Champlain Housing Trust recognizes leaders, elects board

Read the full article at vermontbiz.com. Here is an excerpt: 

At the Champlain Housing Trust’s recent Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, members elected two new Board members and re-elected four to the Board, and recognized outstanding contributions to our mission from three individuals and two organizations.

Over 300 people attended the event in Burlington to participate in the governance of the organization and celebrate the completion of Champlain Housing Trust’s 39th year. 

The Brenda Torpy Founders Award for Exemplary Contributions to Perpetually Affordable Housing went to Vermont Representative Tom Stevens of Waterbury, who is the chair of the House Committee on General & Housing.

“It seems so natural to me to fight for affordable housing,” he said accepting the award. “And it’s not just fighting for affordable housing, but it’s fighting for human beings to have the right to live in a place that’s safe and stable.”

The awards presentation can be viewed on CHT’s YouTube channel. CHT also recognized:

-Maida Townsend, of South Burlington, with the Hilton Wick “Give Until if Feels Good” Fundraising Award for her work over many years on the Cornerstone Luncheon;
-Gordon Gokey, of Burlington, with the Joan Beauchemin Civic Engagement given to a CHT resident for community service;
- Shelburne Craft School with the Carole Pack Volunteer Award for their engagement with and support of Harbor Place guests; and
- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity was presented with a special community partner award for always being there to work with us on programs and to take on the hard challenges necessary today.