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Phish Donate Royalties to Preserve Lake
Phish, the Burlington
born band gave their first royalties from its Ben &
Jerry's ice cream royalties to organizations that
are dedicated to protecting Lake Champlain. Three
grants, totaling $78,000 were distributed to the
following organizations:
$20,000 for the Lake
Champlain Land Trust to help complete the purchase
of Rock Island, a half-acre island in St. Albans Bay
that is a nesting site for the common tern, an
endangered bird species.
$33,000 for the
University of Vermont Ecosystem Science Laboratory.
$25,000 to the Lake
Champlain Committee for its general operating
expenses.
The band's
relationship with Ben & Jerry dates back to March
18, 1997. Phish joined Ben and Jerry on Ben's
birthday for a show at the Flynn Theatre in
Burlington to benefit Lake Champlain cleanup and to
celebrate the release of Ben and Jerry's new flavor,
Phish Food. |
