Long and Foster’s PERRY HALL Sales Office
Designated TOYS FOR TOTS Collection Site
All Long & Foster Sales Offices Will Serve As Toy Drop Off Sites For Annual Toys for Tots Campaign:
Perry Hall, Md. November 2, 2009 –Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office is proud to announce the launch of its annual toy drive to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots Campaign.
Toys may be dropped off seven days a week between 9am and 6pm weekdays and 3pm weekends, at Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office located at 8712 Belair Rd. (Belair and Silver Spring Rds., behind Wendy’s) prior to December 11, 2009.
Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office sales manager, Sharon Blough said. “We are proud to participate in The Long & Foster® Companies 19th annual toy drive throughout its seven-state Mid-Atlantic region and the District of Columbia in support of the U.S. Marines Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. We hope you will be generous with your donation to help less fortunate children throughout our community.”
Wes Foster, Chairman of The Long & Foster Companies said, “We take great pride in being able to once again assist this worthy cause and to help give the needy children in our communities the Christmas they deserve. For nearly two decades, Long & Foster and its affiliated businesses have remained committed to helping provide a better holiday season to children in need in the communities we serve.”
Between now and Dec.22, each of the company’s more than 200 sales offices throughout seven states will accept donations of new unwrapped toys for distribution to financially and/or physically disadvantaged children. Long & Foster employees at the company’s corporate headquarters in Chantilly, Va. will also participate in the annual holiday event.
Once the toys are collected and presented to area Marines, they are distributed to local churches, social welfare agencies and to less fortunate children throughout Long & Foster’s service area.
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program began with a single campaign in 1947. Last year, 18 million toys were distributed to underprivileged children nationwide by The U.S. Marine Corps Reserves program. Long & Foster collected more than 25,000 toys which were distributed to charitable and service organizations in the communities Long & Foster serves.
About The Long & Foster ® Companies
The Long & Foster ® Companies is the parent company of the largest, privately owned residential real estate company in the U.S., Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc., and is the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading provider of homeownership services. In addition to its real estate arm, The Long & Foster® Companies consist of Prosperity Mortgage® Company; Walker Jackson® Mortgage Corporation; Long & Foster® Insurance Agency, Inc., and Long & Foster® Settlement Services. The total 2008 sales volume and sales equivalents for all The Long & Foster Companies was $48.9 billion.
From left to right: Melissa Lockwood, Tammi Copsey (me), Sharon Blough (Manager), Pat Bomhoff, Ellen Reinhard, Arelene Del Gallo
Pat was dishing out peanut butter to the residents and ended up wearing some...
Boxes full of sandwiches...
In the top photo we are standing in front of this sign...I had to share it with everyone!
3/6/2009 5000 Sandwiches Made in One-Year History of Program PARKVILLE, MD – Once a month, a dedicated group of people gathers in the Renaissance Gardens Terrace Dining Room of Oak Crest Village. Instead of watching television or going home after work, they are donating their time to make sandwiches for the homeless. Surrounded by dozens of loaves of bread and Ziploc bags, and equipped with a healthy dose of teamwork, the volunteers prepare more than 700 sandwiches that are sent to the Maryland Food Bank for distribution at the next day’s lunch service. For an entire year, it has been a labor of love and fellowship between residents, staff and community volunteers. On the evening of January 14, the crew achieved a milestone of sorts. They made the 5,000th sandwich in the history of the program. “It just goes to show you what a difference a group of people can make a little at a time,” stated Alison Krull, volunteer coordinator at Oak Crest and creator of the program. “It’s been said that ‘we can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.’ That’s what we try to accomplish every month for those served by the Maryland Food Bank.” Along with staff and residents, Oak Crest partners with a diverse group of volunteers from the business community and youth organizations, namely the Perry Hall Office of Long and Foster (8712 Belair Road) and Boy Scout Troop #146 (Epiphany Lutheran Church). Sharon Blough, vice president and Perry Hall branch manager for Long and Foster, leads a team of local Realtors and staff who volunteer at Oak Crest throughout the year. They were on hand for the making of the 5000th sandwich. “Knowing that this effort benefits people in Baltimore through the Maryland Food Bank truly makes the project meaningful,” described Blough. “Collaborating with Oak Crest has been a natural fit since our first community service project at their campus several years ago. Our employees have learned so much from their enthusiastic residents.” For more information about this and other activities coordinated by the Oak Crest volunteer program, please contact Alison Krull at 410-665-1000. About Long and Foster: Located at 8721 Belair Road, the Perry Hall office of Long and Foster is the home to a dedicated team of professionals providing real estate, mortgage, title and insurance services. For more information, please contact Long and Foster at 410-529-1900. About Oak Crest Village: More than 2,200 people live at Oak Crest Village, an Erickson full-service retirement community that promotes a vibrant lifestyle. Erickson Retirement Communities is one of the leading national developers of full-service retirement communities. Headquartered near Baltimore, MD, Erickson has built an innovative network of communities that combine a maintenance-free active lifestyle with an ever-expanding host of amenities, social activities, and wellness and medical centers, proven to improve both physical and mental health. Erickson was named by FORTUNE as being one of the Top 100 “2009 Best Companies to Work For®.” For more information about this story, please contact Jeff Getek, public relations manager, at 410-882-3262, ext. 3189.
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Can the police, ambulance or firefighters find your home easily from the street?
This content was originally posted in 2007, but I am sharing it again as the holidays are near and it is one of the busiest times of year for home accidents and injury.
Protect yourself (check your house and/or business), visit loved ones and the elderly to check their house numbers as well!
In the words of Benjamin Franklin ~ “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
I ask this because I just spent the better part of 30 minutes trying to locate a home on a very long street and couldn’t find it. Why you ask? Not one house number was visible from the street. They weren’t on the mailboxes or curbs and the ones that were on homes weren’t able to be read from the street/vehicle.
Yes, I eventually found what I was looking for, but what if it had been an emergency vehicle, a potential home buyer trying to find your open house or a customer trying to reach your business?
Baltimore County has recently (late 2007) made changes in respect to Building Numbers and I’ve placed them below to make homeowners in Baltimore County aware of the change.
Baltimore County – Changes to Requirements for Building Numbers
Additionally, please remember that a change made last year with respect to the placement of address numbers on Baltimore County properties is in effect and all property owners are required to comply with the following (capitals indicate material added to existing law):
The owner of improved property shall prominently display numerals or letters, AT LEAST THREE INCHES IN HEIGHT, designating the address assigned to the property:
(1) in a conspicuous space on or about the property;
(2) on a conspicuous background; and
(3) in a location that is unobstructed and clearly visible:
(I) from the street named in the address of the property; AND
(II) FROM ANY STREET, ROAD OR ALLEY PROVIDING PUBLIC VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
This requirement is enforced by the Baltimore County Fire Department as a health and safety measure and failure to comply could result in a $100 fine.
HELPFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Permit information, permit approval status 410-887-3900
Building Plans Review 410-887-3987
Building Inspection 410-887-3953
Electrical Inspection 410-887-3960
Plumbing Inspection 410-887-3620
Zoning Information 410-887-3391
Development Management, PDM 410-887-3335
MD Codes Administration “Accessibility” 410-514-7220
State of Maryland Flood Plain 410-631-3914
Dept. Environmental Protection & Resource Management:
Food Service Plans Review 410-887-4068
Sediment Control 410-887-3226
State of Maryland Elevator Inspection 410-767-2350
http://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Permits/Building_Plans_Review/bldgcode04907.pdf
This link will take you directly to the Baltimore County Building Code.
One more reminder…do your research before you build, you don’t want to break these laws as they could cost you the sale of your home (and a lot of money) in the future.
Please share this information with your friends, family and associates…it is important that emergency workers can find your home, no matter where you live! Thank you!
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Tammi L. Copsey is a full time REALTOR® who assists clients in Baltimore County and surrounding areas with their home buying and selling needs. Tammi will handle your real estate dreams with TLC.
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