Author: WLF

With a lull in the schedule we are going to be focused on what’s next. We are working with Twiddle on a couple of things and can’t wait to share them with you. And while we look forward, we invite you to take a look at what was … we have added some recent (and not so recent) products to our store. Thank you for looking.

So we’ve been doing this for a little while now and are very proud of the small role we play in building a bridge between the energy and spirit of the Twiddle community with organizations doing the real heavy lifting. In the case of Tumble Down we focused our fundraising on 3 organizations on the frontline of the opioid crisis – Howard Center, Turning Point Center of Chittenden County and the NICU at UVM Children’s Hospital. We know this is old news … so why are we bring it up now? Well, our dear Frends at Fiddlehead Brewing Company announced before Tumble Down that all profits from the sale of Relax & Dream, their Twiddle inspired American Pale Ale, would be donated to WLF to help us support the 3 charities … and we recently received the check. We invite you to “raise your glasses to the sky” as we toast everyone at Fiddlehead for their incredible generosity. With their contribution of an amazing $7,400+ we are thrilled to announce that our total fundraising from Tumble Down will exceed $15,000 and we will be donating over $5,000 to each of the three charities. Yeah … we Love Fiddlehead Relentlessly.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Stony Creek Brewery to help us kick off Labor Day weekend in style with GoodWorks Entertainment, two amazing nights of Twiddle and of course fundraising for an amazing local organization, Smile Anyway. We are thrilled to report we raised over $3,000 to help fight the opioid crisis in Branford and the Shoreline. Love Relentlessly.

We are thrilled to announce for Twiddle’s two-night run at Stony Creek Brewery on 8/29-30 we will be supporting Smile Anyway. Smile Anyway is combating the opioid crisis on the Shoreline through education and direct service. In addition to supporting Smile Anyway through merchandise sales and the generosity of Twiddle, GoodWorks Entertainment and Stony Creek Brewery, we are grateful to each of you who come out to the shows as $1 of every ticket ticket will be donated to help fight addiction in Brandford and the surrounding area. Please go to goodworkslive.com to purchase tickets and come visit us when you get there! Love Relentlessly.

In 7 days it will be Tumble Down 2019. We look forward to seeing you there and hope you will help us fight opioid addiction by supporting our fundraising efforts. With Twiddle and our incredible sponsors and Frends, we are thrilled to be supporting 3 amazing local organizations who are all on the front lines of the crisis: Turning Point Center of Chittenden County , Howard Center and the NICU at UVM Children’s Hospital are all working tirelessly to help those in need overcome their addictions and provide the necessary resources to support them throughout recovery.

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We are excited to get our Tumble Down 2019 fundraising started with a limited online drop of our Jumbo Purple Ribbon Frankie sets (Glitter and Regular for $45) and singles (Regular only for $20). Glitter is LE 75 and Regular is LE 250. The drop will take place on the White Light Foundation Facebook page. Purchasing links will be posted at 9:00 PM EST on Monday, July 22. Please, one per customer. We will have additional quantities available at Tumble Down. Thank you Twiddle for helping us us the big guy to the fight. 100% of the net proceeds from the sale will support local Burlington organizations on the front line of the opioid crisis. Love Relentlessly.

We have had a steady flow of frends registering for the Wampahoofus Disc Golf Charity event. We have to take a minute to thank Fiddlehead Brewing Company, Innova Disc and the Outdoor Gear Exchange for being our lead sponsors. We also have support from Pinsanity Designs, and our new sponsors Suspended In The Trees and Disc Golf Vermont. Register soon and come out for this awesome part of Tumble Down weekend while supporting the White Light Foundation. All levels welcome! https://www.facebook.com/events/2309037862525319

Recently the Robert Banks Trio (or all 4 members of Twiddle) visited Orlando’s Bar for an intimate performance that raised $2,700 on behalf of White Light Founation to help local organizations combat the opioid crisis. It is an honor to support the Howard Center and Turning Point of Chittenden with this donation. Special thanks to CashorTrade for selling tickets to the event and to Chris Prinos for helping us break through our $2,500 goal through sales of his event stickers.

Help fund the scholarships at Castleton University by donating to White Light Foundation! Thank you!

As psyched as we are for the upcoming Paramount Theatre shows, it is the impact these shows will make that really has us excited. With Twiddle, we are proud to support Castleton University students by creating two annual scholarships and contributing to a very special existing scholarship.

It is our honor to support The Sam Forrest Scholarship. A dear Frend of the band and inspiration for Ryan’s, Purple Forrest, Sam was taken from the community too early. Her family created the The Sam Forrest scholarship in her name. The scholarship is for students who have reached sophomore status, have financial need and carry a minimum of a 2.5 GPA. We plan to contribute at least $5,000 to extend its funding and Sam’s legacy.

Second, it is our distinct pleasure to create the Bronze Fingers Scholarship. The Bronze Fingers Scholarship will be awarded to students who have reached sophomore status, are music majors, have financial need and are in academic good standing. We plan to contribute at least $7,500 to establish the scholarship and fund it for the next 5 years.

Finally, in honor of Twiddle’s original mascot and Ryan’s Castleton pet, as well as all those in the Twiddle community who not only leave no trace but make the world a better place, the Luvaduck Scholarship will be awarded to students who have reached sophomore status, are in academic good standing and have contributed to their Castleton community in meaningful ways through volunteerism or social action. We plan to contribute at least $7,500 to establish the scholarship and fund it for the next 5 years.

We are grateful to our sponsors, Martin Guitar, Killington Resort and Fiddlehead Brewing Company along with GoodWorks Entertainment, and to everyone who has helped support the White Light Foundation. For those of you unable to attend the show who would like to support the scholarship you can donate to WLF directly through whitelightfoundation.org or purchase a Graduation Frankie Pin from twiddlemusic.com when they drop online after the Rutland shows.

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