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Author: Bob Nelson
• Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Military Appreciation Monday

Supports

Neighbors Foundation

- Come join us at The Old Brogue in Great Falls on February 27th for this month’s MAM event in support of the Neighbors Foundation.  All you have to do is show up and eat a great meal.  Myself and my co-sponsors will each donate a 10 percent match of whatever you spend on dinner.  In November, 220% of the receipts were donated to the  group Stop Soldier Suicide.

How Can I help donate?

-        The best way is to make a reservation and come eat some great food!!

-        We also accept donations either by mail or during the dinner.  Make all checks out to Neighbors Foundation.

-        Donate door prizes

-        Purchase door prize entries.

-        Purchase dinner for an attending vet (and his/her family).

How can I become a co-sponsor?

-  Co-Sponsors generally have been matching 10% of all receipts for the evening.  Last mont’s co-sponsors each donated $175.

Please be sure to make reservations by calling:

The Old Brogue at (703) 759-3309

760C Walker Rd., Great Falls VA

Please join us and help honor and support those who have given so much for our country.

Author: Bob Nelson
• Monday, January 16th, 2012

JUST LISTED

11769 Hollyview Dr.

Great Falls, Va.  22066

Priced at $899,000

Spacious main level living combined with fully finished basement, huge two level glass enclosed Florida Room and multitiered decks make this a great home for entertaining.   Requiring a limited amount of TLC, this home is one of the best Great Falls opportunities in the under $1.0 million market.

Author: Bob Nelson
• Monday, January 16th, 2012

Military Appreciation Mondays Supports Yellow Ribbon fund.

-­‐ Come join us at The Old Brogue in Great Falls on Monday January 30th for this month’s MAM event to help raise funds and awareness for the Yellow Ribbon Fund.  All you have to do is show up and eat.  Bob Nelson and his cosponsors will each donate a 10 percent match of whatever you spend on dinner.  In November, 220% of the receipts were donated to the group Stop Soldier Suicide.

About the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

–The Yellow Ribbon Fund was created in 2005 to assist our injured service members and their families while they recuperate at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  Their mission began when the father of an injured Marine introduced two of our volunteers to staff at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval and they told us what needs were not met by other donors.

–In five years, contributions made through the Yellow Ribbon Fund have provided the following for injured service members and their families:  over 1,100 free rental cars spanning 49,000 free rental car days; over 16,000 free taxi rides; over 7,300 free hotel room nights; and 46 families have had use of YRF’s four apartments for almost 6,000 nights; and hundreds of free tickets to sporting games, concerts and plays, and hundreds of lunches, dinners, golf games, duck and goose hunts, fishing trips, and other activities.

Be sure to make reservations for either the 5:30 or 7:30 seating by calling:

The Old Brogue at (703) 759-­‐3309 760C Walker Rd., Great Falls VA

Please join us and help honor and support those who have given so much for our country.

How Can I help donate?

  • -­‐  The best way is to make a reservation and come eat some great food!!  Bob and his co-sponsors will each make a 10 percent match of whatever you spend.
  • -­‐  Purchase door prize entries. -­‐ We also accept donations either by mail or during the dinner. Make all checks out to Yellow Ribbon Fund.
    • If sending by mail, send to:  Bob Nelson; C/O Keller Williams Realty; 774A Walker Rd., Great Falls, Va.  22066.

How can I become a co-­‐sponsor?

Co-­‐Sponsors generally have been matching 10% of all receipts for the evening. All sponsors are recognized during the event. Call or email Bob if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this month’s event.

Co-Sponsors For Last MAM Event:

Steven’s Family Bob George     Kaihara Family     Redmond Family     Black Family     Randy Phillips     Mike Mannix   Mary Ann Martel Grossman Family                    Bob Nelson Family     Neal and Juja Sylvestre     Scott and Dave LaMorte Dawson Richardson Family

Business Sponsors

The Old Brogue Blackbird Technologies     G Stephen Delaney – State Farm Insurance        Double Eagle Title                Taylor Algyer – First Savings Mortgage                            James Gaudiosi – First Heritage Mortgage

Author: Bob Nelson
• Friday, December 02nd, 2011

This week’s Military Appreciation Monday event was our biggest success to date.  We had a total of 140 people participate and will have raised slightly more than $12,500 once all the co-sponsor checks roll in.  The dinner was held in support of a recently formed group called: Stop Soldier Suicide.  This group was co-founded by Langley High School graduate, Nick Black.  Please read the recent Connection Newspapers article pertaining the the dinner and Nick’s great service to our country by clicking on:  Community Raises Funds for Veterans.

Cosponsors for the evening were:

Bob George

Black Family

Randy Phillips

Stevens Family

Kaihara Family

Redmond Family

Maryann Martell

Grossman Family

Bob Nelson Family

Neil and Juja Sylvestre

Scott and Dave LaMorte

Dawson Richardson Family

Old Brogue

Double Eagle Title

Blackbird Technologies

Taylor Allgyer – First Savings Mortgage

James Gaudiosi – First Heritage Mortgage


Please be sure to check below for this year’s

Wounded Warriors Christmas Gift Wish List.

 

Author: Bob Nelson
• Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Military Appreciation Mondays

Supports

Operation One Voice

America’s Special Forces are some of the finest in our military. Their work is highly classified and, due to the inherent risks in their duties, they suffer casualty rates more than 4 times higher than those of the conventional forces outside of Iraq. In many cases, these casualties involve young people who are beginning their careers. These brave soldiers leave behind families who often have no resources to provide a surviving child with a college education. Operation One Voice strives to relieve military families of such a burden.

