[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2955-S2956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING THE STILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Bob and 
Christine Stiller and their Stiller Family Foundation for receiving the 
Most Outstanding Foundation Award of 2013 from the Association of 
Fundraising Professionals.
  The Most Outstanding Foundation award is given annually to honor a 
foundation that demonstrates outstanding commitment through financial 
support, innovation, encouragement, and motivation of others to take 
leadership roles in philanthropy and community involvement.
  Previous recipients of this prestigious award include the John D. and 
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 
Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the John S. and James 
L. Knight Foundation, among many others.
  The Stiller Family Foundation has benefited youth centers, arts 
organizations, urban renewal projects, and education institutions 
throughout Vermont. The foundation recently announced a major grant to 
create the Robert P. Stiller School of Business at the Champlain 
College of Vermont and established a permanent endowment for the study 
of appreciative inquiry at the school.
  My wife Marcelle and I have known Bob and Christine a long time. As 
lifelong philanthropists, they have made a positive impact in 
communities around the globe through their pointed leadership, 
innovative ideas, and generous funding. It is hard to mention all of 
their many achievements. As founder of the highly successful Green 
Mountain Coffee Roasters, Bob continues to promote sustainable business 
practices through environmental and fair trade initiatives all over the 
world. And Christine has been a strong advocate for Champlain College's 
Single Parents Program, which offers single parents the opportunity to 
break generational cycles of poverty by helping them fund a college 
education. Vermont is a better place because of all the work done by 
Bob and Christine Stiller.
  I request unanimous consent that this article from the Burlington 
Free Press be printed at this point in the Record.
  There being no objection, the article was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

            [From the Burlington Free Press, Apr. 12, 2013]

        Stiller Family Foundation receives national recognition

       The Association of Fundraising Professionals recently 
     honored Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Founder Bob Stiller 
     and his wife Christine and their Stiller Family Foundation 
     with the Most Outstanding Foundation Award of 2013.
       The award was made at the Association's international 
     conference in San Diego on April 6.
       The Most Outstanding Foundation award is given annually to 
     honor a foundation that demonstrates outstanding commitment 
     through financial support, innovation, encouragement and 
     motivation of others to take leadership roles in philanthropy 
     and national, international and/or community involvement.
       The award dates back to 1989, and has previously been given 
     to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the 
     David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Susan G. Komen 
     Breast Cancer Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and 
     the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, among others.
       The Stiller Foundation's initiatives are primarily focused 
     on people and communities in Vermont and Florida. The 
     Stillers

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     have a home in Palm Beach. In Vermont, the Foundation 
     supports local organizations and institutions including King 
     Street Youth Center, Burlington City Arts, ReBuild Waterbury 
     and Champlain College.
       Champlain College in Burlington has been one of the largest 
     beneficiaries of the Foundation, which recently granted the 
     college $10 million for the creation of the Robert P. Stiller 
     School of Business and establishment of a permanent endowment 
     to promote programs in Appreciative Inquiry and other 
     positive psychology-based management approaches.

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