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Heading Back to School in Style Thanks to Community Business Partners
In the spring of 2015 in response to the 172 homeless children in Chittenden County, COTS launched the #172vt campaign as a call to action. One child experiencing homelessness is a tragedy, but 172 is...
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COTS Annual Meeting 2019: We welcome Family Homelessness Advocate & Keynote...
Keynote Speaker Barbara Duffield COTS is delighted to introduce childhood homelessness advocate Barbara Duffield as the Keynote Speaker at our Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on...
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Board Appreciation: Jeff Nolan
Jeff Nolan is retiring after volunteering for nearly a decade on the COTS Board of Directors. Jeff is Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight LLP in the Greater Boston Area, and was previously an...
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Innovations & Solutions: Farmers of Cabot Co-Op Creamery
This year, COTS created a new honor: the Innovation & Solutions Award. We present this inaugural honor to the Farmers of Cabot Creamery Co-op, to be accepted by Marie Audet of Blue Spruce Farm....
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Leahy Leadership: Richard Williams
The Leahy Leadership Award was created in 1998 to recognize outstanding efforts by individuals to alleviate homelessness in Vermont. Past recipients include Gretchen Morse, Gus Selig, Gov. Howard...
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Volunteer of the Year: Peg Eddy
The Wilma Rayta Volunteer of the Year Award is given each year in memory of longtime COTS supporter, Wilma Rayta. Wilma is the only person in COTS’ history to be honored twice with the Volunteer of...
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Dee PT Community Partner: Staples and Vermont Lake Monsters
Today, we recognize two extraordinary organizations for their incredible support of the #172vt Back-to-School Backpack Drive. This year, thanks to Staples and the Vermont Lake Monsters, COTS had a...
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COTS Annual Meeting 2019
COTS hosted its Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 25, at the First Congregational Church of Burlington. The event is an opportunity to honor the extraordinary...
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COTS Annual Meeting 2019
COTS hosted its Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 25, at the First Congregational Church of Burlington. The event is an opportunity to honor the extraordinary...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update, March 11
To Our Guests and Our Supporters COTS is taking vigorous precautions to protect the health and safety of our guests, volunteers, and staff in response to COVID-19. We are actively monitoring...
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2020 COTS Walk goes virtual
Be part of the 31st Annual COTS Walk and first-ever online COTS Walk . Social distancing is physical, not emotional. COTS is staying connected to our amazing supporters, and we invite you to continue...
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What is a Virtual COTS Walk?
24 days — that’s how many days we have to reach our COTS Walk goal of $235,000. We cannot do that without you. With the global health crisis and economic fallout, the need for COTS’ services has never...
View ArticleInnovative Partnership Celebrates 10 Years and Over $100,000 for Homeless...
BURLINGTON — It all started with a cookie. Well, nine of them. Plus three creative, forward-thinking local organizations: one large business, one small business and one nonprofit. Now, 10 years and...
View Article2020 Candlelight Vigil
Candlelight Vigil: This year, COTS will not hold our annual Vigil because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We historically hold this event on Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, in conjunction with...
View ArticleCOTS Phonathon: Volunteers ask supporters to ‘answer the call’
Callers start to dial for dollars Monday BURLINGTON – COTS asks supporter to “answer the call.” Volunteers begin to call past donors Monday, as the nonprofit’s oldest annual fundraiser, the COTS...
View ArticleCOTS Walk goes virtual with ‘our community takes flight together’ message
Online activities go live April 1 as COTS encourages “virtual walkers” to register BURLINGTON — The COTS Walk is the nonprofit’s largest annual event and a critical fundraiser. This year, reaching the...
View ArticleCOTS Walk is SUNDAY with brand-new, interactive virtual tour of shelters,...
COTS Walk goes virtual with ‘our community takes flight together’ message BURLINGTON — The COTS Walk is SUNDAY — and with a forecast of 63 degrees and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon, it’s the...
View ArticleCOTS Back to School Drive
Previous Next The annual COTS Back to School Drive kicked off late July with a Lake Monsters Game and concluded August 31st. The Back to School Drive began in 2015, making this the sixth successful...
View ArticleOoky Spooky 5K Recap
Previous Next Saturday, October 16th, at 9:00 AM, the annual Ooky Spooky 5K kicked off at Rock Point School. A wide range of racers including seasoned runners, walkers, and families came adorned in...
View ArticleHunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is taking place November 13-21 this year. Throughout the week, COTS will be raising awareness around hunger and homelessness along with organizations and...
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