Surrounded by “lucky bamboo” to ensure a retirement filled with happiness and prosperity, VHFA staff celebrated Pat Loller’s last day as Director of Administration—a critical role Pat half-jokingly often described as “Chief of Stuff.”
Wellness
Children's Literacy Foundation brings books and adventure to Highgate community
Traveler and author Jan Reynolds visited the Highgate apartment community in Barre this week, thanks to the Children's Literacy Foundation. She described her recent trip to the Himalayan mountains including what it's like to fly in a hot air balloon over Mt. Everest and ski off a 14,000 foot mountain!
VHFA-ers hit the pavement
Being outdoors in downtown Burlington at lunch time is bound to bring you face to face with several of VHFA’s most active staff. Steadfast Agency runners, cyclists and walkers, including Lisa Clark, Polly Thibault and Carolynn Mossey (pictured) spend their noon break drinking in the fresh air and staying in shape.
VHFA wins Governor's wellness recognition award
Housing Matters just learned that VHFA received Vermont's 2012 Worksite Wellness Award. The award comes from the Vermont Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
The award "acknowledges employers who are experiencing rapid growth and interest in the area of health promotion...[and] demonstrate an understanding of health management planning principals.
Burlington wins $2.4 million to make homes safer for low-income residents
The City of Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) has won a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reduce lead-based paint hazards and address other health and safety hazards in the homes of low-income residents of Burlington and Winooski. CEDO will use $2,475,000 to make 135 eligible homes safe from lead-based paint and other health and safety hazards.