Walter Cronkite Tribute

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute held an event to launch their tribute to Walter Cronkite at the Vineyard Haven Library on Thursday, Sept. 3. People viewed the online tribute and shared their stories about Walter Cronkite.

Founded on the Vineyard in 1997, the institute is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to develop educational tools, trainings and initiatives to empower young and emerging leaders to build a better world. For the last decade, Mr. Cronkite served as the institute’s honorary chairman.

The same night the institute’s 2000 Celebration of Heroes Awards Ceremony with Walter Cronkite TV show was rebroadcast on Martha’s Vineyard Community Television. At the 2000 event at the Tabernacle, young people, adults, businesses and seasonal residents from each of the Island’s six towns who were recognized for their contribution to the Island. Mr. Cronkite received the Community Hero Award for his support for Sail Martha’s Vineyard.