Maryland state government started a program in 2009 to encourage our state to PLANT TREES! The Marylanders Plant Trees initiative is currently offering $25.00 off the purchase of a tree, so check out their website for more information!
Trees provide a variety of benefits, including improved air quality and making our communities beautiful! Happy Planting!
Hurricane Irene is now behind us and everyone here at Kaine Homes hopes your families faired well during the storm.
For those who lost power, we wanted to share some tips regarding proper food safety for the future…or if you know someone still without power:
1. A half-full freezer can last up to 24 hours without power. A full freezer will keep your food safe for up to 48 hours. Avoid opening the door as much as possible.
2. If unopened, a fridge will keep food safe for about four hours.
3. Dry ice and block ice are ideal for power outages. Fifty pounds of dry ice can hold a full freezer for almost two days!
For more information and tips to keep your food fresh, visit the following websites:
“Creating and renewing relationships is the real value of this event” noted Brooke Kaine, President of Kaine Homes. Brooke was accompanied by Jim Trotter, Kaine Homes Construction Manager and Trent Jaklitsch of Jaklitsch Development Group, a consultant with Kaine Homes. The January show was in Orlando, FL this year and featured hundreds of vendors, products, seminars and thousands of attendees.
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On Wednesday, September 29, Brooke, Melissa and I had the pleasure of attending the SMC Sales Camp in Pikesville, Maryland.
We had the opportunity to hear Peter Franchot, the Comptroller of Maryland, speak on the economy of the state as well as his opinions and ideas for the housing industry.
We also listened to Jeff Shore, an expert in new homes sales training. Jeff stressed the importance of a positive, confident attitude and the enthusiasm necessary to establish a comfortable relationship with a potential home buyer. After listening to Jeff speak I believe all three of us left the seminar encouraged, inspired and motivated! I look forwarding to reading more of Jeff’s work as well as his newsletter that is available on his website.
Finally, it would be a disgrace if I didn’t mention our unbelievable lunch at one of the best deli’s in Maryland, Edmart.
Thank you Brooke for such a great learning experience and day!
-Bobbi
Maryland Comptroller
Myself, Melissa, