VHFA just finished its latest food drive to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.
Staff and the VHFA Board of Commissioners contributed 250 pounds of food, as well as $25 in cash donations.
Months of planning are coming to an end, and we're just a day away from the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington. Our first session starts at 9 a.m.
The VHFA Socially Responsible Committee's Community Awareness Program (CAP) will hold its second event Nov. 10.
Barbara Rachelson from the Lund Family Center in Burlington will speak on how to "adopt" a family for the holidays. She'll walk staff through the steps of the process and will outline the typical needs and challenges faced by families in need.
Bring a non-perishable food good to the Nov. 18 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and drop it off at the registration desk.
VHFA's Socially Responsible Committee, a group of staffers helping assure the Agency conducts its business in a socially responsible manner, has launched its Community Awareness Program (CAP).
CAP is a voluntary program that encourages staff members to gather on designated lunch hours to hear from a variety of presenters speaking on issues pertinent to our community and how we can help make it a better place to live.
VHFA's recent food drive to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf collected nearly 135 pounds of food.
Staff members could "buy" the right to dress casual each day last week, by bringing in a non-perishable food item for the food shelf, or donating $10 for the week.
In addition to the food collected, staff contributed $60 in cash.
Staff members have begun to fill up the VHFA food pantry to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.
By bringing a non-perishable food good each day this week, staffers can "buy" the right to dress casual for the day.
VHFA's Socially Responsible Committee has devised a way to help stock the local food shelf:
Each day next week, any staff member who brings in a non-perishable food item for the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf will earn the right to dress according to the Agency's "casual" dress policy, something usually reserved for Fridays.
VHFA held its second annual Kids Craft Day yesterday, to benefit the United Way.
Children aged 3-12 participated by making a variety of craft projects and a Mother's Day card in the VHFA Board Room.
By charging each child's parent/guardian a participation fee, the event raised $200 for the United Way of Chittenden County.
If you drop by the Agency this week and think things look a little more casual than usual, it's all for a good cause.