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  • LIFT Bus Wrap Design Competition

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Town of Framingham Department of Planning & Economic Development has announced an art competition open to “…art students attending a school in Massachusetts enrolled in an art or design course”.

    The competition: Design a “bus wrap” for the Town’s public transit system. Designs are sought for side panels, (below and above windows) and rear panel of the Town’s LIFT bus vehicles.

    Wanted: a colorful, attractive, inventive bus wrap to promote public transit.

    The design should inform, entertain, and ultimately attract new users of public transit in Framingham.

    There is one $1000.00 grand prize and four $50 prizes.

    Student / artists are encouraged to submit designs that are “…creative, fun, surprising, even comic and promote the use of public transit by a wide range of people”.

    Selected designs will be hung at Framingham Town Hall April 12 to May 12. Artists will be invited to attend an opening reception April 17, Patriot’s Day.

    Deadline for the competition is Monday, April 3, 2006, so be sure to download and print out the General Information and Rules and Entry Form (PDF) files and start working on your entry now!

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  • LIFT Bus Wrap Design Competition

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Town of Framingham Department of Planning & Economic Development has announced an art competition open to “…art students attending a school in Massachusetts enrolled in an art or design course”.

    The competition: Design a “bus wrap” for the Town’s public transit system. Designs are sought for side panels, (below and above windows) and rear panel of the Town’s LIFT bus vehicles.

    The design should inform, entertain, and ultimately attract new users of public transit in Framingham.

    There is one $1000.00 grand prize and four $50 prizes.

    Student / artists are encouraged to submit designs that are “…creative, fun, surprising, even comic and promote the use of public transit by a wide range of people”.

    Selected designs will be hung at Framingham Town Hall April 12 to May 12. Artists will be invited to attend an opening reception April 17, Patriot’s Day.

    Deadline for the competition is Monday, April 3, 2006, so be sure to download and print out the General Information and Rules and Entry Form (PDF) files and start working on your entry now!

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  • Business Women Unite at Office Depot

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Office Depot, Shoppers World, hosted this month’s meeting of Business Women Unite, a MetroWest career and business networking group, on Tuesday, March 7th.

    Thirty area business women gathered at the Rt. 9 office supplies store to meet, greet, and network. The meeting was led by founder Rhona George of Great Impression! of Framingham.

    Each attendee had an opportunity to give a two minute overview about her business and what kind of customer she was looking for.

    Melissa Airey, the founder of Simplified Design & Organization, Inc. of Bolton, gave presentations on Quickbooks and organizing your home and business office using examples from the store inventory.

    Refreshments were provided by Office Depot, Bruegger’s Bagels, and John Harvard’s Brew House and Pub.

    For information about future meetings of Business Women Unite, contact Rhona George at 508-877-4244.

    Advance notice: Office Depot, Shoppers World will feature local cooking expert Ellie Deaner, of Let’s Get Cooking on Tues., April 25th, from 5:30 ­ 8:30 p.m. Ellie will present a talk on “Spring Meals in Minutes for Busy Professionals.” There will be sampling and networking. All are welcome to this free event.

    A free resume workshop will soon be announced.

    Call 508-250-8440 for details.

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