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is pleased to announce
our Year 2002 Grants

 

AIDS Project of Southern Vermont - $3,000
Brattleboro, Vermont

‘Faerie Camp Destiny - $1,500
Grafton, Vermont

» Gay Lesbian Education and Resource Network - $1,500
W 1.» . : Norwich, Vermont

Mountain Pride Medialcut In The Mountains - $6,000
Richmond, Vermont

National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association - $1,000
Middlebury, Vermont

National Organization For Women: Vermont - $1,500
Bennington, Vermont

Outright Vermont- $7,000
Burlington, Vermont

Parks Place Community Resource Center - $1,000
Bellows Falls, Vermont

Pride Vermont - $3,500
Burlington, Vermont

Safespace - $3,000
Burlington, Vermont

R.U.1.2? Community Center I Vermont Diversity Health
A Project - $1,000 0
Burlington, Vermont

 

Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force - $5,000
Middlebury, Vermont ‘

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The 2002 Samara Foundation grants are made possible
through the generous support of our individual and corporate
contributors and from the generous bequests of our
Founding Benefactors:

« Robert Mundstock (1947 — 1992)

Douglas C. Howe (1949 — 1996)

The Douglas C. Howe and Frank E. Shivers Trust

Our Missio.

The Samara Foundation of Vermont is_
foundation whose mission is to support. V
Vermont's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and tran
communities today and build an endowme
for tomorrow.

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