Vision, Mission and Goals
Sustainable Woodstock, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2009, builds on Woodstock’s legacy as the birthplace of the modern conservation movement in its vision of a vibrant, inclusive, thriving community where we live sustainably, now and in the future.
Our mission is to inspire, educate and empower everyone to live environmentally, economically and socially responsible lives.
We focus our programs and initiatives on these three important and interrelated goals:
- Environment: A community that conserves and produces more energy, while protecting the environment. [More here ... ]
- Economy: More businesses are greener, profitable and provide good jobs [More here ... ]
- Community: More people want to and can live here to build a friendly, diverse, multigenerational community. [More here ... ]
We serve the town and village of Woodstock, Vermont, and the surrounding communities of South Woodstock, Pomfret, Barnard, Taftsville, Bridgewater, and Killington (in other words, those that send students to Woodstock Union High School).
We have action groups, not committees! Currently, these groups are focused on energy, alternative transportation, economic development, the East End riverside park, community gardens, and community education — plus many other initiatives.
Although we initiate many of our own programs and activities, we also collaborate with and support several other community organizations to achieve mutual goals.
You can learn more about our current initiatives.
History
Sustainable Woodstock began informally in 2007 when a group of people affiliated with Woodstock’s Unitarian Church met to explore what they could do about climate change. After incorporating more sustainable practices into their own lives and helping the church to become certified as a green organization, members of this group reached out to involve members of the larger community. When a capacity crowd packed the Woodstock Town Hall for an Earth Day celebration in April 2008, the signs were clear: the Woodstock community was ready to step up. Read more ….
Leadership
Board of Trustees
Sustainable Woodstock is led by a board of trustees consisting of members of the greater Woodstock community. Trustees are elected to serve a three-year term and may be re-elected for an additional term of service. Here’s our current board: Barbara Barry; Christopher Bartlett; Victoria Brooks, secretary; Alison Clarkson; Kathleen Coons; Jill Davies; Ken Howe, treasurer; Kirk Kardashian; Denise Lyons, co-chair; Anne Macksoud, co-chair; Nick Mahood; Joby Thompson.
Director
Sally Miller of Woodstock has served as Sustainable Woodstock’s director since November 2009. Sally can be reached by email or phone: 802-457-2911.
Funders and Supporters
Nearly 100 local residents have supported Sustainable Woodstock through donations ranging from $10 to $5,000. We’re extremely grateful for their support. We also appreciate generous support from the following foundations, businesses, and organizations:
FoundationsByrne Foundation Canaday Family Charitable Trust Cavnar Family Foundation Essex County Community Foundation Laurance and Mary Rockefeller/Woodstock Foundation Ottauquechee Health Foundation New England Grassroots Fund Vermont Community Fund Vermont Land Trust |
Businesses and OrganizationsBillings Farm and Museum Change the World Kids Chippers, Inc. Cider Hill Gardens Cloudland Farm Crocker Design David Anderson Hill Inc. Dead River Company Ellaway Property Services Fan House Bed and Breakfast Friends of Burlington Gardens Gravity Design Studio Lake Sunapee Bank Osteria Pane e Salute Pentangle Arts Council ShackletonThomas Shepherd’s Hill Farm Taftsville Country Store True for Now Farm Unicorn Vermont Standard Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Wild Apple Graphics Woodstock Compost Woodstock Garden Club Woodstock History Center Woodstock Home and Hardware Woodstock Inn Woodstock Rotary Yankee Bookshop |
