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About the Author If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little as 4 hours. You can visit our website or send an email to thorntonteam@homeamericamortgage.com or call us @ 865-951-0522.
As some of you regular readers may know from previous posts, when I was a young child the entire family would load into the family station wagon and head to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida or we would head to the beaches of New England. While the journey to get there wasn't always the most fun, we always had a great time once we got there. One of my favorite places as a child was Cape May, New Jersey.
Cape May really seemed to have it all and be the perfect place for a family beach vacation. The beach was always clean and the water was always clear and cool. The entire family would help to tote the whole days worth of essentials onto the beach. There was always the cooler filled with all the makings for great sandwiches, fruit and cheese to snack on, and sodas. We would each have our special towel, usually one we had chosen at some souvenir shop. Then all the stuff to proect us from the sun, umbrella, sunscreen, and a hat for each of us. And you can't forget the sand toys! These were fun filled summer days.
When we weren't spending the day at the beach, we would often visit an amusement park. There were few things as fun as New Jersey amusement parks. One of the most fun was Morey's Piers and Beachfront Waterparks; they didn't have the six rollercoasters they do today but it was still a blast. Today Morey's Piers actually has three different amusement parks and two water parks to choose from! You can also take advantaged of their many weekly specials, including Magical Mondays and the Friday Splashtacular! These were always some of the most fun parts of the summer. I am sure that one day I will return to Cape May and discover all the fun things I remember all over again!
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This week Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc, in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will be hosting a FREE Photo ID event at several metro-Knoxville area locations. This is a great opportunity to collect vital information such as a color photo, fingerprints, height, weight, date of birth, and a medical profile collected together for easy parental access in the event you child is ever reported missing!
If you would like more information, you can contact:
Annie LaLonde
Shoney’s of Knoxville, Inc.
Marketing and Advertising Director
9720 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37922
865-690-6331 Office
865-740-5652 Direct
865-690-6334 Fax
This event has three days scheduled in August! There will also be appearances by the Knoxville Police Department/Safety City, the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Safe Kids, Star 102.1, WVLT TV 8, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Cover Kids TN, Knoxville Fire Department (Knoxville appearances), and the Shoney Bear!
Knoxville Center Mall, Center Court - MAP
Friday, August 22, 2008
1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
West Town Mall, Amphitheater - MAP
Saturday, August 23, 2008
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Foothills Mall, Center Stage - MAP
Sunday, August 24, 2008
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
About the Author If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little as 4 hours. You can visit our website or send an email to thorntonteam@homeamericamortgage.com or call us @ 865-951-0522.
Knoxville as a city is heavily influenced by it proximity to the Great Smokey Mountains with its rich Appalachian culture. Knoxville, because it is home to the University of Tennessee, is also heavily influenced by the diverse intellectual and artistic curiosity that characterizes any major university. The convergence of these influences have given rise to a number of distinctively diverse hot spots around town. One of the most distinctive of these is the World Grotto!
World Grotto is located at 16 Market Square in Knoxville (click HERE for a map). They are open: Tueday thru Wednesday 5:00 PM until 1:00 AM, Thursday thru Friday 5:00 PM until 3:00 AM, Saturday 8:00 PM thru 3:00 AM, and Sunday varies.
This unique Knoxville hot spot is characterized by an art gallery and marketplace on the main level which highlights art from around the area and around the world! There is also an underground performance grotto! This one-of-a-kind crystal grotto, so called because its walls are adorned with 8,000 pounds of crystals and semi-precious stones, provides the perfect place to highlight some of the best performances in dance, spoken word, music, and world DJs. Additionally, World Grotto hosts classes, seminars, films, private parties, corporate events, art openings, wine and liquor tastings, charitable fund-raisers, and masked balls.
Here is a sampling of some of the upcoming events at World Grotto:
Aug 14 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Aug 15 2008 6:00P Poetry Slam (Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the Month)
Aug 15 2008 10:00P Shadowwax
Aug 16 2008 10:00P Quartjar - Randall Brown Turns __!!
