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VT AMBUCS Honors Mary Ellen Seaver-Reid, MEd, ATP, VT AMBUCS President
VT AMBUCS honors Mary Ellen Seaver-Reid who is retiring this June 2023 from the University of Vermont I-Team, where she served as an Educational Consultant for the Central Vermont Region. Mary Ellen has worked collaboratively with school teams to plan and provide the best education possible for students with complex communication and learning needs through a consultative and training model.
Mary Ellen also served as an Adjunct Lecturer in the College of Education and Social Services at UVM and Special Education Faculty with the Vermont Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (VT-LEND) in the College of Medicine at UVM. Mary Ellen is also the VT AMBUCS Board President and has served in many roles in our local chapter including Vice President, Bike Event Volunteer, and Grant Writer. Mary Ellen is always there to help and brings much joy and caring to all those who she is in contact with. Mary Ellen has requested that in lieu of gifts, donations be made to VT AMBUCS. Help us celebrate her career! Please donate here or send a check to: Peggy Sands VT AMBUCS Treasurer 7 Ledgemere Street Burlington, VT 05401 |
Molly Tobin, a first year student at the UVM Occupational Therapy Doctoral program, was the 2022 winner of a National AMBUCS Scholarship sponsored by our Vermont AMBUCS Chapter.
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Therapy Student Scholarships- Make a Donation by May 28, 2023!
Along with providing adapted trikes, AMBUCS has also provided scholarships for future therapists!
Since 1955, the National AMBUCS Scholarships for Therapists program has provided over 16,798 scholarships totaling $9,820,765. An applicant can be either a masters or doctoral student for OT, PT, SLP or Audiology. The Vermont Chapter has sponsored one therapy student annually in the past. This year we have several therapy students already applying. Our Vermont AMBUCS Chapter has an opportunity to sponsor 3 therapy students by making a $600 donation to national AMBUCS for this purpose. Please help us raise these funds by May 28, 2023. Your Donation of $25 or $35 or more can help us achieve our $600 goal! More information about the history of National AMBUCS Therapy Student Scholarships program (PDF). Help VT AMBUCS Support 3 Therapy Students in 2023
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Donations are Tax-Deductible!
We are 100% Volunteer.
All donations go to purchasing bikes.
We are a 501c3 Compliant Non-Profit.
Certified through Giving for Good.
All donations go to purchasing bikes.
We are a 501c3 Compliant Non-Profit.
Certified through Giving for Good.
Ways to Donate
Sponsor a Rider
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AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Vermont Friends Chapter of AMBUCS. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a 0.05% of the purchase price!
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Mail a Check
Checks can be sent to VT AMBUCS Treasurer.
Make Your Check Payable to: VT AMBUCS Please email Peggy Owen-Sands for the address. |
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VT AMBUCS is Celebrating our 15th Anniversary!
National AMBUCS is celebrating 100 years, and VT AMBUCS is celebrating 15 years!vWe are so grateful for all your support and help. Over 500 riders have been able to get an AMTRYKE from our volunteer organization. We could not have done this without all of your help! It takes a village and what a wonderful community we have in VT.
We'd love to celebrate with you all. Please come to our Pizza Party on October 22nd, 2022 from 10am-2pm! All are welcome to attend. We're combining this with our first round of bike pick ups! The event will be held at the Waitsfield Elementary School from 10-2 with pizza lunch served from 11-1! Additionally, we have begun fundraising for all the kids currently on our waiting list! If you have not donated lately please consider it and please ask your employer to match your donations. Donations can be made to our 15th Anniversary Fund. RSVP by emailing us at vtambucs@gmail.com with your favorite Pizza type and the number of people planning to attend. This is the first event as we kickoff our year long celebrations! |
Aiden Colangeli AMBUCS Memorial Fund
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Aiden Colangeli passed away unexpectedly on February 18, 2022, in his home in Bristol, Vt. He was just 16 years old.
Aiden was born in Burlington, Vt., on May 22, 2005. He was an only child. Throughout his life, Aiden had physical and cognitive challenges, which didn’t stop him from being an integral part of his community. He persevered with an unsinkable spirit through many medical challenges. He was nonverbal but communicated in many ways that showed he cared and had a huge heart. He shared his love of life with those who could see him by lighting up the room upon entry with his positive nature and easy smile. Aiden was a sophomore at Champlain Valley Union High School, where he enjoyed acceptance in the learning community and was supported by a skilled and passionate team of professionals. Aiden enjoyed the outdoors and reveled in taking in the beauty of nature. He loved watching clouds drift by on a sunny day, scanning the sky for airplanes, visiting with family and friends, dancing to music, and sharing special gifts. His legacy will be his final gift of organ donation. Aiden is survived by his mother, Corinne Hayes, of Bristol, Vt., and father, Steven Colangeli, of Charlotte, Vt., as well as stepparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and grandparents. In lieu of flowers, donations to Bristol Rescue Squad, Middlebury Regional EMS and Vermont Ambucs bikes would be appreciated. All dollars donated to this fund will go directly towards the purchase of a bicycle for individuals like Aiden who loved to ride. |
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Thank you to Martone's Market!
Martone's Market customers and staff have been supporting adaptive bikers in Vermont for a full decade! We are eternally grateful to have such wonderful community support. Thank you again - it takes a village!
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Learn more about Sunshine Fund, the heart of the Lawson’s Finest Social Impact Program to assist local organizations that support the people and environment of the Mad River Valley and Washington County.
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