We've posted descriptions for the 18 workshops of the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and have started posting speaker bios as they roll in.
The conference is Vermont's premiere housing event, coming around every two years. This year's event will be Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington.
You can register online now. Do it before Oct. 17, and save $10 off the regular price, paying just $40 for the day-long event.
Our friends and partners at the Center for Rural Studies (CRS) at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington are ramping up for their 30th anniversary celebration coming this fall.
The Center will hold a free anniversary symposium on Saturday, Oct. 4 at UVM's Davis Center. The day-long event will include:
Lunch will be available at the event for $18.
This Friday marks the beginning of VHFA's next wellness program: weekly workouts to exercise videos.
Staff are encouraged to gather in the Agency's Board Room during the lunch hour two or three days a week to exercise along with the video of the day.
The program is the latest in the Agency's on-going wellness initiative to encourage better nutrition and exercise among staff members.
Human Resources/Office Manager (and Associate Director of Sweat) Martha Panton promises, "Just like the movies, popcorn will be provided." (FYI, popcorn, prepared properly, can be a healthy snack. Just watch the melted butter ...)
Yesterday we published VHFA's first healthy cookbook.
"In the Kitchen with VHFA" is part of the Agency's on-going wellness initiative to encourage better nutrition and exercise among staff members.
Despite the variety and quantity of less-than-healthy treats that might be in evidence at any given VHFA celebratory gathering, the staff actually has a number of tasty and healthy recipes in its repertoire.