Last Thursday VHFA held its annual Health Awareness Day, an opportunity for staff members to take part in a variety of health and wellness activities.

Our grand prize winner, for registering for and attending two sessions, was Loan Servicing Specialist Carolynn Mossey. Carolynn won a gift certificate to Healthy Living Natural Foods in South Burlington.

Winner of the pot luck lunch drawing was Staff Accountant Ashley Lamell, who won 7.5 hours of combined time off ... better known as a "vacation day."

Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Executive Director Gus Seelig wrote a piece that recently appeared in The Burlington Free Press congratulating the Champlain Housing Trust for winning a U.N.-HABITAT-sponsored World Habitat Award.

Read the piece online.

Gus is also a member of VHFA's Board of Commissioners.

VHFA is hosting its annual Health Awareness Day today.

The day-long event is a chance for employees to participate in health screenings and workshops, visit with a variety of health-related vendors, and enjoy a healthy breakfast and lunch.

Pictured: Stuart Offer, wellness educator with the Greater Burlington YMCA, presents a healthy cooking class.

The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric featured VHFA participating lender First National Bank of Orwell on yesterday's broadcast.

You can watch the segment and read a synopsis of the story at the CBS site.

VHFA home loans are offered through more than 30 participating lenders, such as First National Bank of Orwell, across the state.