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Collaborative of Vermont Employee-Owned Companies Raise $17,800, Collect 3,000 Pounds of Food to Benefit Vermont Food Bank.

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Keith Flaherty, CEO
Hallam-ICS
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Matt Cropp, Co-Executive Director
Vermont Employee Ownership Center
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Collaborative of Vermont Employee-Owned Companies Raise $17,800, Collect 3,000 Pounds of Food to Benefit Vermont Food Bank.

Burlington, Vermont, November 20, 2018 — The “Employee Owners of Vermont,” a group of local employee-owned companies that work together to benefit Vermont communities, recently celebrated the conclusion of their most successful collaboration to date. For the month of October, which is Employee Ownership Month, the companies decided to collect donations for the Vermont Food Bank, and set the goal of raising $5,000.

That target was quickly surpassed, and the group had raised a total of $17,800 by the end of the month, making it the largest campaign to have run on the Food Bank’s online fundraising platform by a factor of more than three. “We are blown away by the success of the Employee Owners of Vermont’s fundraising efforts,” says Vermont Foodbank CEO, John Sayles. “The $17,800 that they raised will provide nearly 30,000 meals to families, kids, older adults, and individuals in Vermont struggling with hunger. These efforts will truly change lives. A wholehearted thank you to all of the Employee Owners of Vermont businesses who stepped up to make this possible!”

Participating companies, which included Hallam-ICS, Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition, Vermont Information Processing, VHV Company, Stone Environmental, PC Construction, Carris Reels, Switchback Brewing Company, Chelsea Green Publishing, Heritage Aviation, and Gardeners Supply Company, also collected over 3,000 pounds of food that was donated directly to their local food shelves.

Building on this success, the Employee Owners of Vermont group will be continuing to look for opportunities to collaborate for community impact while building stronger relationships between companies. “Employee ownership is based upon generosity and sharing and is good for employers, employees and their communities.” says Hallam-ICS CEO Keith Flaherty, “As Employee Owners of Vermont, we wanted to recognize Employee Ownership Month by giving to the communities where we live and work.”