Please join us on September 26th for this month’s Military Appreciation Mondays dinner, where we will be hosting the the group “Operation One Voice”. The organization was established by Duluth, Georgia police and firefighters to provide support to the families and children of injured and fallen Special Forces men and women. You can click on the link Operation One Voice to learn how this group supports the families of the injured and the fallen.

Please be sure to make a reservation sooner rather than later with the Old Brogue. As those who attended last month’s dinner found, due to overflow we had about 15 people ended up sitting on the back porch. Just call (703) 759-3309 and let them know if you would like to attend the 5:30 or the 7:30 seating.

For those of you unfamiliar with how MAM works, you simply come out and enjoy a great dinner at the Old Brogue in Great Falls. My co-sponsors and I will each make a 10% match of your dinner tab. For last month’s dinner in support of the Navy SEAL Foundation we had a total of 22 co-sponsors step forward, resulting in a match of 220 percent. Please let us know if you might be willing to step forward and volunteer to be a co-sponsor for this month.

We will also have door prize drawings as always, and we certainly welcome any items you might like to donate for the drawing.

I can assure you that this evening and the money we are able to raise will mean a great deal to the Special Forces families. We would love to see a room full of faces who recognize the sacrifices our nation’s TRUE HEROES are asked to make each and every day. Please come join us in sending the message that we truly care.

Of course feel free to drop me an e-mail or give a call if you can’t make it out for dinner, but would like to make a donation.

We hope to see you all on the 26th!

Last month’s Co-Sponsors were:

Pat Martin

Cox Family

David Lesser

Kaihara Family

Tim Heil Family

Grossman Family

Bob Nelson Family

Peter Engle Family

Jim Glerum Family

Bert Calland Family

Karl Pierson Family

Larry Nelson Family

Neil and Juja Sylvestre

Greg and Jeff Hanscom

Doug and Jane Hanscom

Scott and David LaMorte

Dawson Richardson Family

The Old Brogue

Double Eagle Title

Taylor Allgyer – First Savings Mortgage

James Gaudiosi – First Heritage Mortgage

Jim Black – Paragon Communications Solutions

Author: Bob Nelson
• Tuesday, September 06th, 2011

Nancy and I would like to thank everyone who came out in support of the Military Appreciation Mondays’ dinner for the Navy SEAL Foundation. This was our best attended event to date with 132 of you joining us for dinner. A best total amount was raised as well. Through your support and contributions, we will be sending somewhere between $6,000 – $6,500 to the foundation. I particularly want to thank those of you who signed on as co-sponsors for this dinner.

Many of you had an opportunity to meet Will Thomas.  If not, he did a fundraiser over Labor Day weekend in support of the SEAL Foundation.  Will is a twelve year old in Mclean who decided to shoot baskets as a special way to raise money for the SEAL Foundation. He had an amazing response, for for people to pledge one penny per basket. It seems that will exceeded his goal of shooting 17,000 baskets. If anyone is interested in showing your support to the Navy SEAL Foundation please contact Will or myself.

We look forward to seeing you this month on September 26th.

Author: Bob Nelson
• Sunday, September 04th, 2011

Sold

$1,150,000

Experience what Great Falls is all about in this dream home with approximately 7,000 square feet of living space.  The tranquil 2.9 acre setting includes a private pond with its own waterfall and sand beach.  The home features a recently updated kitchen, a fabulous sunroom overlooking the pond, wrap around porch, oversized deck with Gazebo, large family room, carriage house with private apartment and much more.  All this and just a short walk to River Bend Park and all the amenities offered by the Potomac River.

 

Author: Bob Nelson
• Saturday, August 27th, 2011

110 N. Garfield St.

Arlington, Va

Offered at $1.595 million

This fabulous custom built Craftsman style home is located in the Lyon Park area of Arlington.  Only minutes from DC and within walking distance of Clarendon Metro stop.  Highlights of the home include a TRUE front porch with more than ample space to entertain.  The interior details leave nothing to be desired including solid six panel doors w/Baldwin crystal knobs, a 15′ X 19′ family room, main level office, plantation shutters and two kitchenettes.  The main kitchen includes Cherry Cabinetry/granite countertops and GE Monogram Stainless appliances. The beautifully landscaped yard with custom designed hardscape is perfect for those outdoor barbeques. 

CHECK OUT THE VIRTUAL TOUR BY CLICKING ON THE PHOTO

Author: Bob Nelson
• Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

For the past 2+ years, we have been hearing that housing starts are down. In the shallow way in which our media reports things, this has been presented as something less than desirable. Although not an economist, for the same 2+ years, I have been saying that this is actually a very good thing for the long term health of both our housing market and the U.S. economy in general. Builders and investors got carried away with home construction during 2004 and 2005. They ended up putting way to much inventory into the market place than was needed. We are just now entering into a period where there is beginning to be housing shortages (in certain markets). This in turn has caused rents to increase. This is very much the case in parts of Fairfax and Arlington Counties.

The June 20th issue of the Economist contains an article entitled: “Will housing save America’s economy?” that is discussing the fact that there is a large pent up demand for new housing. To read the full Article, click on the link: Economist Article. Hope you find this of interest.

Author: Bob Nelson
• Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Sold

Beautifully Upgraded 4 Bedroom Townhouse withing walking distance of Metro.

Priced at $445,000

Link to photos should be available by 4/25.