Colorful graphic of Vermont with the text "This year's summer institute applications blew us away!" and "thank you to everone who applied to join us in Summer 2023!" and "We received a record-breaking 741 applications from every county in Vermont!" There is a cat in the corner saying "wow!"

🤩 We broke records with 741 submitted applications for our Summer 2023 Institutes 🤩

We're so inspired by all of our applicants from all over the state.

Thank you to everyone who applied and supported us 🙏

Questions about an application or enrollment? Email us at hello@giv.org

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🥳 It's time to celebrate 🥳

All GIV alumni, families, friends and supporters are invited.

Save the Date:

July 29th, 2023 at 4:00 PM

at Castleton University

Tickets go on sale in our next newsletter!

We're celebrating the past, present, and future of GIV this summer.

There will be contra dancing, food, drinks, live music and activities for all! Wondering who our headliners are? Stay tuned.... 🤫

Calling our Community...

Ring ring! It takes a village to run GIV Institutes and it certainly takes one to throw a party.

How to help:

1️⃣ Volunteer for the celebrat i on

2️⃣ Dona te to the auction

Click the links above to lend a hand!

Alumni Spotlight:

Jesse Rufenacht (Asian Cultures, 2002)

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We're excited to showcase GIV alumni and friends near and far.

Check out our latest episode featuring GIV all-star and Mount Mansfield teacher Jesse Rufenacht 👀 Before starting his career as an educator, Jesse found his passion for traveling, language, and experiencing new cultures at our Asian Cultures Institute.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see upcoming stories!

Thank you to the McClure Foundation for their support of this video series featuring Vermont's most promising jobs!

Did you know that GIV is a non-profit organization?

More than half of our funding comes from community donations.

Make your tax-deductible gift today.

Your gift has the power to change a life!

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Thanks to support from generous people like you, GIV students can pay as little as $10 to attend an Institute.

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