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Remembering Michelle Gardner-Quinn:

Class Picture at 1st anniversary of her death  (click here to download)

Friday, Oct. 12, 2007

• Walk up Main Street and Candlelight Community Gathering. 6 p.m. Participants will meet at City Hall Park, rain or shine, and walk up Main Street to the Main Green where a plaque will be placed at the fountain designating a place of reflection, healing, and hope for the UVM community. Michelle's “This I believe” essay will also be read. At 7 p.m., all are welcome to gather in John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill for quiet reflection and the opportunity to share thoughts and feelings.

• 1st Annual Michelle Gardner Quinn Memorial Hike. Hikers will meet in the Olin Atrium in the Davis Center at 8:30 a.m. A fundraiser for the Michelle Gardner-Quinn Memorial Fund for Environmental Studies, hikes will take place in and around Mt. Mansfield and the Stowe Valley, visiting the areas of the Long Trail that Michelle's Wilderness TREK group traveled in August 2006. TREK was a highlight of Michelle's community experience as a transfer student to UVM.

  Interested teams of students, staff and faculty can register by calling the UVM Outing Club, 656-3439, no later than Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. Day-of registration will not be available. The fee for participating is $10 per person or $25 for a three person team. All proceeds will be donated to the scholarship fund. Bagels, juice and coffee will be provided as will lunch and snacks during the hike. Participants will return to campus by 4 p.m. for a re-entry gathering, light refreshments and a memorial acknowledgment.

  All participants should plan on bringing the following items: day size backpack, comfortable synthetic shirt and pants, warm layers for morning and summit travel, windproof/waterproof jacket and shell, hiking boots or low cuts, light hat, gloves and visor/baseball hat, sunglasses (as needed), a 1 quart water bottle and hiking poles (if interested).

Announced  Nov. 17 on WCAX (click here for link to story)

Become involved with a newgroup started by Michelle's peers:

Michelle's Earth Foundation
Preston King Station P.O. Box 5140
Arlington, VA 22205

New Group website:   http://www.michellesearthfound.org/
Click here for recent email messages from the group's founders

Published: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in the Burlington Free Press:

UVM is accepting condolences on behalf of Michelle Gardner-Quinn 's family. Condolences can be sent to:

Dean of Students Office
Nicholson House
41 South Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05405

Donate to the Environmental Scholarship in Memory of Michelle Gardner-Quinn:
Michelle Gardner-Quinn Foundation
Church of the Covenant
2666 Military Road
Arlington, VA 22207