Split The Ticket

Bourne's Contributes Yearly to "Split The Ticket" Helping Neighbors in Need

Thanks to the generosity of Vermont fuel dealers, along with local businesses and organizations, VFDA’s Split the Ticket program provided nearly 6,000 gallons of free heating fuel to Vermonters in need last year. The fuel dealer assistance program has provided a safety net for low income Vermonters for more than twenty years.

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A Word from the VFDA

Vermont’s heating fuel dealers are mostly small, family-owned businesses that live in the same community where they work. They know about the father in the military and his struggle to pay the bills while fighting overseas. They know about an unfortunate accident or illness that will make it tough for someone to heat their home. They know how the recession is impacting their community and who is having trouble making ends meet. Heating fuel dealers see the need first-hand and are often the first to respond in a crisis, especially when the family is unaware or unable to receive government assistance— or is simply too proud to ask for help from others.

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Here’s how the Split the Ticket Program works:

Heating fuel retailers agree to donate a delivery of oil, kerosene, or propane to a neighbor in need. Those pledged gallons will be matched with donations from the community. All funds will be used to match fuel donations by Vermont’s oil and propane dealers—none are used to administer the program.

If you would like to learn more, contribute or donate to the program, click here.