July 2023

		Hope you are all enjoying the start of summer and are able to get out and enjoy all the great things Vermont has to offer. Summer is always a busy time here at WCVT and our employees and contractors are busy taking advantage of our limited construction season. We are actively working on construction projects throughout our service area and continue to make progress converting customers to our fiber-to-the-home service. Over the next few years, we are investing approximately $45 million dollars in extending fiber-to-the-home to the communities we serve. Building fiber to everyone will take time, but each and every day, we are making progress. Please know that every single dollar we invest in fiber is benefiting Vermont and the local communities we serve. These are big capital construction projects with many moving parts. Building fiber-optic networks are expensive, and every bit of grant money can help accelerate these projects and help bend the economics of building fiber in rural, high-cost areas. We appreciate your continued support and thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to evolve our network. To stay up-to-date on fiber projects and availability please visit getfiber.wcvt.com and register your address. The "Service Area" link has our build areas broken out by status, which may be helpful to you. To date, we've converted more than 8,200 customers to fiber-optics and that number continues to grow. Just a reminder that in addition to our technicians, you may see our contractors working in your area. We use the following contractors for field collection, engineering, line construction and buried service work: Eustis Cable Enterprises, JA McDonald, JSI, and Menard and Sons. Sincerely, Eric Haskin President and CEO Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom We've Upgraded our Billing System As you probably already know, we recently upgraded our billing system. You will notice a new look and feel for your monthly billing statement as well as a new online payment system. With our new system, we now have the ability to offer our customers more control over their account, better communication and efficiencies in our billing processes. We are most excited by SmartHub, our new online account management tool. With SmartHub, you can manage your account, view and pay your bill, report service issues, receive customized alerts and more. Important Information: For a detailed explanation of your bill, visit our Understanding Your Bill page. If you paid your account with a credit/debit card or if you were enrolled in Auto Pay, you must create a new account in SmartHub and re-enroll in Auto Pay. Due to security parameters we are not able to transfer credit or debit card information from the old system to the new system. Please visit our SmartHub support page at www.wcvt.com/smarthub for detailed instructions and videos. To Login or Create your SmartHub Account, please visit www.wcvt.com/my-account. You can also make a one-time payment on your account (no registration is required). Thank you for your continued support and patience during our billing system conversion. Please contact us if you have any questions. We are here to help! Win a $50 Gift Certificate to The Bobcat Cafe & Brewery in Bristol We've got another great prize from a local business to raffle off. This month, we're raffling off a $50.00 gift certificate to The Bobcat Cafe & Brewery in Bristol. The Bobcat offers contemporary food and hand-crafted beers. To be entered into the raffle, simply click the link below and leave your name and contact information. The drawing will take place on July 12th. Click here to enter for your chance to win! Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Announces Scholarship Recipients Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Eunice B. Farr Incentive Award scholarships. “It is a pleasure to award these scholarships on an annual basis. We wish these motivated students the best of luck in their future endeavors,” said Eric Haskin, President and CEO of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. This year's recipients were as follows: Champlain Valley Union High School – Cassidy Fleming Harwood Union High School – Iyah Lavit Mount Abraham Union High School – Kenneth Moran Mount Mansfield Union High School – Emma Locher Middlebury Union High School – Hannah Cormier Vergennes High School – Jackson Coffey Each year, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom grants six scholarships, one to each of the public high schools that students from our service area attend. These scholarships are donated in memory of the late Eunice B. Farr, former owner and operator of the Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company and grandmother of Eric Haskin. The criteria of the scholarship is as follows, “The award should be presented to a graduating senior that plans subsequent education, be it college or trade school. The faculty should select an individual that has shown a steady improvement in his or her academics, but is not necessarily at the top of the class. The award is designed to benefit a hard-working graduate that his or her instructors have found to demonstrate a sincere effort to improve grades/results and plans continuing education.” Congratulations to the class of 2023!

		WCVT Employees Help OCCC Prepare for Summer Camp In June, a crew of WCVT employees volunteered at Our Community Cares Camp (OCCC) in Richmond to help it get ready for the summer season. OCCC is a free day camp that provides food and fun for children from Bolton, Richmond, Huntington, Jericho, and Underhill. WCVT is a proud supporter and happy to lend a hand! For more information on OCCC, visit www.ourcommunitycarescamp.org.

		Willy Wonka at the Valley Players | June 29 – July 16 | Waitsfield Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka is a musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth. Show dates are June 29 – July 16 (Thursdays – Sundays). Sensory Friendly Show on Sunday, July 9th. All shows take place at the Valley Players theater at 4254 Main Street in Waitsfield. For more information on show times and to buy tickets, visit www.valleyplayers.com. Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is a proud sponsor of the Valley Players! Movies In The Park After Dark | On The Green in Bristol Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is proud to be a sponsor of Movies in the Park After Dark. This summer, the Bristol Recreation Department is once again showing classic films on a theatre sized screen on the Town Green. Movies are free and open to the public. Movies start at dusk. Be sure to bring a blanket and your bug spray. July 8 – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi August 24 – DC League of Super-Pets For more information, visit bristolvt.myrec.com. Hinesburg Concerts In The Park – Summer 2023 | Wednesdays | Hinesburg Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is proud to once again sponsor the Hinesburg Concerts In The Park. Each summer, the Hinesburg Recreation Department presents the Summer Concerts in the Park music series. Concerts are held Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. throughout July and early August at the gazebo behind the Hinesburg Community School in Wainer Park. July 12 - Rodney Putnam July 19 – HCS Greenhawks at 5 p.m. / John Daly Band at 6:30 p.m. July 26 – Rough Suspects August 2 - Shellhouse August 9 – Hinesburg Community Band August 16 – In the Pocket For more information, visit hinesburgvt.myrec.com.

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