The Cows Come Home to Burlington

Moo! The Cows Come Home to Burlington is a community art project being exhibited in downtown Burlington May through September 2010. It's a 24/7, all-weather exhibit where local artists paint 35 life-like (and life-sized!) fiberglass cows. The cows will be displayed throughout the Burlington downtown and at local hot spots around the region. At the end of the season, the cows are put up for auction and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

You can sponsor this moo-velous (sorry, couldn't help myself) event! Being a cow sponsor has many benefits for your organization. Check out the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce website for more information.

Below is the cow location map. We hope to see you there!

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My new OWL friends

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of joining the Green Mountain chapter of the Older Women's League (OWL) for their monthly lunch meeting. OWL is the only national grassroots membership organization to focus solely on issues unique to women as they age. OWL strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women. The Green Mountain chapter of OWL is passionate about senior participation in 3SquaresVT (formerly known as Food Stamps). Currently, only 34% of eligible seniors, age 60 and over, participate in 3SquaresVT. Seniors often have misinformation about the program or face added barriers to accessing it. It is so important that communities make an extra effort to reach out to seniors who might need help buying food and encourage them to apply for food assistance. I am very appreciative to my new OWL friends who are passionate about this issue and have committed to sharing information about 3SquaresVT in their community. Thank you to all the wonderful women of OWL for your work in the state as well the excellent conversation and company.