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Downey Insurance Group is excited to be marching in the 10^th Annual Strolling of the Heifers parade in Brattleboro, VT again this year.  This will be our 4^th year sponsoring the event and participating in the parade.  We think it is such a great way to show our support for our local farm clients that are so important to us and to the community.  We insure most of our farm clients in the Monadnock region with Co-Op Insurance Company of Vermont which is co-sponsoring us to march in the parade.

This year the prade is being held on Saterday June 4th, 2011.  It will run down the Main Street of Brattleobro, VT then end at The Living Green Expo on Brattleobro common that will include farmers, food-producers and other sustainability vendors.  There will alos be food vendors and a small carnival for children.  The parade will include around 100 heifer calves adorned with flowers, then other livestock and local community organizations will follow.  You never know what the parade will bring with many floats and performances expected.  My alltime favorite would have to be the ”Plastic Bag Monster” of 2008.

If you were at the parade last year you will remember Charlie Downey’s son David with the oversized hula-hoop.  He was a crowed pleaser for sure,  everyone was amazed that he could keep that large hoop up for so long!!

This years Strolling of the Heifers theme is “It Takes a Community to Support our Farmers.”  Downey Insurance Group is so happy to be part of that community, by protecting our local farms with farm insurance products.   When the unthinkable happens we are there to help make it right.  Without insurance most frams would not be able to continue their operations after a large loss.

This year preceeding the Parade on Saterday Brattleboro is hosting the first Slow Living Summit June 1st – 3rd.  It’s focus will be on growing the sustainablity movent .  Many speakers and workshops are planned with industry leaders.  This summit will definaly get things moving in on

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In today’s highly competitive business environment you need every advantage to succeed. That’s especially true when it comes to selecting your business insurance via Downey Insurance in Marlborough, MA. Brattleboro, VT. And Keene, NH. Restaurants are unique and shouldn’t be insured like other businesses. In order to meet these specific needs, Downey Insurance has a special restaurant insurance package via Travelers Insurance that broadens and increases coverage where restaurants need it most.  Downey Insurance’s goal is to provide more for the insurance dollar than any of our competitors.

Travelers Insurance IndustryEdge^®Product for Restaurants delivers industry-specific underwriting, risk control analysis and claim service tailored to the nuances of today’s restaurant industry. This restaurant insurance product is available for full-service restaurants Via Downey Insurance , including:

• Family Style
• Upscale Casual
• Fine Dining Establishments

In addition to standard coverage’s, other coverage options include:

• Business Income
• Equipment Breakdown
• Food Contamination
• Spoilage

Submitted by: Heather Olsen, Account Executive, Downey Insurance Group

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Downey Insurance would like all our Farm Insurance policy holders to know Vermont farmers have access to a program that makes tractor safety equipment affordable and simple to order. The University of Vermont (UVM) Extension announced today the Vermont Rebates for Roll bars program, one of two programs of its kind in the United States. It reimburses farmers 70 percent of the cost of their rollover protection kit – a roll bar and seat belt – up to a savings of $765, and provides help to farmers with identifying and pricing the appropriate rollover kits for their tractors.

According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, a farmer is 800 percent more likely to die while working than individuals in other jobs. The leading cause of these deaths is tractor overturns. The Northeast has the highest rate of tractor overturns in the country. To launch this program, farmers and administrators of Vermont Rebates for Roll bars will gather at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Under Orion Farm at 1009 Ducharme Road in Marshfield, VT.

Vermont’s program is administered by the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health (NEC), the organization behind a similar program in New York that has successfully accomplished a ten-fold increase in tractor rollover protection installation since the program’s inception in 2007. Cost and difficulty ordering the appropriate equipment were identified by NEC as the two key barriers to getting rollover protection on tractors.

“Rollover protection devices on tractors are highly effective in protecting farmers if they take the steps to install and use them on their equipment.” A roll bar and seat belt are 99 percent effective in preventing death and serious injury in the event of a rollover. Leading sponsor Cooperative Insurance Companies has committed $45,000 to the program over the next three years. Farmers may call toll-free 877-ROPS-R4U (877-767-7748)    or Downey Insurance in Brattleboro, Vt. at 888-895-3608  for more information or to register for a rollover kit.

Downey Insurance in Marlboro MA, Keene NH, and Brattleboro VT are proud to be a premier provider of Co-op Insurance Companies Insurance products and to be part of the Co-operative Insurance Family, protecting Farmers and their families, with Farm Insurance policies in NH and VT.

Submitted by: HEATHER OLSEN, Downey Insurance Group, Account Executive

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