Lunenburg-Gilman Community Trust Members Participate in Panel at NEK Together 2024.

LGCT members Gary Briggs and Tina Breault discussing with attendees at the NEK Together event.

NEK Together 2024 (hosted by the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative) was held on November 14 at Burke Mountain Resort. This annual event gives us time and space to celebrate the Kingdom and work together to address its challenges.

Gary Briggs and Tina Breault from LGCT sat on the panel for the session: “The Village Trust Initiative in the NEK”.The panel was moderated by Nicole Gratton, Preservation Trust of Vermont; and Kaziah Haviland, Vermont Council on Rural Development. Two other VTI communities were on the panel: Annie McLean, Greensboro Bend; and Nancy Hill and Jane John, The Bend Revitalization Initiative (BRI). Panel participants were asked to share their thoughts on the VTI program and answer questions from participants.

The Village Trust Initiative is a federally-funded partnership of the Preservation Trust of Vermont, Vermont Council on Rural Development, and the Vermont Community Foundation that will support twenty Vermont communities to form a Community Trust and undertake a transformational revitalization project in historic villages.