on the importance of

education and in what ways it will help prepare the student

for the future.” Chicoine added “While all of the students who

participated offered exceptional entries, Molly and Nate’s essays

really stood out to the committee. Nevertheless, the decision

as truly a difficult one to make.

The Vermont Mutual Scholarship Program was established

to help the children and grandchildren of employees at Vermont

Mutual who are matriculated into a college, university,

or other higher education program. The company will issue a

check of $2,500 to each recipient with the only requirement

that the scholarship money be used for college expenses, including

but not limited to: tuition, books, room and board, and

other applicable expenses related to their college, university

or vocational school.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group® is a trade name of

Vermont Mutual Insurance Company, Northern Security Insurance

Company, Inc. and Granite Mutual Insurance Company.

Chartered in 1828, Vermont Mutual is one of the ten

oldest mutual property/casualty insurers in the United States

and provides coverage throughout New England and upstate

New York. Through more than 400 independent agencies, the

Group insures over 315,000 policyholders, with a direct written

premium of more than $500,000,000. The group is rated

“A+ Superior” by A. M. Best and a Ward’s Top 50 performing

property/casualty insurer in the U.S. for the past thirteen

consecutive years.

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