Ben Wolfe, Chair
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Our Committee’s mission is to steward the use of the Fuel Assistance Loan Fund for no-interest loans to Tunbridge residents, allowing them to get the fuel they need and to pay this large expense over a longer period of time. The goal is to keep our community strong and connected, and to make sure that everyone has the ability to stay warm. This means changing and to do things better.
This is a service offered to help residents of Tunbridge just like you. The Committee can point you to resources, and will consider loan applications when a resident has exhausted other available resources (including state fuel assistance). Donations can be given directly to the Town Treasurer, or mailed to Town Treasurer; PO Box 6; Tunbridge, VT 05077. Include “Fuel Assistance Donation” in the subject line. We want to do this better, and look forward to looking at ways that we can reach more people who are struggling financially in the cold months. With the support of the Town Energy Committee, we are looking to make connections with COVER for support in weatherizing homes. Interest has been growing for a community woodbank, keeping heating affordable and dollars local at the same time we are relying more on our productive forests, and less on fossil fuels far away. Look for meetings coming up in the coming weeks and months. Do you have wood you could contribute? Do you have labor and experience to help cut and move it? Do you need some extra wood? Let us know.
If you are interested in applications, you can check out the Fuel Assistance Group on the Town Website, or you can feel free to contact any member of the Fuel Assistance Committee. Currently, the members include Betsy Sponable, Helen O’Donnell, Anne Mallary, David Wolfe, Joanne Goodnow, Ben Wolfe, Shari Murawski, and our Town Treasurer, Rebecca Hoyt. Feel free to reach out to any of us with questions, or your interest to apply or help us out. There are lots for things we can do as a community to help one another through cold weather and touch economic times. Consider joining us at the meeting!
Recent Meetings
Nov. 16, 2017
Agenda | Minutes
Follow this link to see agendas and minutes from prior Fuel Loan Assistance Committee meetings.