Please join us on May 9th for next week’s Military Appreciation Mondays dinner where we will be recognizing Our Military Kids. This is the event that was originally scheduled for April 25th. While last weekend’s news about Osama bin Laden is extremely exciting, we must remain more vigilant than ever. With that said, our troops and their kids deserve ever greater support and appreciation. Nancy and I hope you can join us at the Old Brogue where we will be recognizing our nation’s true Superheroes. Please be sure to call the Brogue and make a reservation for either the 5:30 or 7:30 seating. Feel free to either call me or send an e-mail if you would like more info or would like to sign on as a $200 or $100 cosponsor. We are also always looking for door prize support as well.
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I have been thrilled with the feedback I’m getting from everyone who has sponsored one of the military families. I just received the following from the family Nancy and I adoted.
Good Morning!
I just wanted to thank you again for your generosity! I received the box this morning. Our boys will be so thrilled and it definitely takes a lot of pressure off of us financially as we wait for Allen’s VA claim to come through. Families like yours have made our journey of adjusting to disabilities much easier.
May you and yours have a very blessed Christmas.
Gina Hill and Family
Please let me know if you receive similar messages and I’ll be happy to post them. I had received the following from Gina last week. Please be sure to check out her blog as a way of helping you understand the debt of thanks we owe families like Gina’s.
We are so thankful for the amazing organizations out there to help military and wounded families like ours. We are even more thankful for the individuals like yourself and your family that support these organizations and our families!
You can find my blog at http://theinvisiblewounded.blogspot.com . Please feel free to share with anyone and to post on your website. It is really just something I do as therapy for myself but also to help others know that they are not alone. At times, being the family of a wounded warrior can be a very lonely place to be. Where we live, we do not know any other families close that deal with the things we do on a daily basis.
Hello and happy holidays to all, I wanted to take a minute to thank you for your support this year to make the holidays a little brighter for the families of injured and killed in action veterans. The “Our Military Kids” organization provided me with a Christmas Gift Wish List of 26 veterans’ families including 65 children this year. Thanks to your help, packages are on the way for 16 of these families. We are down to just 10 families left on the list, but now we are headed into ‘crunch time’. With limited time left to buy, wrap and send gifts we must find people or organizations to support these last 10 families within the next week. If you have been thinking about committing to help…. if you can find room in your heart and your wallet this year…. please let us know before time runs out for these families. One of the wounded veterans I spoke to last week was so thankful when we told him his family would be receiving support with Christmas gifts. He mentioned that he was especially grateful because last year his kids did not get any Christmas gifts. Let’s not let this happen again for any of these families who have sacrificed so much for all of us. If you would like to help make this holiday season a little bit brighter for the children of our injured and killed in action servicemen and women, all you have to do is respond to this email. You can adopt one child, a family or simply make a cash donation. Nancy and I will gladly purchase the gifts still on the list if you do not have the time. Simply give me a call or drop an e-mail to Santa@BobNelsonTeam.com. These are the children still available for ‘adoption’ :
1. Vaughns Family
Jordan (6): Vtech MobiGo Touch Learning System MobiGoCarrying Case MobiGoSoftware Games: Toy Story 3, Disney Cars, NASCAR, Shrek, Mr. Men/Little Miss
John (10): Nintendo DSI (black)
Dejah Miles (15): Women’s UGG Australia Classic Short Boots, Size 10, Color: Black
2. Ellis Family
Juliann (13): New clothes/Gift card to Target, Pac Sun or Forever 21
Joshua (12): Nano Touch I-Pod – Gray or Silver (Purchased through Cash Donations)
Jesse (16): Nano Touch I-Pod – Gold (Adopted by Louis and Chris Wise)
3. Kuinileti Sele Family
(Adopted by Elizabeth Gaffney)
Peter (9): Sony PSP G Handheld Game; black or blue
Serafina (7): Sony Limited Hannah Montana PSP Entertainment Pack (used on Ebay $130.98); pink or purple Kleopatra
(4): KidKraft 65156 Designer Dollhouse Doll Toy; multicolor is fine
4. Broesch Family
Bella (7): Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Wild Bunch (set of 4) Barbie Horse Adventure: Riding Camp for Nintendo Wii Uno Attack Game Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center with Classic Light Bulb Oven (mint green) (Purchased by Jenni Blessman – Keller Williams) Magic Tree House Books
Taylor(15): Gift card to a clothing store such as Macy’s (Purchased by Alison Sherman – Keller Williams), Vanity or Maurices, Gift card for gas, Solia 1″ Flat Iron
5. Summers Family
Amber (11): Beginner snowboard, length 140-145 cm
Devan (10): Beginner snowboard, length 132-137 cm
Tristen (8): Beginner snowboard, length 135-140 cm
6. Byrd Family
Nailah (14): Ipad or Iphone (or a gift certificate to the Apple Store or to the AT&T Store to go toward either of these items)
Nia (13): Dell Laptop (pink) (or a gift certificate to the Dell Store to go toward it)
7. Mitchell Family
Zac (18): a Craftsman tool box, the one that stands up with a bottom box and top box (To be purchased with donated funds.)
