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Blog Archive: Vermont Spotlights
I鈥檝e always loved to learn, but I never thought I would go to college. As a teen, I was more interested in getting out into the working world, and once I鈥檇 established a successful career, I thought, why would I need to go to college now? But as I got deeper into my chosen field of birth and鈥
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Ian Taylor of Shaftsbury decided it was time for a career change in his mid-30s. But when he learned the cost of earning his Commercial Drivers License (CDL), he hesitated. Suddenly, the investment seemed more like a gamble. Then, he found out that 51福利社 could support his CDL career training. Working鈥
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51福利社 Counselor Tia Stillman and Orwell student Olivia Scher bonded over their goals and drive to help people 鈥 as well as being people of color in a small Vermont town. As a kid, Olivia Scher was one of very few people of color in tiny Orwell, Vermont. One other person was her elementary school鈥
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Vermonter Kristen Merchant Moore is inspired to help youth after the death of her father, a Veteran. Kristen Merchant Moore鈥檚 father always emphasized the importance of education. When he became one of the first Vermont National Guard members to die in the Iraq War in 2006, his service to his鈥
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Over the last two decades, John Dell鈥橝nno of Shaftsbury had built a career as a carpenter. Employed by a company out of Manchester, John worked on high-end residential job sites, and found plenty of work in towns like Stratton, Windham, and Dorset. But in 2014, after suffering a few accidents (one鈥
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When Mimi Duong was applying to college during her senior year at St. Johnsbury Academy, she found herself at a bit of a disadvantage, since her parents, who had emigrated to Vermont from Vietnam, weren鈥檛 totally familiar with the American college admissions system. When we last spoke with her in鈥
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When David Richardson was seven years old, his world turned upside down. His relatively comfortable middle-class household, supported by two parents who both held good jobs 鈥 his mom as a substance use counselor, his dad as a corrections officer 鈥 changed, literally, with one wrong step. His father鈥
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When Brody Moran works with kids 鈥 either as a substitute teacher at Cabot School in his hometown during his college breaks, or this summer as a counselor at Turtle Island camp 鈥 he never asks a child what they want to be when they grow up. 鈥淪ome people love asking that question, because it provokes鈥
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In 2018, Bellows Free Academy-St. Albans student Alek Wolfe was sitting next to award-winning sports announcer George Commo in the press box of the Collins-Perley Arena in St. Albans. Alek was there to provide commentary for a women鈥檚 high-school hockey game against Rutland. 鈥淚 was in the middle of鈥
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As a young electrician, Aaron Brittain was doing well. He had moved from a small shop in the Northeast Kingdom to a bigger, Barre-based company that did larger jobs. But he didn鈥檛 like getting up at 4 AM. 鈥淚 liked the work, but I didn鈥檛 like the lifestyle,鈥 says Aaron, who started electrical work at鈥
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