Lois McClure aimed to make Vermont ‘a better place for all’ [Video]

Live at Sugarbush, Tyler Jankoski, NBC5 News. WE HAVE NEW REACTION TODAY — TO THE PASSING OF A WELL-KNOWN VERMONT PHILANTHROPIST. LOIS McCLURE DIED AT HER HOME IN SHELBURNE EARLY THIS WEEK. SHE WAS 98. BORN INTO THE FAMILY THAT USED TO OWN THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, SHE AND HER LATE HUSBAND MAC, STARTED A FOUNDATION THAT AIMED TO “MAKE VERMONT A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL.” THE FOUNDATION TELLS NBC5 NEWS THE McCLURES MADE MORE THAN 25-MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. TO A RANGE OF CAUSES LIKE THE McCLURE-MILLER RESPITE HOUSE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK…. AND TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS WORK AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT AND OTHER PATHWAYS. THE FOUNDATION SAYS ITS WORK WILL JOYFULLY CONTINUE — WITH SOME KEY INITIATIVES, SUPPORTED FOR PERPETUITY. <To Mac and to Lois, philanthropy meant a lot more than writing a grant check, right? They really …