Letter from the President: A DISASTER AT HOME

July 30, 2023 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

July, 2023 Almost everywhere we look, Central Vermont has been impacted by this terrible and historic flood of July 10th, 2023. There is devastation on every side. Many of us have personal experience of being flooded ourselves or knowing others who have lost homes and businesses, or many possessions. Not only do we personally know …

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Letter from the President: A Neighborhood’s Welcome

A welcoming heart. Image by Nick Fewings on Unsplash.com.
June 8, 2023 CVRAN 0 Comments

June 7, 2023 105 donations in 10 days bring in $100,000!  The numbers are startling.  A group of neighbors in Montpelier stepped forward with the dream of helping to  buy a house, and its working. The neighbors want to keep a refugee family in their neighborhood, even though their lease is expiring, and they are …

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Letter From The President: Growing To Meet The Need

image showing country of origin and languages spoken by new neighbors in Central Vermont.
April 28, 2023 CVRAN 0 Comments

April 21, 2023 Dear CVRAN Community, Our world is changing… literally our world. We all know that because of climatic, economic, and political upheavals, there are mass migrations around the globe. The United States, with our relative economic prosperity and political stability looks to be a haven and people come. They come despite political opposition …

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Letter from the President: An Open Letter to the Artists Who Once Again Raised Thousands of Dollars for CVRAN

April 10, 2023 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

Monday, April 4, 2023 This is a wonderfully warm and official thanks from the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network. Once again you artists have provided the largest part of CVRAN’s income stream for the year. Your hard work this month in creating daily art for a group of sponsors has raised about $45,000 for CVRAN! …

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Letter from the President: A Glimpse Into CVRAN

February 1, 2023 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

January/February 2023 Dear CVRAN Community, Were you at the Montpelier Senior Center two weeks ago? The room was buzzing with energy. Seventy-two people were there to hear more about CVRAN. Volunteers told stories about driving chattering toddlers to preschool, teaching women who have never had the chance to go to school, hosting a guest in …

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Letter from the President: Reflecting on 2022

December 18, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Reflecting on 2022 December 16, 2022 DEAR CVRAN COMMUNITY, During these cold wintry afternoons, in the early dark, the year 2022 is drawing to a close. It feels time to pull up a cup of tea and ponder where CVRAN is as an organization and where we are in our work. …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Tiny Footholds in the Walls

October 31, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

Dear CVRAN Community, It was so good to see you a good portion of you this last week, seated – in person! – in a large circle at Christ Church. Twenty-eight of us were there to hear about innovative ideas for fundraising, for welcoming immigrants, and about some needs. We heard from our pro bono …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Sugar in Milk: Afghan Refugees

September 29, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

Sugar in Milk: Afghan Refugees September 30, 2022 Dear Central Vermonters, Do you remember 13 months ago when we were all watching the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on the nightly news, and the devastating take-over by the Taliban? We ended our days with horrific scenes from the airport in Kabul, desperate faces, and the sounds …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Picturing Hope

August 16, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

PICTURING HOPE August 16, 2022 The mission of the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network is simply put: “to make refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers welcome to Central Vermont…” How does that translate into action? Read on. Here is a window into the lives of our new neighbors, as written by members of their team. …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Independence Day

July 3, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

July 4, 2022 Dear CVRAN Community, Today our nation celebrates its national independence, self-determination, and the chance to make choices with fireworks, parades, and speeches. What better day to think of those immigrating to our shores who also want freedom and self-determination, but most of all want a life free of fear. No-one chooses to …

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