VNA Fundraisers

Our first time out of the gate with this new event was a huge success. More than 6,850,000 steps were logged by 111 participants and $9,000 was raised for the VNA. One participant had this to say about VNA Way to Go!

"I wanted you to know I started walking March 1 and in my first week of walking, I walked a total of 26.7 miles. I have continued on the same course, walking along the lake every Saturday and Sunday. Just to let you know how excited I am about this and how good I feel from walking, I started doing Yoga at 6am every morning for 30 minutes! I feel great!" 

This event combined the benefits of a wellness program with the opportunity to support the VNA and the work it does for the community.

This popular springtime luncheon raises important funds for VNA's Janet S. Munt Family Room. The Family Room is a critical community resource which serves over 300 of Burlington’s most vulnerable families each year. It provides much needed educational activities and services that assist and help strengthen young families at no charge to participants. These programs include children’s playgroups, a community garden project, sewing and cooking classes, an accredited pre-school and mothers’ and fathers’ programs. For more information about the Family Room, click here.

Approximately 270 guests attended this year's Fashion Show held April 7 at the UVM Davis Center. Models Marilyn Cormier, Major General Michael Dubie, MaryBeth Dudley, Julia Dunn, Andrea Green MD, Church Hindes, Marilyn Hindes, Allene Lanou, Coach Mike Lonergan, Jim Madison, Wendy Miller, Sara Munro, Alison O'Connor, Morris Pike, Patricia Prelock and Diane Zeigler modeled fashions from SportStyle, Brooks Brothers Factory Store and designer Ava Bishop. The festive event raised more than $24,000 for the Family Room. 

A big thank you to our 2010 sponsors: Northfield Savings Bank, Acadia Insurance, Bergeron Paradis & Fitzpatrick, Dinse Knapp & McAndrew, Pines Senior Living Community, Pomerleau Real Estate, Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc., Queen City Printers, Inc., Shearer Chevrolet, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Real Estate, New England Federal Credit Union, Gadue's Dry Cleaning and Middlebury Fence Company.

The Vermont Respite House 5K Fun Run & Jiggety Jog continues to be the single largest annual fundraiser for the Respite House, Vermont's only Medicare-certified hospice home. Vermont Respite House is a home-away-from-home where terminally ill individuals can live out their remaining days in peace, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Every dollar raised from the Fun Run goes directly toward providing room, board, personal care and special services for residents, regardless of their ability to pay.

On Saturday, May 8, 182 participants walked, jogged, skated and biked in memory or in honor of a loved on, raising approximately $35,000 to benefit the Vermont Respite House.