PrintFunds sought for educators trip
WILMINGTON -- Deerfield Valley Starting Points (DVSP) is a non-profit group of early childhood educators that consists of family child care and center-based providers in Wilmington, Dover and other surrounding towns.
The group is raising money so that some of them can attend the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), annual conference and expo being held in Washington, D.C.
Anyone who would like to make a tax-deductible donation can make checks payable to DVSP and mail them to DVSP, c/o Tasha Tobey-Pike, 408 Higley Hill Road, Wilmington, VT 05363.
For further information on Deerfield Valley Starting Points, contact Tobey-Pike at tobeywillows@aol.com or 802-464-1694.
Edward Jones participates in drive
BRATTLEBORO -- The four Brattleboro Edward Jones financial advisors are supporting school supplies donation campaign by using their branch offices as drop-off locations for a school supplies drive.
Local residents and businesses may help those less fortunate in the community by bringing in items to the Edward Jones branch offices during regular business in September.
The branch addresses are: Kathleen Markiewicz, 275 Western Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Joeseph LoMonaco, 51 Main St., 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Ana Saavedra 225, Main St., Suite 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Philip George on the first floor of the Vermont Building on Putney Road, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The items needed for the school supply drive include pencils, pens, crayons, erasers, markers, highlighters, notebook paper, poster board, gluesticks and paints.
Visit www.edwardjones.com .
New Grafton cheese wins awards
GRAFTON -- Grafton Village Cheese was awarded a blue ribbon for its Grafton Duet cheese at the 25th Annual American Cheese Society Judging and Competition earlier this month. Results were announced at the Hilton Austin, Texas, site of this year s annual conference.
This is the second award Grafton Duet has taken home this summer, after winning a silver "sofi" award at the 2009 National Association for the Specialty Food Trade judging competition in New York City in July.
Grafton Duet is made of two layers of Grafton premium cheddar and one layer of St. Pete s blue cheese made by Faribault Dairy in Minnesota.
At the NASFT Fancy Food Show in New York City, Grafton s Classic Reserve also won a silver "sofi" in the Classic category.
Visit www.GraftonVillageCheese.com .
Financial planner earns top designation
BRATTLEBORO -- Daniel S. Allen Sr., financial planner of Allen Financial Planning Services, earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, Penn.
Candidates for the CLU designation must complete a minimum of eight courses and 16 hours of supervised examinations. They must also fulfill stringent experience and ethics requirements.
Allen has 20 years experience in the financial services industry. He has served as a director of several area nonprofit boards to include the Austine School for the Deaf, The Brattleboro Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA project and the Brattleboro Senior Meals Program. His office is in the Merchants Bank Building, 205 Main St. He can be contacted at 802-254-7756 or at www.dsallenfinancialplanning.com .
Woman is QuikBook advisor
TOWNSHEND -- Area businesses looking for help with Intuit QuickBooks® accounting software can now get assistance from local accounting professional Meri Roberts of River Bend Bookkeeping, LLC in Townshend, who has completed Intuit s coursework and examination and is now accredited as an official QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor® for QuickBooks 2007 and 2008.
For more information, conact River Bend Bookkeeping at 802-365-4798.
Guilford man joins Earth Turbines
WILLISTON -- Clay Murphy has joined Earth Turbines, Inc. as a mechanical engineer.
Murphy, a native of Guilford, received his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Vermont in May 2009.
A previous intern with Earth Turbines, Murphy has experience in computer-aided design, contracting/construction, field workand mechanical engineering. He also worked at WeatherFlow, preparing field equipment and traveling U.S. coastal areas installing and maintaining weather stations.
Murphy enjoys downhill skiing, whitewater kayaking, and mountain biking.
Earth Turbines, Inc. develops renewable energy solutions for businesses and homeowners. The firm designs complete, grid-connected solar and residential wind systems to lessen dependence on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse emissions.
For additional information, call Earth Turbines at 802-872-9600 or visit www.earthturbines.com .
