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Everyone needs support. And that’s why HowardCenter exists, to provide essential services to people who face challenges. HowardCenter provides developmental, mental health, substance abuse, and child, youth, and family services to 15,000 people a year. We connect with communities around the state as allies and advocates.
HowardCenter is dedicated to empowering people to get their needs met and to live full, rich lives. We believe everyone deserves support because sometimes we can’t make it on our own.
Why Watch When You Can Curl?
HowardCenter Curling Challenge
Saturday, March 20
Cairn's Arena
South Burlington
Beginning at 8:00 A.M.
Register now at
www.FirstGiving.com/HowardCenter.
(Please read these tips before you register.)
Grab your brooms, form your 4-member team, and mark your calendars now for HowardCenter’s First Annual Curling Challenge, with assistance from the Green Mountain Curling Club (GMCC).
The day-long Curling Challenge will consist of 32 teams, with 4-members each. Teams will have two hours of scheduled ice time, including one hour of instruction from members of the Green Mountain Curling Club, prior to game time. The Club will provide all equipment needed: brooms, stones, and sliders to wear over your own sneakers.
Team registration fee: $500. If you would like some ideas about how to raise money for the registration fee, click here. We also have a sample letter that you may wish to personalize and send to families and friends who will contribute to your team registration fee.
Fantastic gifts will be awarded for the top fundraisers, top game scorers, as well as for having the most creative team names, among other fun criteria.
The four teams with the highest scores will get bragging rights and will compete in a play-down for a gold medal in the early evening. The play-down, scheduled for 6:00 P.M, will be open to the public for
$1 admission.
If you would like to become a sponsor, contact, Gail Rosenberg at 488-6912 or at gailr@howardcenter.org.
To volunteer for this cool event, contact Martie Majoros at 488-6911 or at mmajoros@howardcenter.org.
Watch Stephen Colbert as he tries out for the United States Olympic Curling Team!
Curling Challenge Committee Members:Rolf Kielman, Chair, Truex, Cullins; Nate Cloutier, Vermont Lake Monsters; Rich Dauphin, Green Mountain Curling Club; Meghan Fitzpatrick, Lake Champlain Chocolates; Bob McKearin, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew; and Ross Montgomery, Redstone, supported by HowardCenter staff members Martie Majoros, Anne McShiras, and Gail Rosenberg.
Proceeds from this event will benefit children, adults, and families served by HowardCenter.
Annual Appeal Receives Challenge Grant
Thanks to the generosity of our friends in the community, we have exceeded the $15,000 that we needed to match the Annual Appeal Challenge Grant, making your donations go even further.
We welcome donations through out the year in support of our essential program. If you would like to make an online contribution, visit www.justgive.org.
Holiday Giving 
iTech employees, (front row, left to right): Amanda Blaney, Srinivas Khandavalli, Kendra Gleason. (Back row, left to right): Hilal Hashim, Kishore Khandavalli, Kate Keough.This year, iTech employees purchased $2,000 worth of toys, games, and stuffed animals specifically for HowardCenter's Holiday Toy Store. The Toy Store is a component of our agency's annual Holiday Giving Project and serves children
with behavioral and emotional needs and their families who receive support from our agency.
Thank you to all who supported our 2009 Holiday Giving Project. Because of your generosity, we were able to help 347 children and adults this year. An additional 300 children were able to receive gifts through the Toy Store.
News & Events
HowardCenter Developmental Services Receives Ally Award.
In an effort to save trees and to reduce printing and postage costs, HowardCenter's 2008 Annual Report is only available online. To read the report, click here.
HowardCenter Methadone Clinic recently received a three-year accreditation rating--the highest accreditation to be awarded by CARF International. Read more . . .
Click here to access information for HowardCenter staff and board.
Website last updated 1/27/10.
