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St. Mary's County this weekend - Housing and Bedding Project for Pets

Winter is coming and St. Mary's County needs your help providing shelter and bedding for animals to help provide a safe and warm environment over the cold winter.

Media Release Via- St. Mary's County Government

St. Mary's Animal Welfare League - Citizens are encouraged to donate pet bedding and houses to the St. Mary's Animal Welfare League (SMAWL) and St. Mary's County Department of Public Safety for distribution to households. (SMAWL) and Animal Control staff will be at Petco in California on Nov. 21 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to receive donations. Distribution of these donations will take place at a later date.

St. Mary's County Animal Control Regulations require outdoor pet houses meet the following standards:

• Weather proof, keeping animals safe from rain, wind and snow

• Covered from direct sunlight

• Covered entrance, such as a flap or swinging door

• Structurally sound

• Elevated At least 2 inches off of the ground

• Dry bedding

Help the pets of St. Mary's County by donating houses that are structurally sound and have the ability to be modified to fit the above regulations. Bedding that is dry, clean and approved by Animal Control is appreciated; examples include fabric bedding, hay, wood chips and blankets.

All donations will be received by St. Mary's Animal Welfare League (SMAWL). If you are in need of bedding or a house for your pet this winter or would like to donate but are unable to drop off at Petco, please contact Animal Control at 301-475-8018. For more information visti St. Mary's County Animal ControlRegulations,. Become a fan of SMAWL of Facebook

If your interested in buying or selling St. Mary's County Rel Estate please feel free to visit my website to search for homes in gabriela.c21nm.com or contact me @ 305-797-1171 / gabriela.agostinelli@c21nm.com

Thanks your for your support St. Mary's County,

Gabriela

Why Will $6500 Help the Market?

Here are some statistics from Baltimore County, Maryland. They are probably relatively similar to many parts of the country.

Year ----- Avg List Price ---- Avg Sold Price ---- Sold / List ---- Difference

2007 ----- $325,592 ---------- $308,413 --------- 94.72% ------ $17,179

2008 ----- $317,773 ---------- $291,959 --------- 91.88% ------ $25,814

The total change from the average list price of 2007 to the average sold price of 2008 was $33,633 or about a drop of 10.33%.

If the $6,500 tax credit is deducted from the average sold price of 2008, it would provide a further drop of 2.02%.

The year over year drop in list price and the year over year drop in sold price is more than $6,500.

The difference between list and sold price for 2007 and for 2008 is well above $6,500.

Since the $6,500 is a small percentage of the actual sold prices and since the price adjustments are much more than the $6,500, it can be deduced that the market forces are already making the adjustments neccessary to keep the market moving.

Compared to the changes that the market has made on its own, the $6,500 could be viewed as irrelevant.

If $6,500 is all that it would take to get the market moving, then it appears that it could make that adjustment all on its own without the help of the $6,500 tax credit.

Like many of you, Century 21 New Millennium and our sponsors recognize the need of many in the community we serve. That's why we are working in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Food Bank and End Hunger in Calvert County to raise awareness and collect basic food items during our Fall 2009 food drive.

For information regarding how you can help us help others please check out the Help St. Marys website or email me @ gabriela.agostinelli@c21nm.com

Recommended Donations:

Dairy Items	Breads & Cereals	Meat & Proteins
Evaporated Milk	Oatmeal	Canned Meat
Powdered Milk	Breakfast Cereals	Peanut Butter
Infant Formula	Rice & rice cakes	Canned Stews
Pudding & Custards	Pasta	Dried Beans
Fruit & Vegetables	Non-Food Items
Canned Fruits	Diapers
Canned Vegetables	Toilet paper
Salad Dressing	Disposable plates
Dried Fruits	Cutlery

Thank you very much!!

Dear friends,

As some of you know, I work as an Aqua Aerobics instructor in the Pax River base. One of my student's sons has cancer in his left eye. His name is Greg, he is 9 years old. Greg has received 12 treatments for a non-cancerous, glioma tumor attached to the optic nerve of the left eye. Because it is attached to the optic nerve, it is inoperable (at this point). Therefore, he receives chemo like many of the cancer patients.

Greg had a great idea to give back by donating new books to the children at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. New books, for safety reasons, appropriate for children from infant through age 16. The new books will be given as Christmas gifts to individual children. If you have used books in good condition, those will be donated to the pediatric unit as a whole. Please bring your books to Century 21 New Millennium California and I'll bring them to Holy Face Church where they are being collected.

Thank you in advance for your support in donating a new book for these children and supporting such a great cause, spreading a little bit of Christmas joy to those who are very sick,

Warmly,

Gabriela

Office address: 23063 Three Notch Road, California, MD 20619

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ASSISTED LIVING HOME GOES TO FORECLOSURE?

We were contacted by a concerned daughter this week. Her mother has lived in an assisted living home for many years. The property is a single family home. The daughter noticed that the home address was included on a list of trustee sale in Montgomery County, Maryland.

She was seeking our advice on what to do. It turned out the the operator of the home was not the owner, contrary to what the family understood. The owner may lose the property to foreclosure and the tenants, including the elderly care patients will be innocent victims.

WHEN YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, YOU MAY WISH TO CONFIRM THAT THE OWNER IS MAKING THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. IN MARYLAND, 13.9% OF HOME MORTGAGES WERE DELINQUENT OR IN FORECLOSURE I THE THIRD QUARTER.

CHARACTER COUNTS IN GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND