Monday, May 12, 2008

Downturn hits Vt. nonprofits: Times Argus Online

Downturn hits Vt. nonprofits: Times Argus Online: "I don't think there's a nonprofit that's not affected,' said Mary Helen Hawthorne, that United Way's executive director. 'Nationwide, at every level, the downturn in the economy combined with rising fuel costs is affecting everyone. It's unbelievable. Who would have ever thought you would be paying $4 a gallon for gasoline? And the people who feel the pinch first are the poor.'

Rising gas prices have sent many people to charities and nonprofits for assistance."

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