Agency Relying on Politicians to Paint Beautiful Birdhouses: The Last Word – Erie News Now [Video]

When I look over the online biographies of our local political leaders, I don’t see anything about what skills they have outside of politics.  The bios do not reveal what hobbies they have or what they like to do in their spare time.

That’s pretty important information because Community of Caring is asking some state representatives from Erie to design and paint birdhouses for the agency’s upcoming fund raiser…an art auction. Community of Caring does important work in helping the city’s homeless community. Politicians with paint brushes?   I hope the auction organizers know what they’re doing by inviting those guys to submit their work.

“They just readily said yes. I think they’re actually excited about it,” says Maureen Dunn, the Director of Development at Community of Caring.

Rep. Pat Harkins is proud of the birdhouses he is submitting to the auction. One has a beach theme. The other has a …