Aug 18 2008 7:00P Grotto Hoop Group (Weekly)
Aug 18 2008 8:00P Salsa Dance Lessons & Free Style (Weekly)
Aug 20 2008 6:00P Girls Night Out: Martinis, Manicures, & Massages (Weekly)
Aug 21 2008 10:00P Zach Deputy
Aug 21 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Aug 22 2008 10:00P Garage A Go-Go: Bitter Pills & The Infidels 45 DANCE PARTY
Aug 23 2008 10:00P Erick Baker
Aug 28 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Aug 29 2008 12:00A Dual Boot
Aug 30 2008 10:00P Bellfield w/Arpetrio
Sep 4 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Sep 6 2008 12:00A International Dancy Party (Weekly)
Sep 10 2008 10:00P TEA LEAF GREEN with Moonalice
Sep 11 2008 10:00P Albannach w/Cutthroat Shamrock
Sep 11 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Sep 12 2008 10:00P Garage Deluxe CD Release Show
Sep 13 2008 10:00P The Coveralls
Sep 18 2008 11:45P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Sep 20 2008 10:00P New Riders of the Purple Sage
Sep 25 2008 11:00P Bass Block Beats with Mic 1 & Simon Belmont
Sep 26 2008 10:00P Dubconscious
Sep 27 2008 6:00P Funktion 2.0
Oct 24 2008 10:00P MoonTaxi
About the Author If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little as 4 hours. You can visit our website or send an email to thorntonteam@homeamericamortgage.com or call us @ 865-951-0522.
The First Annual Irish Festival will be held this upcoming Saturday July 26, 2008 from 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM at World's Fair Park in Knoxville. Click HERE for directions. Tickets for Adults are $10 and can be purchased at the gate; Children are FREE! The festival will be a celebration of the continuing contributions the Irish community has been making since the earliest days of European settlement in East Tennessee. The stated mission of the festival is:
The mission of the Irish Festival of Knoxville, Inc. is to educate the community of East Tennessee of the Irish heritage of this region, with educational ties to environmental practices as a zero-waste festival, while raising funds for designated worthy public service agencies and charities.
An exciting aspect of this festival will be its stated goal to be zero waste and carbon-neutral! The organizers are using the traditional practice of carbon offsetting through the purchase of clean energy such as wind, farm animal wastes, and landfill gases. The festival organizers go beyond this carbon offsetting by incorporating community education on lifestyle changes that can reduce carbon emissions.
The Irish community has a long history of supporting police officers and firefighters. This event will carry on that support as the proceeds will benefit five very worthy organizations:
Knoxville Firefighters Association
Fraternal Order Police Volunteer Lodge #2
Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad
Remote Area Medical Foundation
The Ulster Project - The Ulster Project International Website
There will be a Kids Zone with all the fun diversions you would expect, a moon walk, a fun slide, face painting, arts and crafts, and camel rides! As children are free what better way to spend an afternoon. There will also be a multitude of vendors exhibiting and selling traditional Irish crafts, and environmental organizations promoting "green living." In addition to the Kids Zone and the vendors, there two distinct areas that will have entertainment:
Performance Lawn Stage
Market Stage
10:00 - 11:00 Heart of Oak Band - Irish Ballads
11:15 - 11:45 Irish Dancers
12:00 - 12:45 SECC Cloggers
3:30 - 4:30 Irish Dancers - Four Leaf Peat Band - Traditional Irish
6:00 - 7:00 Shamrock Road Band - Irish Ballads
Main Stage
1:00 - 2:00 Opening Ceremony
2:15 - 3:15 Lahinch Mob Band - Irish Rock 'n Roll
4:30 - 6:00 Chill Billies Band - Southern Rock 'n Roll
7:00 - 8:00 Soul Water Band - Southern Rock Blues
8:15 - 9:15 Lahinch Mob Band - Irish Rock 'n Roll
9:30 - 10:00 Grand Finale
Amphitheater Schedule
9:00 - 10:00 CPR
10:00 - 11:00 Fairytale Photography
11:00 - 12:00 Safe Kids Coalition
12:00 - 12:15 Ijams Nature Center
12:15 - 1:00 Festival Charities
2:15 - 2:45 Earthborn Products Co.
2:45 - 3:15 City of Knoxville
3:15 - 3:45 Knoxville Recycling Coalition
3:45 - 4:15 Tennessee Valley Earth Partnership
4:15 - 4:45 East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
4:45 - 5:15 Knoxville Police - K-9 Demo
As part of this festival there will also be a semi-formal Green Tie Event on Friday the 25th. This event is $75 per ticket with all proceeds benefiting the five charities. This event will be held from 8:00 PM until 11:00 PM in the Sunsphere at World's Fair Park. The event will feature a live Irish band, heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, and door prizes. If you are interested in attending this event, click HERE to download the invitation in pdf format!
This is the first of what is planned to be an annual event! If you are in the Knoxville area on the 26th and would like a day of fun and diversion, check out the Irish Festival! It is a green event!
About the Author If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little as 4 hours. You can visit our website or send an email to thorntonteam@homeamericamortgage.com or call us @ 865-951-0522.
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"Since I joined PREP, my website has received more hits, I have received more leads and I am working "smarter" than I have in the past 15 years. Joining PREP was the best business decision I have made to date. PREP is now my "go-to" site for information pertaining to all facets of our industry saving myself search-time and knowing that the information I receive is coming from industry leaders who are not only knowledgeable, but POSITIVE which is of utmost importance to me in any market."
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I was one of the very first members of Positive Real Estate Professionals (PREP), mainly because I could see what the vision for the site was and could also see that it fit perfectly with what I wanted to happen for me in relationship to my internet presence.
Danny and Rich were instrumental in helping me to refine my internet voice to the point that I was getting the exposure that I wanted and able to get my message out to more and more people. There is so much that people don’t know, and should, about the mortgage process that they won’t find out from our negative media sources. This is one place where we can counter the constant negative spin put on the housing market by the major media outlets.
When the delinquency rate was a 2%, did the media ever mention the 98% that were on time? No, because negative sells news. However, there are great things happening in the real estate marketplace every day and if you want to know what they are, here is the place to find out.
For me, PREP is a part of my current, past and future plans for my mortgage business. I know that the increased Search Engine Optimization (SEO) provided by PREP is only one of the benefits. The ability to join with other POSITIVE members of the Real Estate community to get our message heard, is the major reason I am here and will continue to be a part of this vital community.
Fred Chamberlin
Senior Mortgage Consultant and persistent internet blogger
Alpine Mortgage Planning
Eugene/Springfield Oregon
http://eugeneloanguy.com
http://fhaloansoregon.com
http://no-money-down-usda-mortgage.com
I would like to say that Positive Real Estate Professionals has helped my business greatly. Since I joined PREP, it has placed me #1 on page 1 on Google search for horse properties. Consumers then check out my bio and call me for their real estate needs. Because of this, I have increased my business and it is continuously growing.
Goes to show that positive thinking is great all around.
Thanks Danny and Rich for your help. It is greatly appreciated.
Brigita
I was introduced to Danny and Rich via a mutual friend, Lori Palermo from Springfield, Oregon. I had not spoken to Lori in a couple of years but I had been thinking of her for a couple of weeks, so out of the clear blue I picked up the phone and gave her a call. Two great things came out of that conversation; 1) I reconnected with a wonderful friend I just love & adore and 2) Lori gave me the names of Danny & Rich who have been a god send and wonderful to work with!
I was telling Lori that Connie Hall and I (we all knew each other when we lived in Eugene, Or) had just opened up our own real estate firm in Portland, Oregon and the trials and tribulations we were having with our website. She told me about Danny and Rich’s company (PREP) and how it had changed her business tremendously in less than a month. Lori gave me their contact information and asked if she could give them mine. A very short time later Danny gave me a call and explained what they were all about and what they were trying to accomplish and how they could help us grow our business. I joined right then and there and it has been the best decision ever!!! Until Danny and Rich I had never blogged in my life. I discovered it is fun!!! They are a wealth of knowledge and are eager to share anything they think will help us. We are looking forward to expanding our business with the help of Danny and Rich and are telling the rest of the world how wonderful and helpful they truly are!!!
Thanks for all your help and encouragement Danny and Rich!! You are the BEST!!!!
Sincerely,
Alicia Lee, Owner/Broker
Connie Hall, Principal Broker
All Brokers Real Estate
Portland, OR 97201
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