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MARY IACOVELLI

Greenville School System Launches NEW "Homes for Teachers" Initiative

Teachers who work within the Greenville School System may be eligible for up to $5000 toward your down payment or closing costs!! This program is for those teachers who are first time home buyers (or buying their first home in 3 years). This money is a forgivable loan so if you meet the following qualifications, read the complete information at GGARonline.com.

- Be a first time homebuyer or have not owned a home in the past three years.

- Meet the income requirements ... annual household income must not exceed 120% of the area median income.

- Complete a home buyer's education seminar acceptable to Greenville Housing Fund.

- Secure a 30-year, fixed rate first mortgage.

GHF will provide a 5 to 1 match up to $5,000 per homeowner. Applications are accepted and evaluated continually throughout the year. Funding is limited. Which means First Come First Serve!!

The process is simple. Why wait?

Contact Mary Iacovelli for a brand new home with Eastwood Homes or ANY Realtor for any other homes!

Boy Scout Popcorn Recalled!

As all other Boy Scout Moms know, this popcorn is probably NOT around anymore but I thought it would be good for a public service announcment. I think we sold in my family about 40 of these 9.5 ounce Caramel Corn Popcorn. I hope everyone that ate it is ok, currently there is no one in the Greater Greenville SC Area that has gotten sick from the peanut butter problems.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Press Release

Weaver Popcorn Company Issues a Nationwide Precautionary Voluntary Recall of 9.5 oz Trail's End Caramel Corn with Peanuts

As a result of the expansion of Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) Salmonella related recall to include all peanut ingredient products produced in their Blakely, Georgia facility since January 1, 2007, Weaver Popcorn Company has issued a precautionary voluntary recall for the following product: · 9.5 oz. Trail's End® Caramel Corn with Peanuts, with code date markings of "102861 109 JAN 19 08" through "102861 297 JUL 23 09".
No other Trail's End or Weaver Popcorn Company products are part of this recall. "Although Weaver Popcorn has received no complaints or reports of any illness related to this product, we are taking this precautionary action out of an abundance of caution and consistent with our 80-year unwavering commitment to consumer safety and to providing the highest-quality products," said Mike Weaver, Weaver Popcorn Company President and CEO.

Since the vast majority of this product has not been sold for a number of months, it is assumed that what has been sold has been consumed. Consumers who have purchased this recalled product are urged to destroy it. Consumers with an unopened, sealed popcorn foil bag, with the above listed code dates, can arrange for a refund by calling 1-800-782-4255 (Monday through Friday from 8:00am - 3:00pm EST) or by sending an email to ccp@trails-end.com.
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*** Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons
infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In
rare cases, infection with salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and
producing more severe illnesses, such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at http://www.cdc.gov.]
Blue Ridge Council, 1 Park Plaza, Greenville, SC 29607 (864)233-8363 / (864) 233-2424 (fax)

I still believe in the Trails End Popcorn, what do you think? Let me know, Mary

2008 Statistics for Greenville Metro Area

More Great news for the Greenville Metro Area from the MLS Statistics provided by the State Association of Realtors. Total # of Homes sold decreased, the Median Price of Homes Increased and the Days on the Market Increased.

Number Of Residential Homes, Condos & Villas Sold

Dec. 07 Dec. 08 % chg. 4th Q 07 4%th Qch 0g8. 2007 Total 2008 Total % chg.

Gr. Greenville 630 491 -22.1% 2001 1412 9370 7529 -19.6%

Median Price of Residential Homes, Condos & Villas Sold (x1000)

Dec. 07 Dec. 08 % chg. 4th Q 07 4%th Qch 0g8. 07 Median 08 Median % chg.

Gr. Greenville 145 139 -4.1% 150 146 149 152 2.4%

Average Days on the Market (DOM)

Dec. 07 Dec. 08 % chg. 4th Q 07 4th Q 08 % chg. 2007 YTD 2008 YTD % chg.

Gr. Greenville 97 111 14.4% 92 101 9.7% 88 94 6.7%

SIGNS OF RECOGNIZING A STROKE!

STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.


My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.
I agree.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke....totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Have you

author unknown

E-Wisdom 2008 (Humor)

E-Wisdom

I just want to thank all of you for your educational emails over the past year.

Thanks to you, I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a
paper towel.

I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has
happened on it since it was last washed.

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the
number one pass-time while driving alone is picking your nose. (Although
cell phone usage may be taking the number one spot)

Eating a Little Debbie sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine
how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of
a public bathroom. Yuck!

I must send my special thanks to whoever sent me the one about poop in the
glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every
envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown)
who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the
$15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating
in their special e-mail program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out
for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant
freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water
buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I
forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five
minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove
toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car
so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these
products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave
anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked
with a needle infected with AIDS.

And, a Special Thanks because I now wash all my undergarments several
times before I wear them because I don't want insects that may be hiding in
them burrowing into my skin & living off my fatty tissues.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a
perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al
Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our
American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number
for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda ,
Singapore and Uzbekistan ..

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their
recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown
African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it
bites my butt.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the
parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting
underneath my car to grab my leg.

I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas
companies!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70
minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM this
afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you
to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened
to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's
cousin's beautician...

Have a wonderful day....

Oh, by the way. ....

A German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered
that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their
hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late!!

author unknown,

PS: I drink Diet Coke and don't care!! LOL Mary