Brenda Sprankel, Calabasas - Simi Valley Realtor

The Business Education Department at Simi Valley high school is still collecting retired cell phones and inkjet and laser toner cartridges, and they are particularly in need of Canon, Dell, H.P., and Lexmark cartridges. If cartridges are going in the trash at your place of business, or at home, we would like to take the cartridges off your hands, recycle them, and keep the land fills free. For large quantities of cartridges at your place of business, please notify Ms. Thomsen at jthomsen@simi.k12.ca.us and arrangements can be made for the pick-up cartridges.

These products help support the Business Department and also the Virtual Enterprise class, being taught by Ms. Janet Thomsen. The Virtual Enterprise class meets 1st period and is one of 200 California high schools partcipating in this program. They compete against other schools in our area, in business plans, business plan presentation, and trade fair booths.

"Open your home to the world and the world will become your home!"

Cultural Homestay International (CHI) is asking for families to host International exchange students for the 2009-2010 school year. This is a most rewarding experience for the entire family, and all types of families are welcome. To view the profiles of the students that are waiting for host families, go to www.ayp.chinet.org -- login: "guest0106", password: "guest0106". Click "09" school year, then click "filter" profiles and have fun looking! Full applications are available upon request. For more information, contact Laura at 805-558-9915 or Aimee at 818-939-4266.

On Friday, April 17, 2009, the Simi Valley Town Center Mall, CJ Seto Support Services and

the City of Simi Valley are sponsoring a Free electronic waste collection event in the mall

parking lot by Wells Fargo Bank, closest to Simi Town Center Way. The event is open to

businesses and residents. Electronic waste will be accepted from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Bring in your old computers, monitors, televisions, printers, copiers, faxes, telephones, anything with a

printed circuit board. Please, no microwave ovens. For more information call (805) 583-6429.

The Southern Ca. home buyers fair is for the consumer to navigate and educate them through today's ever changing home buying market. This event will be held on April 18th and 19th at the LA Convention center, South Hall "G", 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015, (213) 741-1151.

More than 25 free seminars each day that will cover loans, credit scores, tax benefits, etc. including over 65 exhibit booths.

Free movie tickets to the first 200 attendee's each day. For more information please visit http://www.homebuyersfair.com/

Southern Cal Edison is offering a free session on the California Solar Initiative program and the incentivs it offers to home owners who decide to "go green" on Wednesday March 25th at Edison's Thousand Oaks Service Center, conference rooms A and B, 3589 Foothill Drive, Thousand Oaks.

This seminar is Free but requires registration due to limited space. To register call (866)970-9221 or for more information please visit:

http://www.sce.com/residential/rebates-savings/csi/california-solar-initiative.htm?from=csi