Jerret (8): Nintendo DSiXL (blue or black)
Serenity (6): (Adopted by Susan Wisely – Keller Williams) A nice, portable DVD player, one that the screen flips and folds down; (Sony has one)
Finally, we would like to thank the following who have already come forward to show their support. The Copito Family, The Borland Family, The Hoernig Family, Rick and Amy Buchanan, Jane and Doug Hanscom, Gene and Laura Smith, The Brugel Family, Mary Burnette, Mark and Carolyn Stys, John and Sally Burns, P.C. Martin, Dave and Pava Cohen, Joan Fiander, The Weaver Family, Louis and Chris Wise, Kofer and Suzanne Black, Richard Moxley, Sue Long, Beatriz Duque Long, Elizabeth Gaffney, Paul Norman Family, Dave Lesser Family, Chip Bay Family, Shiner Roofing and Siding, Sonya Dervenis – Lavender Hill Interiors, Jack Legler – Legenter LLC, Tami Harsanyi – State Farm Insurance, Diane Hoyer – Women Helping Women with Finance, Jill Grossman – LSA Title, Tim Heil – Keller Williams Realty, Michael Vandergrift – Washington First Bank, Laura DeSimone – DeSimone Health and Fitness LLC, Collingswood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Susan Wisely – Keller Williams, Alison Sherman – Keller Williams, Jenni Blessman – Keller Williams,
Best wishes to you and your family this holiday season,
Nancy and Bob Nelson (703) 999-5812
You Really Need to Read the Following
I spoke with Juan R and had a wonderful conversation. He told me a little about his background and got choked up during our phone conversation. His children had no presents last Christmas. He expressed how grateful he was with whatever they were going to receive this year.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to participate in the program. You always get so much more back than you give. It makes me feel very thankful for everything that my family has and I am so happy to share. I hope that you have a great Thanksgiving!
Tami Harsanyi
Please be sure to check below to see what families are still in need of gifts this year. I do want to remind everyone that these families are all across the country. The Juan’s family is located in New York.
Thank you Tami and everyone else who has adopted a family.
Once again Santa and I are teaming up with Our Military Kids in an attempt to bring some extra holiday cheer to children of our injured service members and their families. We’ve compiled a Christmas Gift Wish List for these SUPERHEROES. I’m hoping everyone will check out this list and consider purchasing one item, serving as Santa for an individual child or even sponsoring an entire family. The latter is a great option for a company or office to consider.
The list below will be posted until Christmas and will be updated over the next few weeks. Please give me a call or drop an e-mail to: Santa@bobnelsonteam.com and let us know how you would like to brighten a family’s Christmas day. Once you have done so, we will give you the contact info for the family to allow you to send your gift(s) directly to them. I would also encourage you to click on the link above and visit the Our Military Kids website to learn more about this wonderful grassroots organization.
Hite Family:
(Adopted by the Wesbrook Family)
Davonate Hite (10):
Zipfy Mini Luge SKU ID #268227
Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme 2.0 SKU ID #265211
Discovery Deluxe Touch Screen ATM Machine SKU ID #862
Jensen Family
(Adopted by Mary Burnette)
Halle (14)
A necklace
Tiani Family:
(Adopted by Shiner Roofing and Siding)
Olivia (13):
gift cards to various mall stores
Zeppie (11):
Wii games, Rip Stick G
Phoenix (9):
Zhu Zhu Pets and anything NASCAR
Rocco (6):
Cars Wii Game, remote control car
Joiebelle (5):
Strawberry Shortcake Doll, Pink scooter
Dax (newborn):
any clothes size 3 months and up
Vaughns Family
(Adopted through donations to the Bob Nelson Team)
Jordan (6):
Vtech MobiGo Touch Learning System
MobiGoCarrying Case
MobiGoSoftware Games: Toy Story 3, Disney Cars,
NASCAR,
Shrek, Mr. Men/Little Miss
John (10):
Nintendo DSI (black)
Dejah Miles (15):
Women’s UGG Australia Classic Short Boots,
Size 10, Color: Black
Ellis Family
Jesse (16):
Nano Touch I-Pod – Gold
(Purchased through donations to the Bob Nelson Team)
Juliann (13):
New clothes/Gift card to Target, Pac Sun or Forever 21
Joshua (12):
(Adopted by Louis and Chris Wise)
Nano Touch I-Pod – Gray or Silver
Brown Family
(Adopted by Debbie and Robert Copito)
Dylan (8):
New Bright 1:14 Scale Mud Slinger – Hummer Sand
Stormer #075445 (*These are Toys R Us #’s)
Exclusive San Diego Comic Con 2010 Halo: Reach 5 inch
Action Figure – Noble 7 #509096
True Heroes Helicopter Playset :786686
Mega Bloks Halo Wars Magnetic Warriors: Silver UNSC Flame Marine (29679) #675418
Halo: Reach Series 1 6 inch Action Figure – Jorge #819021
Halo Wars Collection 4.5 inch Action Figure – Sgt. Forge #592841
Madylan (2):
Disney Princess Super Play House Tent #073126
Disney Princess-edition Disney’s The Little Mermaid Sing Along Boom Box #517523
Yo Gabba Gabba Toodee Cuddle Pillow #434678
Disney Princess Shopping Cart #650555
Yo Gabba Gabba Toddler Blanket #434686
Yo Gabba Gabba Boom Box Theater #035020
Hill Family
(Adopted by the Nelson Family)
Makale (14):
Itunes card
Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox 360
Xbox 360 controller
Dreyson (7):
Lego Kingdom King’s castle (7946)
Lego Kingdom’s Prison tower rescue (7947)
Moriarty Family
(Adopted by Shiner Roofing and Siding)
all items from Toys R Us Big Christmas Book
Kaleigh (11):
Bop it Bounce Game – 6 slammin ball bouncing games
Teacup Piggies Fashion Runway
Lalaloopsy Blue Hair Doll
Digital camera
Madison (5):
Leapfrog Leapster 2 (pink)
Leapster Toystory 3 Game
Lalaloopsy Purple Hair doll
Barbie Pampered Pups Salon
First Act Discovery 30″ Acoustic Guitar (pink/purple)
Emerson (3):
Leapfrog Leapster 2 (green)
Fisher Price Grow with Me Cook & Care Kitchen (pink)
Cozy Coupe Shopping Cart (pink)
You and Me, My Kitty and Me Doll
Little Mommy Sweet As Me Doll
Rivera Family
(Adopted by Sonya Dervenis – Lavender Hill Interiors, Jack Legler- Legenter LLC; and Tami Harsanyi – State Farm Insurance, and Diane Hoyer – Women Helping Women with Finance)
Justin (16), Oseas (9), John (7):
Disney Movies, Tickets to the AMC Movie Theatres, Clothes from Old Navy; or whatever the donor would like to give to these boys
Schwartz Family
(Adopted by Jill Grossman – LSA Title)
Morgan (18); Allissa (17); Kaylie (12); Jeffrey (9); Isaiah (7); Lindsey (5):
Gift cards for clothing/gift for each child to Target, Walmart or Meijer.
