Bucks County Hope For the Animals Walkathon
Sep. 18, 2008
I wanted to let everyone know that on October 5th, there will be a walkathon to support the building of the first No-Kill animal shelter in Bucks County. The event is going to be held in beautiful, Core Creek Park in Langhorne.
Having owned dogs my entire life, (we currently have an american eskimo, which we absolutely adore) this event is particularly meaningful to me. I was surprised to learn that only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats who enter traditional shelters, are returned to their owners. We have a fenced yard, but our dog did manage to escape once. Fortunately, we were able to locate him in the neighborhood, before he was loose for too long. Our family would have been devasted if he ended up in a traditional animal shelter.
I you are an animal lover, and want to either participate in this event on the 5th, or want to make a contribution, please visit the hope for the animals web site. I also have a registration form, if you prefer, so you can contact me to register or contribute to this cause. There is additional information on the website, that will further explain the need for such a shelter. It really is a worthwhile cause.
I will get back to posting about real estate as well as the turmoil in our financial markets, with my next post.
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This is a picture of our American Eskimo, Quincy.
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Newtown Market Day
Sep. 11, 2008
Those of us who live in Bucks County, know what a great town Newtown is. If you are in the area this Saturday, September 13th, I highly recommend that you visit Newtown, and enjoy Newtown's market day.
Market day is a fabulous, fun event, offering colonial style crafts, music, dance, children's activities, games, and hayrides. Many area restaurants and businesses take part in this wonderful festival. Parts of State Street, which is the main street through Newtown, is closed, so that vendors can set up displays, and event goers can safely wander through town. The event runs from 10:00 too 4:00, with the rain date being Sunday, the 14th.
Newtown is a quaint, charming and historic town. The town dates back to 1684, where, according to historians, William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme, devised a plan to for a new settlement he initially called, "New Township". Eventually the name was shortened to Newtown.
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Trenton Public Education Foundation Receives Grant For OutStanding Performance
Apr. 7, 2008
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I have been extremely blessed over the years, to have been able to develop a very successful, and busy real estate career. Those who know me, know that I am also very committed to giving back to the community. One of the areas that I feel incredibly passionate about, is education. I can’t emphasize enough, how strongly I feel about the value of education, as a tool to solve many problems, both here in the United States, as well as problems across the globe. Because I feel so passionate about education, I am a board member of the Trenton Public Education Foundation. (http://www.TPEF.org) For those who are not familiar with the area, the Trenton school district, is pretty much, a poor, inner city, district. Despite what is often found in the newspaper, there are amazing students, faculty and administrators, in the district. Our organizations mission is to broker, foster and leverage resources that enhance and promote educational opportunities for the students in the Trenton School District.
At one of our events, I met am incredibly dynamic and committed teacher at Trenton High, who was teaching a course at Trenton High in media technology. We as a foundation, are trying to provide high school students with an opportunity to see life outside of their neighborhoods, and to get an idea of a future career path. This particular class is apparently very popular, at the school. Our foundation awarded the teacher, a 1000 dollar mini grant for her program. She elected to use the money to upgrade the software she was using. She wanted to purchase the latest version of Adobe photoshop, which is basically an industry standard, for anyone looking to get into any design related field. This all sounded great, except that the computers in the school were so old, that the new Adobe software would not run on them, which gets me to the point of my current blog post. Having met this teacher, and having met students, it was driving me crazy that here was a dynamic teacher, who could make a real difference in the lives of her students, who was being thwarted in her efforts, by outdated tools. The teacher reached out to our foundation, to seek our help in trying to find a way to upgrade the computers at the school. I am extremely proud of the fact that, through a contact that I have with a very large foundation, I was able to secure a grant for 10,000 dollars, so that we could buy 6 completely new, IMacs for the school. The teacher is able to enhance her program, and the students will be completely familiar with industry standard equipment, should they decide to embark on careers in any design type of work. I know that this class is extremely popular with the students. The teacher told me that because of the interest in the class, the students are often not ready to leave the class room, when the class ends. I have seen some of their work, and it really is amazing.
I was really proud of my involvement in securing this grant, and creating such a wonderful educational opportunity for the students.
I understand that this post may not be directly related to real estate, but in a sense, all of our communities can be better places, if we try and make a positive difference in the lives of others. These kinds of efforts mean a great deal to me.
I have been extremely blessed over the years, to have been able to develop a very successful, and busy real estate career. Those who know me, know that I am also very committed to giving back to the community. One of the areas that I feel incredibly passionate about, is education. I can’t emphasize enough, how strongly I feel about the value of education, as a tool to solve many problems, both here in the United States, as well as problems across the globe. Because I feel so passionate about education, I am a board member of the Trenton Public Education Foundation. (http://www.TPEF.org) For those who are not familiar with the area, the Trenton school district, is pretty much, a poor, inner city, district. Despite what is often found in the newspaper, there are amazing students, faculty and administrators, in the district. Our organizations mission is to broker, foster and leverage resources that enhance and promote educational opportunities for the students in the Trenton School District.
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