Friendswood, TX

The Galveston Bay Foundation and numerous community partners present the Bay Day Festival highlighting interactive exhibits that emphasize the multiple uses of the Galveston Bay system. Volunteers are needed May 16 to help with check-in, T shirt sales and education activities. Call 281-332-3381 or visit www.galvbay.org for more information.

www.StagingSmartNSold.com provides Houston home staging expertise designed to promote a rapid and profitable house sale for area Realtors and homeowners. The owner is also a long time volunteer in the Houston Bay Area.

From 9 am until noon on April 25, volunteers are needed to help create more than 10 acres of habitat in the Galveston Bay area. This annual restoration effort by Galveston Bay Foundation will clean up and plant cord grass and sea grass, thus help provide wildlife homes, protect shorelines and improve water quality. For locations and information visit www.galvbay.org or call 281-332-3381.

www.StagingSmartNSold.com provides Galveston county home staging expertise to facilitate a rapid and profitable house sale for area Realtors and homeowners. The owner is also a volunteer in the Houston Bay Area.

Laura Recovery Center is a missing child agency located in Friendswood, TX that often works with Law Enforcement to help in searches for missing children. It is offering a free on-line & password protected child ID account where parents can enter necessary child information such as recent photograph, identifying details, names of other significant adults such as scout leaders, names and numbers of the child's friends, child's web accounts and passwords, location of medical records, etc. Please call the Laura Recovery Center at 281-482-5723 with any questions or suggestions.

www.StagingSmartNSold.comprovides Friendswood home staging expertise to promote a rapid and profitable house sale to area Realtors and homeowners. Home staging prices start at $150.

(Friendswood) - Business Week magazine has named Friendswood the Best Affordable Suburb in Texas for 2009. Cities taken into consideration had to be within 25 miles of the most populated city in their state and have populations of 5,000 to 60,000 people, low crime rates and median family incomes of $51,000 to $120,000. Other factors included commutes, education (test scores), crime, economy (job growth and income), green living and overall affordability.

City Manager Roger Roecker said that when people factor in the 20 percent homestead exemption and compare tax rates, they will understand why Friendswood is more affordable than other areas. He also said that tax rates remain low, the police department is one of the finest and the Friendswood citizenry is well educated.

Business Week's Friendswood feature can be seen at

Hospice Care Team, Inc. is searching for compassionate and dedicated volunteers. One-on-one training is provided by Judy Wilson, Director of Volunteer Services. Please call her at 409-938-0070. HCT also has a Speakers Bureau available for club meetings or church functions. Call Ann Pourchot, Hospice Care Team Volunteer Department Assistant at 409-938-6807.

www.StagingSmartNSold.com provides Houston Home Staging solutions to area Realtors and home owners. The owner has also been an active volunteer in the Houston Bay Area for many years.