Kuinileti Sele Family
(Adopted by Elizabeth Gaffney)
Peter (9):
Sony PSP G Handheld Game; black or blue
Serafina (7):
Sony Limited Hannah Montana PSP Entertainment Pack (used on Ebay $130.98); pink or purple
Kleopatra (4):
KidKraft 65156 Designer Dollhouse Doll Toy; multicolor is fine
Chism Family
(Adopted by Rick and Amy Buchanan)
Gavin (9):
Lightsaber Room Light
Death Star Planetarium
Lego Star Wars AT-AT Walker
Perez Family
(Adopted by Tim Heil – Keller Williams)
Yaniliz (6)
Barbie A Fashion Fairytale Horse and Carriage
Leapfrog: Leapster Explorer with Tinker Bell and Sponge Bob Learning games (these gifts are in the Toys R Us Christmas Book)
Cummings Family
(Adopted by The Collingswood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center)
Gabrielle (10):
Ipod Nano with Multi Touch (pink or purple)
Maximus (9):
Ipod nano with Multi Touch (blue or boyish color)
Broesch Family
Bella (7):
Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Wild Bunch (set of 4)
Barbie Horse Adventure: Riding Camp for Nintendo
Wii Uno Attack Game
Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center with Classic Light Bulb Oven (mint green)
(Purchased by Jenni Blessman – Keller Williams)
Magic Tree House Books
Taylor (15):
Gift card to a clothing store such as Macy’s, Vanity or Maurices
(Purchased by Alison Sherman – Keller Williams)
Gift card for gas
Solia 1″ Flat Iron
(Purchased by the Bob Nelson Team)
Garcia Family
(Adopted by the Borland Family)
Rebecca (10):
Bed Bath & Beyond – Vanity Set (black)
Rachel (7):
Nintendo DSI (pink)
Jordyn (6):
Toys R Us – KidKraft Deluxe Wooden Easel Espresso (Item #819509)
Jenna (2 1/2):
Toys R Us – Just Like Home Parkview Modern Wood Kitchen (Item #230906)
May Family
(Adopted by Michael Vandergrift – Washington First Bank)
Chelsea (10)
Digital camera, Sony Cibershot Pink, Model #W310 (pink); available at Best Buy
Fasnacht Family
(Adopted by the Brugel Family)
Blake (3):
Toy Story 3 Blu Ray Combo Pack
Mater’s Tall Tales Blu Ray Combo Pack
Cars Piston Cup 500 Track
Cars Toon Monster Truck Wrastlin’ Playset
Summers Family
Amber (11):
Beginner snowboard, length 140-145 cm
Devan (10):
Beginner snowboard, length 132-137 cm
Tristen (8):
Beginner snowboard, length 135-140 cm
Plybon Family
(Adopted by Gene and Laura Smith)
Liam (13)
Fishing stuff from Cabelas
Three forks Fly Rod and Reel Combo with Fly Line, length: 7’6″, reel model 456, 3 pieces, line weight 3, rod model 763-3, handle 3
Halo video game Noble Map
Byrd Family
(Adopted through Donations to the Bob Nelson Team)
Nailah (14):
ITouch
Nia (13):
Kindle
Treacher Family
(Adopted by Laura DeSimone
DeSimone Health and Fitness LLC)
Nina (10):
Littlest Pet Shop Rescue Tails Center
Guesstures Charades Game
Zhu Zhu Pets: Wild Bunch with Nutters hamster for Nintendo DS
Lego Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut
Grant (6):
Paper Jamz Guitar
Paper Jamz Drumz
Creepy Crawlers Bug Maker & Refill
King Zhu with Tull Hamster for Nintendo DS
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Crocodile
Loopz Game
Mitchell Family
(Adopted through donations to the Bob Nelson Team)
Zac (18):
a Craftsman tool box, the one that stands up with a bottom box and top box
Jerret (8):
Nintendo DSiXL (blue or black)
Serenity (6):
A nice, portable DVD player, one that the screen flips and folds down; (Sony has one)
Miranda Family
(Adopted by the Hoernig Family)
Anthony 17:
Armani aqua di Gio
Gift Card to Express $75
I Touch 8 gigs
Angelina 15:
Ipod Touch
Baby Alive Bouncin Bubbles
Baby Alive Changing time baby
Baby Alive Baby all Gone
Cool pix camera with touch screen if possible
Footlocker gift Card $100
Joseph 13
Game Stop Gift Card $25
Safe to lock my stuff up in (cause my brothers steal my pepsi)
Remote for my xbox 360 wireless if possible
Headset for my xbox 360
Ricci 12
I pod Touch
Drum set
Lego City passenger plane
Lego City Police Headquarters
Mostly I want the I pod Touch
Cheri 10
Animal Planet Radio Control Black Spider
Baby Alive changing time baby
Phineas and Ferb alarm clock
Star Wars radio control Millenium Falcon
(All in the Toys R us catolog)
Thank you, Santa Tell Ms. Claus Howdy from Cheri!!
