Culture Vannin Culture Vannin Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, established in 1982 by the Isle of Man Government to promote Manx culture, heritage and language. It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx Heritage Foundation" (), since the former title "held connotations more towards the cultural history of the island" which were not felt to be accurate to the organisation's progressive approach to invigorating Manx culture. Culture Vannin's motto is "Taking our culture forward". The management board of the Foundation consists of two MHKs appointed by Tynwald, three members of the
The WaterWheel Foundation non-native species. Over half of the lake is considered to be too polluted to be of full use, and yet sees over $1 billion in tourism each year. Fellow Vermonters Ben & Jerry's approached the band in 1995 regarding a flavor called "Phish Food"; Phish decided that they would donate all royalties to help Lake Champlain. WaterWheel has given away over $1 million to 29 organizations working on issues affecting Lake Champlain covering a wide variety of issues: land conservation, environmental advocacy, activism, education, and so forth. Phish drummer Jon Fishman said the band was inspired to found the Waterwheel