Friends & Partners
The Young Writers Project is proud to be partnering with a number of organizations that are helping us out. The primary sponsor of YWP the organization is the Vermont Business Roundtable; click here for more.
Here are the organizations publishing great student work or who are providing additional financial support, in-kind services or pro-bono work. Among them:
The media supporters:
The Burlington Free Press is the birthplace of the Young Writers Project. The paper publishes YWP each Tuesday on page 3 of the Living section. For information to become a sponsor of the paper's distribution of the paper into the schools or if you are a teacher or administrator who wants copies of the paper delivered at no cost to your school, contact Cheryl Thibeault at the Free Press by e-mail or phone: 802-651-4825.
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, a 10,500 daily circulation newspaper serving the cpaital area.
The Rutland Herald, a 22,000 daily circulation newspaper serving central Vermont.
The Brattleboro Reformer, a 10,000+ daily circulation newspaper serving south eastern Vermont.
The Valley News, a 17,000 daily circulation newspaper serving the Upper Connecticut River Valley in the greater Lebanon, N.H., area and White River Junction.
Vermont Public Radio, the most widely listened to radio station in the state.
Vermont Public Television, the state's premier public television station.
Other partners and friends:
The Vermont Business Roundtable and its business and higher education members are providing a generous two-year grant that has allowed the project to become independent and improve and expand its offerings. For the members who are giving support, click here.
Paul Kaza Associates recently put together a wonderful tri-fold for use in conventions and other public appearances. This is a top-notch place with excellent design and marketing.
The Vermont chapter of the National Writing Project, a national non-profit that trains teachers to instruct writing. The Vermont NWP leaders were instrumental in getting this project started and remain strong contributors and consultants.
Telling & Associates, Middlebury, which is providing pro-bono accounting assistance.
Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, Boston, MA, which is providing pro-bono legal work. One of the nation's top firms serving media and insurance clients.
Physician's Computer Company. This company, which provides software and software support to leading pediatricians around the country, has long been a strong supporter of the Young Writers Project, particularly in a grant for The China Project in which the YWP worked with students of the Vermont Youth Orchestra to chronicle their performing tour of China in the summer of 2007.
Vermont Youth Orchestra. The VYO also provided a grant to the YWP for its work on The China Project which included workshops on writing, digital recording and Chinese culture, a live blog, a newspaper story, a video and a radio series.
Advance Music. Based in Burlington, Advance Music provided the YWP a generous discount on sound equipment purchased for The China Project and for use during the year by classrooms for podcasting.
