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VINS Nature Center
10 AM to 5 PM Daily
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8 AM to 4:30 PM Daily
VINS Dedications Program
Remember. Memorialize. Pay Tribute.
Your tribute gift will provide important financial support to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science so that we can continue our mission of motivating individuals and communities to care for the environment.
For more information regarding the VINS Dedications Program, please call 802.359.5000 x229 or email development@vinsweb.org.
VINS can help you remember, dedicate, celebrate, and commemorate with a personalized dedication placed on a Memorial Bench located at the VINS Nature Center. A plaque inscribed with the dedication will be placed on the lower center of the bench back.
- $5,000 for 10 years
- Dedication Plaque
- Includes your name and a dedication message
- Choose a location on the VINS campus:
- HawkFly
- Ambassador Enclosures Walkway
- Near the August Pavilion or Outdoor Classroom
- Nature Trails
- Meadow
The Memorial Bench was designed by furniture maker Charles Shackleton and have been custom-made for us by ShackletonThomas in Bridgewater, Vermont.
Your contribution supports our many environmental education programs directed towards the adults and children that visit the VINS Nature Center each day.
For more information, including a list of available benches located throughout the VINS Nature Center, please call 802.359.5000 x229 or email development@vinsweb.org.
Ambassador Enclosures are available for a dedication of your choice. A panel with your name and dedication will be placed along with the exhibit education sign.
- Dedication Plaque for 10 years
- Includes your name and a dedication message
- $25,000 for large enclosures:
- Bald Eagle Ambassadors
- Snowy Owl Ambassadors
- $10,000 for small enclosures
The proceeds from your dedication donation will go directly towards the care of our Ambassadors and the upkeep of their enclosures.
For more information, including a list of available Ambassador Enclosures, please call 802.359.5000 x229 or email development@vinsweb.org.
We Rely on You
VINS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, wholly supported by memberships, admission and program fees, gifts, and grants. Donors will be listed in VINS Annual Report. VINS will not sell, trade, or share any donor's personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. VINS Tax ID: 03-0231665.