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If you have someone on your Christmas list who has everything they need but you want to remember them anyway, consider a donation to Dis- mas. We will put their name on a candle together with all the candles. When we gather together as the Dismas Family for the Holiday we will light the can- dles and read off the names of all those you want to honor or remember this holiday season. Please fill out the form below and send it to us with a suggested dona- tion of $10 per candle. We will send a card to each person letting them know of your gift in their honor or in memory of a loved one. Our address is: Rutland Dismas House, P.O. Box 1816, Rutland, VT 05701. Thank you and we wish all of you a very Happy Holiday!! To Order an Alternative Holiday Candle Simply fill in the names and addresses on this form, return it to us with your donation, and we’ll do the rest. Donor’s Name: __________________________ Am’t: _______________ Street: ____________________________________________________ City: _______________________ State: __________ Zip: ___________ Gift Card(s) to be sent to: Name(s): _______________________________________________________________ Street: _________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________ State: __________ Zip: ____________ ___ In Memory of _________________________________________________________ ___ In Honor of ___________________________________________________________ Phone: 802-775-5539 Fax: 802-775-6027 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] We’r e on t he web: www.dismasof ver mont .o r g Alternative Holiday Giving Rutland Dismas House 103 Park Avenue Rutland, VT 05701 Rutland Dismas House News Rutland Dismas House December 2014 Staying Healthy. Having Fun. Building Community. Strengthening Friendships. Sharing Laughter. These phrases sum up what can be said about the gift Dismas has received from the Bowse Health Trust in the three year grant they have given to the Rut- land Dismas House. We all know Rutland and all of Vermont have been in the limelight recently concerning the drug addiction problem hitting our communities. The crime rate has gone up. The overdoses have increased. More and more fami- lies are being affected and are feeling the pain of their loved ones being caught in the trap of addictions. Dismas and The Bowse Health Trust have partnered in our effort to fight the battle with those who struggle. We now have the funds to use twofold in fighting this battle. First, there are funds to provide housing and a stipend for a Resident Outreach Coordinator. This is someone who has not been in the prison system and hence is not afraid of “ratting out” someone who has broken a rule of Dismas and helps us keep the house clean and sober for those who truly want to change their lives around. But living in a clean and sober house is not enough. Addictions call to you around every corner, after every job rejection, following every family argu- ment, and just during the late night hours of boredom when one is used to “partying” with friends. So, we needed more than someone to call them on their behavior. We needed to offer them incentives and alternatives to leading healthy lifestyles – a main objective of the Bowse Health Trust. This is where our community partners come in – and we can’t thank them enough. The Gymnasium and the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center give us discounted memberships. Bruce Faulkner from The Bike Shop has worked on all of our bikes, fixing tires, using gallons of WD-40 oil cleaning them up, fixing gears and brakes and even finding good bargain bikes for us to purchase along with high quality bike locks. We thank Don Tadio for also collecting bikes for us. Fishing becomes another outlet and Bob Williams from Williams Hardware Store in Poultney helped us purchase 10 fishing poles with basic gear. Each resident who wants a fishing license can get one; this especially comes in handy for the camping trips. Rutland Bowlerama gives us a great discount so an outing on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon becomes something to look forward to. Hopefully this winter we will take advantage of the generosity of Bill Mercier at Mountain Meadows Lodge for an afternoon of snowshoeing. Last but not least, after a few “bad hair days” behind bars, Pam Rondeau from Pam’s Classic Cuts has offered us discounted coupons for a real haircut when they first arrive to the house. We are always looking for more great, healthy opportunities to take advantage of. If you know of any place or any activity please let us know!! Our Community Partners Thank you, Bowse Health Trust!! BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marlene Burke, President Aaron Ashton, Vice Pres. Susan Stager, Secretary Lynda Greenough, Treasurer Luther Brown Marsha Fonteyn Will Hunter Dennis Jensen Frank McCaffrey Shawn McMore Suzanne Pisanelli Kathy Ross Tom Sonneborn John Stager Mary Woods STAFF CO-DIRECTORS Terese Black Valerie Page ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Geraldine Burke EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jan-Roberta Tarjan FOUNDER Rita Whalen McCaffrey
