Campaign Awards
- Governor’s Challenge: Office that has the highest increase over last year’s contributions; and highest increase in number of contributors.
- Leading the Way: Office that has the highest percentage of employees pledge during the first week of the campaign.
- Spirit Award: Presented to a Campaign Ambassador who finds creative ways to promote, engage, and encourage employee giving. Entries are submitted and voted on by committee, so share your success and ideas with aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- Caring & Sharing: Most participation in sharing of personal testimonials – ask your employees “Why do you give?” and submit them to aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
*Office refers to an executive branch agency or department; board; commission; or legislative body.
Please note that if more than one agency or department has the same percentage, one winner will be chosen at random draw. Submissions for the Spirit and Caring & Sharing awards may be used to promote Campaigns. If your preference is to not have your entry shared, please state such in your submission email.
2021 Campaign Award Winners:
- Governor’s Challenge: Office that has the highest increase over last year’s contributions; and highest increase in number of contributors.
- Contributors: Office of the Secretary of State, Candi LaFreniere
- Contributions: Department of Corrections, Mary Poulos
- Leading the Way: Office that has the highest percentage of employees who pledged during the first week of the campaign.
- Hannah Lane, Vermont Commission on Women
- Spirit Award: Presented to a Campaign Ambassador who finds creative ways to promote, engage, and encourage employee giving. Entries are submitted and voted on by committee, so share your success and ideas with aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- Sarah Hadden, Agency of Natural Resources
- Anna Reinold, Department of Finance and Management
- Hope Smith, Department of Aging and Independent Living
- Jennifer Johnson, Department of Libraries
- Candace LaFreniere, Office of the Secretary of State
- Caring & Sharing: Most participation in sharing of personal testimonials – ask your employees “Why do you give?” and submit them to aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- Mary Poulos, Department of Corrections
Green Mountain United Way presented VtSHARES with the 2020 Employee Campaign Award
2020 Campaign Award Winners:
- Governor’s Challenge: Office that has the highest increase over last year’s contributions; and highest increase in number of contributors.
- Contributors: John McKelvie, Human Rights Commission
- Contributions: Roger Van Tassel, Department of Labor
- Leading the Way: Office that has the highest percentage of employees pledge during the first week of the campaign.
- Tim Noonan, Labor Relations Board
- Jennifer Johnson, Department of Libraries
- Spirit Award: Presented to a Campaign Ambassador who finds creative ways to promote, engage, and encourage employee giving. Entries are submitted and voted on by committee, so share your success and ideas with aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- Jennifer Johnson, Department of Libraries
- Hope Smith, Department of Aging and Independent Living
- Jessica Ploesser, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Laurie Hurlburt, Agency of Human Services
- Caring & Sharing: Most participation in sharing of personal testimonials – ask your employees “Why do you give?” and submit them to aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- Gretchen King, Agency of Transportation
*Office refers to an executive branch agency or department; board; commission; or legislative body.
2019 Campaign Award Winners:
- Governor’s Challenge: Office that has the highest increase over last year’s contributions; and highest increase in number of contributors.
- 2019 Winner for contributions: Department of Public Service; Stacey Drinkwine – Campaign Ambassador
- 2019 Winner for contributors: State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs; Ashley Perry – Campaign Ambassador
- Leading the Way: Office that has the highest percentage of employees pledge during the first week of the campaign.
- 2019 Winner: Department of Libraries; Jennifer Johnson – Campaign Ambassador
- Spirit Award: Presented to a Campaign Ambassador who finds creative ways to promote, engage, and encourage employee giving. Entries are submitted and voted on by committee, so share your success and ideas with aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- 2019 Winners: Department of Corrections; Emily Rotax – Campaign Ambassador and Department of Libraries; Jennifer Johnson – Campaign Ambassador
- Caring & Sharing: Most participation in sharing of personal testimonials – ask your employees “Why do you give?” and submit them to aoa.vtshares@vermont.gov.
- 2019 Winners: Department of Human Resources: Catherine Russell – Campaign Ambassador and Kathryn Guare, Employee – honorable mention; and Department of Public Service: Stacey Drinkwine – Campaign Ambassador Susan Paruch, Employee – honorable mention
*Office refers to an executive branch agency or department; board; commission; or legislative body.
2016-2018 Campaign Awards
- Governor’s Challenge Bowl: Any agency or department that exceeds last year’s contribution, and has an increase in the number of contributors* will be eligible and entered into a drawing. Winner will hold the Governor’s Challenge Bowl for a year.
- “Honorable Mention” certificates will be issued to any agency or department that exceeds last year’s contribution or has an increase in the number of contributors*.
*An “increase in the number of contributors” also includes any entity that has 100% employee participation.
Campaign Year 2018 Award Winners:
Exceeded Last Year's Contributors
- Agency of Transportation
- Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Department of Vemont Health Access
- Secretary of State's Office
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions
- Agency of Education
- Agency of Human Services - Central Office
- Department of Human Resouces
- Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Labor Relations Board
- Public Utility Commission
- Vermont Commission on Women
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions and Had An Increase In Contributors
- Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Agency of Digital Services
- Department for Children & Families
- Department of Libraries
- Enchanced 911 Board
Governor's Challenge Bowl Winner For 2018
- Agency of Digital Services
Campaign Year 2017 Award Winners:
Exceeded Last Year's Contributors
Department of Forest, Parks & Recreation
Department of Motor Vehicles
Office of the Vermont Attorney General
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions
- Department of Buildings and General Services
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Health
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Vermont Health Access
- Joint Fiscal Office
- Labor Relations Board
- Office of Legislative Council & Clerk of the House and Senate
- Public Service Board
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions and Had An Increase In Contributors
- Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Agency of Human Services
- Agency of Natural Resources
- Office of the Vermont State Auditor
- Department for Children & Families
- Agency of Education
- Department of Finance & Management
- Department of Financial Regulation
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Libraries
- Department of Liquor Control
- Department of Taxes
- Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Office of the Governor
- Vermont Commission on Women
- Green Mountain Care Board
- Department of Public Service
- Office of the Vermont Secretary of State
- Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Agency of Agriculture
- Vermont Veteran's Home
Governor's Challenge Bowl Winner For 2017
- The Military Department
Campaign Year 2016 Award Winners
Exceeded Last Year's Contributors
- Department of Forest, Parks & Recreation
- Agency of Human Services
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions
- Agency of Digital Services
- Agency of Education
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Public Service
- Vermont Judiciary
- State of Vermont Military Department
- Secretary of State
Exceeded Last Year's Contributions and Had An Increase In Contributors
- Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
- Buildings and General Services
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Financial Regulation
- Department of Labor
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Vermont Health Access
- Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office
- Vermont Lottery
- Office of Legislative Council & Clerk of the House
- Office of the Attorney General
Bowl Winner For 2016
- Department of Vermont Health Access