Gasca Family
(Adopted by Mark and Carolyn Stys)
Matthew (4)
Blue Vtech V Reader Reading System with the V Reader Toy Story
Leap Frog Reading System Tag with the tag book Sponge Bob
Lowery Family
(Adopted by the Hanscom Family)
Cameron (5):
Fisher Price Smart Cycle/Extreme Physical Learning Arcade System with game
Clothes: Shirts Size 7; pants size 6 or 7 with adjustable waist
Damian (16):
Games for X-Box 360 or Gift Card for X-Box Live
Clothes: Shirt Size medium (men); pants – skinny jeans; skating clothes
This month’s Military Appreciation Monday’s dinner will be supporting the Yellow Ribbon Fund. This is our second time raising money to help out this great grassroots organization. Please be sure to click on the above link to learn about what they are doing to support our nation’s bravest men and women. They do us proud. As always, the dinner will be at the Old Brogue in Great Falls with seatings at 5:30 and 7:30. Be sure to call from reservations since we have had overflow capacity at several of the dinners. Last month we had a 110 percent match. Please let me know if you would like to sign as a co-sponsor (10 percent match) of the dinner tab.
Current cosponsors are:
Baran Family
Nelson Family
Norman Family
Carillon Capital
The Old Brogue
Julius Fleishman
Grossman Family
Gary Kaihara, DDS
Chris Melnick – LSA Title Services
Taylor Allgyer – First Savings Mortgage
James Gaudiosi – Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Thanks to all our great supporters, the Military Appreciation Monday event raised nearly $4,000 for Operation Second Chance. We had nearly 100 people turn out for the dinner to include several servicemen and women currently stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. One of the greatest parts about the evening was that two of the most desirable door prizes were won by one of our visiting vets. He walked away with a two day stay at the Lodgecliffe on the Choptank Bed and Breakfast and a fabulous apple pie from B. Sweet. The four star lodging is donated each month by Dawson Richardson at Merrill Lynch. B Sweet has donated two pies for each of our last two events. The wife of another vet won the biggest prize of the evening, a beautiful pendant donated by Adeler Jewelers.
If you have a chance, please be sure to give a big thanks to our co-sponsors and door prize donors.
Co-sponsors include:
The Old Brogue
LSA Title Services
Gary Kaihara, DDS
The Grossman Family
Julius Fleischman
The Norman Family
The Nelson Family
James Gaudiosi – Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Taylor Allgyer – First Savings Mortgage
Carrillon Capital
Door Prizes for this month were donated by:
B. Sweet Pies
National Veterans Golden Age Games
This month I am moving a little outside the norm for MAM by raising funds for our veterans who are over 55 years old. I am particularly excited by this effort since it gives us a chance to say thanks to the Vietnam Era vets and those who came before them. The request for this event came from Julius Fleischman, one of our newest co-sponsors. Julius fought in the European Campaign during WWII.
Date: September 27th.
Where: Old Brogue – Great Falls, Va.
Time: Two seatings – 5:30 and 7:30.
Please be sure to make a reservation by calling: (703) 759-3309.
As always, you simply come out and have dinner at the Old Brogue in Great Falls. Myself and my cosponsors will each be contributing a 10 percent match (A 100 percent match this month) of your dinner tab to The Golden Age Games.
If you know of anyone who might be interested in becoming a co-sponsor, please contact me at bob@bobnelsonteam.com or call at (703) 999-5812.
You can also show your support through:
A. The purchase of door prize entries. (ALL Proceeds will go directly to The Golden Age Games)
B. Our buy a vet dinner initiative. We hope to have between 10-15 enlisted personnel for whom you can buy dinner.
C. Or you can make out a fully tax deductible donation to Veterans Administration.
Please come out strong to show your support. This is our first time back after the summer and I’d love to have a huge turnout to show our active duty personnel and veterans just how much we appreciate their service.
If you have a chance, please be sure to thank my co-sponsors.
Gary Kaihara, DDS
The Grossman Family
Julius Fleischman
The Norman Family
The Nelson Family
James Gaudiosi – Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Taylor Allgyer – First Savings Mortgage
Previous Co-Sponsors
The Heil Family
Mercury LLC
Knight Point Systems
Shiner Roofing and Siding
and our door prize donors:
Adeler Jewelers Dominion Title
PF Chang’s Lodgecliffe Bed and Breakfast
Elite Fitness Fitness Together
Turner Framing Maison Du Vin
Great Falls Design Build Pinkman Baseball Academy
Legenter LLC. State Farm Insurance Downs & Assoc. Insurance
Please read the following to learn more about the Golden Age Games and their importance to our veterans.
