Berwyn, PA

The Veterans Association of Easttown & Tredyffrin Townships will be hosting the 7th Annual Berwyn Victory Run on Saturday, May 17, 2008 with proceeds benefiting the Berwyn Veterans Memorial. In addition, the Association is finalizing plans to place a garrison sized American flag in Wilson Park as well as ways to support local veterans.

The race starts and finishes at Berwyn's Johnson Park (Bridge & 1st Avenues). The 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:30 am, followed by the Kids Fun Run at 9:15 am. Registration begins at 7:30 am on race day. The first 250 entrants will receive a custon t-shirt. Awards will be distributed in multiple categories. The fee is $20.00 if postmarked by 5/10; $25.00 on race day and $5.00 for the Kids Fun Run.

Visit www.berwynveteransmemorial.com for more information and to download a registration form.

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Easttown Township will hold an egg hunt on Saturday, March 8th at 1:00 pm at Frank Johnson Park (122 Bridge Avenue, Berwyn) near the Easttown library. The rain date is March 9th at 1:00 pm. This is a free event and all children are welcome. There will be crafts and prizes sponsored by a number of local businesses and the township's Park and Recreation Board.

You may recall that I taped an episode for HGTV's "My House Is Worth What?" last fall that featured my historic house. In case you are not familiar with the show, each episode features three homeowners from different parts of the country. The homeowner presents what they have done (and spent) to improve the value of their home to a local real estate expert. In our case, this was Dana Zdancewicz of Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors in Devon, Pennsylvania. The realtor then provides a professional assessment of how well the homeowner's efforts paid off in terms of the value of the house in the current market.

We have lived in our century old Victorian house for 9 years and have done a number of major renovation projects, including a kitchen and master bathroom. In addition, we have replaced the roof and windows in the home. The previous owner was an architect who designed and built a family room/master bedroom addition onto the original house. While we do not have any plans to sell in the near future, we are interested in the amount of equity we have accumulated as a result of both the market and our improvements to the house. We love living in a historic house with great architectural details that has been modernized throughout!

The episode that features my house will air on Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 pm EST. I hope you will tune in to see the projected return on our investment.

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