Selectboard ratifies Rockefeller Fund application to support Pomfret 250th Anniversary projects

Oct 15, 2025

The Selectboard unanimously ratified an application submitted by Cynthia Hewitt and Benjamin Brickner to the Laurence and Mary Rockefeller Fund (via the Vermont Community Foundation) for up to $5,000 to fund a revised Veterans Memorial design and video history interviews for Pomfret’s 250th Anniversary.

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The Selectboard ratified a grant application to the Laurence and Mary Rockefeller Fund for up to $5,000 to support the town’s 250th Anniversary Committee. "Cynthia and Ben submitted an application for up to $5,000 in community grant funds from the Laurence and Mary Rockefeller Foundation to support planning and projects for the town’s 250th Anniversary Committee, specifically a revised Veterans Memorial design and video history interviews," the minutes state. Because the application deadline was Oct. 14, the application was filed before formal Selectboard approval; the board voted to ratify the submission unanimously.

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