Cabot® Reward Volunteers 5.0 To Award A Spectacular Caribbean Cruise In November

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Cabot Creamery Cooperative

Aug 26, 2014, 10:47 ET

CABOT, Vt., Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This November, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, the farm family owned dairy cooperative widely known as the makers of the "World's Best Cheddar," will reward one lucky volunteer with an all-expense-paid Eastern Caribbean Cruise for two as part of the Reward Volunteers program.

The Reward Volunteers iPhone App and web widget from Cabot Creamery Cooperative enables individuals and organizations to track the time they spend volunteering in their communities, post to Facebook, and earn rewards for themselves and the organizations they serve. At the end of each month, Cabot rewards volunteers for their hard work, and for inspiring friends and family to do the same, with a variety of prizes. The more hours volunteers log, the more chances to win. Participation is absolutely free, and more information is available at www.rewardvolunteers.coop.

"Each month, we give away a variety of great prizes to Reward Volunteers users," says Ed Townley, Chief Operating Officer of Agri-Mark, the parent company of Cabot. "The prizes include cash for non-profit organizations, gift cards, farm vacations, gift baskets, and of course, Cabot cheddar. In November, we'll be giving away one of the biggest prizes of all, a seven-night, all-expense-paid cruise to the Caribbean, which will set sail in November of 2015."

The selection process for Rewards Volunteers prizes is random, but the more volunteer hours a user logs and the more they share their volunteer activity with their friends on Facebook, the more chances they have of winning.

"Our Reward Volunteers cruise winner and a guest will join other volunteers including honorees selected by Points of Light and AARP Create The Good from around the country as part of Cabot's Community Celebrity Award Cruise," says Dr. Richard Stammer, Cabot President and CEO. "The Community Celebrity Award program was created in 2010, and is presented to volunteers from across the country who have made a difference in their community. We spotlight those dedicated to serving others, and reward them with the trip of a lifetime."

Reward Volunteers launched in February of 2012. Since then, the program has grown every month, and given away thousands of dollars in cash and prizes to deserving volunteers and volunteer organizations. Reward Volunteers 5.0, the fifth iteration of the revolutionary iPhone app and web widget, has already seen more than 5,500 acts of kindness, generosity, and community support - totaling more than 28,000 hours - logged by individuals in service of non-profit organizations across the country.

One of this month's Reward Volunteers winners is Arianna Cooper, a volunteer at the Good Knight Castle Child Empowerment Network in Beltsville, Maryland. "I am 17 years old, and have been volunteering since I was very little. I learned from an early age that volunteering is a very important way to give back to the community. I have been working for a non-profit organization called the Good Knight Castle Child Empowerment Network. Our mission is to teach children of all ages the tricks strangers use to harm children. This is a very important message to me because I have met many people throughout my life that have been through horrible situations that could have been prevented if they had seen the video our charity created."

The prize list has grown for Reward Volunteers 5.0, and includes:

For a complete list of Reward Volunteers 5.0 prizes and prize winners, visit rewardvolunteers.coop/prizes.php.

Reward Volunteers was conceived and created by Cabot Creamery Cooperative, and is sponsored by AARP Create the Good, All for Good, Marriott, Co+op Stronger Together, Hope for Women, Points of Light, and Volunteer Spot.

LATEST PRIZE WINNERS
$500 to a Non-Profit Organization 
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary, IL

$75 Cabot Gift Box 
Arianna C., MD – Good Knight Child Empowerment Network

Positively Ageless & a Healthy Cookbook by Cheryl Forberg & Taylor Brothers Sugarhouse & Creamery Gift Box 
Judy T., NJ – Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary

King Arthur Flour $100 Gift Card 
Jennifer S., SC – Brookgreen Gardens 
Mary H., MD – Henderson Harbor Water Sports Program

Coffee Mug & Coffee from the Farmers' Cow, & $25 Cabot Cheese Gift Pack 
Melissa B., MA – Fundraiser for Paralympic Skier Chris Slavin

Authentic Patriotism by Stephen Kiernan & Taylor Farm Maple Smoked Gouda 
Diana G., MO – St. Mary's Medical Center
Rachel M., AZ – St. Vincent de Paul

Dansko Shoes 
Sandy K., SC – Brookgreen Gardens
Fede R., IL – Team USA Table Tennis

Dakin Farm $50 Gift Card & 1lb. Cheese from Sweet Rowen Farm
Mary C., MD – Good Knight Child Empowerment Network

Sending Milk by Skye Chalmers & Echo Farm Pudding Sampler
Gail D., MD – Rebuilding Together
Morgan H., TX – S.H.A.R.E.
Debra S., CA – 23rd District PTA
Stephanie Y., NC – Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity

Two Night Stay at Liberty Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast
Erin N., SC – Noah's Ark

A complete list of the organizations benefiting from the Reward Volunteers can be accessed at: http://www.cabotcheese.coop/orgs.html

ABOUT CABOT CREAMERY COOPERATIVE
Cabot Creamery Cooperative has been in continuous operation in Vermont since 1919, and makes a full line of cheeses, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese and butter. Widely known as makers of "The World's Best Cheddar," Cabot is owned by the 1200 dairy farm families of Agri-Mark, the Northeast's premier dairy cooperative, with farms located throughout New England and upstate New York. For more information on Cabot, visit: http://www.cabotcheese.coop.

Cabot Creamery Cooperative is the world's first cheese maker and dairy cooperative to achieve B Corporation Certification, a validation of its attention to environmental and social impacts on stakeholders.

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Contact: Bob Schiers
1.888.214.9444 or [email protected]  

SOURCE Cabot Creamery Cooperative

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