Celebrating its 25th year, the National Veterans Golden Age Games offer sports and recreational competitive events for Veterans 55 years of age and older. It is the largest sports and recreation competition for this age group of military Veterans in the world! The Games continue to serve as a showcase for the rehabilitation value that wellness and fitness provide in the lives of older Americans.
The National Veterans Golden Age Games are an outgrowth of the historic involvement in geriatric programs by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). For many years, VA has put major emphasis on health and fitness with the goal of Veterans living healthier, longer lives. Many of the events began as recreational activities at VA hospitals and nursing home care units across the country. Inspired by the health and fitness movement for America’s senior citizens, the Games extend that concept to our nation’s aging Veterans. In 1985, the first National Veterans Golden Age Games took place in Albany, Georgia, with 115 competitors representing VA medical facilities across the United States.
A “fountain of youth” for the rapidly aging Veteran population, the Games provide a multi-event sports and therapeutic recreation program for eligible Veterans receiving care at any VA medical facility. It is the premier senior adaptive rehabilitation program in the United States, and the only national seniors’ program designed to improve the quality of life for all older Veterans, including those with a wide range of abilities and disabilities. This event truly reflects VA’s mission – to provide quality programs and health care for America’s aging Veteran population. It has become one of the most progressive and adaptive rehabilitative senior sports programs in the United States and the world.
Over the years, competitive events at the National Veterans Golden Age Games have been adapted to meet specific needs of the participants. The Games have separate age groups and gender divisions. Additionally, because many Veterans also face medical challenges, events were added for those who use wheelchairs and those who have visual impairments. To accommodate the varying degrees of physical conditioning, motor and cognitive skills of the participants, basic competition rules were adapted. The modification of rules and use of adaptive equipment in many events allow non-ambulatory and visually impaired Veterans to participate, in separate divisions where needed and with ambulatory and sighted Veterans when possible. This has made the National Veterans Golden Age Games a truly adaptive therapeutic sports competition that has become a model for other local, state and national senior sports events.
Since 2004, the National Veterans Golden Age Games have been a qualifier for the National Senior Games, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Through this partnership, gold, silver and bronze medalists in certain events have the opportunity to compete further, among America’s elite senior athletes.
James Gaudiosi with Wells Fargo just informed me that the first time home buyer tax credit is extended for military and certain other federal employees serving outside the U.S. Myself and I would have to believe most Realtors were not aware of this stipulation in the tax credit legislation. Please see below for the specifics.
Members of the U.S. military and certain other U.S. federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a principal residence in the U.S. and qualify for the credit. Thus, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or before April 30, 2011. If a binding contract is entered into by that date, the taxpayer has until June 30, 2011, to close on the purchase. Members of the uniformed services, members of the Foreign Service and employees of the intelligence community are eligible for this special rule. It applies to any individual (and, if married, the individual’s spouse) who serves on qualified official extended duty service outside of the United States for at least 90 days during the period beginning after Dec. 31, 2008, and ending before May 1, 2010.
In many cases, the credit repayment (recapture) requirement is waived for members of the uniformed services, members of the Foreign Service and employees of the intelligence community. This relief applies where a home is sold or stops being the taxpayer’s principal residence after Dec. 31, 2008, in connection with government orders received by the individual (or the individual’s spouse) for qualified official extended duty service. The credit is still allowable even if this happens during the year of purchase. Qualified official extended duty is any period of extended duty while serving at a place of duty at least 50 miles away from the taxpayer’s principal residence (whether inside or outside the U.S.) or while residing under government orders in government quarters. Extended duty is defined as any period of duty pursuant to a call or order to such duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite period.
If you know of anyone whom meets the above criteria and would appreciate the level of support provided by myself and the Bob Nelson Team, please give me a call or drop an e-mail. I will be more than happy to help them out.
This morning, I stopped and spoke briefly with the receptionist at the Great Falls Executive Suites regarding Military Appreciation Mondays. We had a very nice conversation regarding the fund raising events and how the community has become so supportive. At the end of our discussion, I left a copy of the flyer announcing the event on Monday the 24th. About two hours later, she left two personal checks sitting on the desk I had been using, each for $50 to be donated to Our Military Kids and the Neighbors Foundation. While I won’t mention her by name, I just have to say how much this is appreciated and the signal it sends our service men and women.
WE ALL CARE AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, NOT JUST ONE MONDAY EACH MONTH.
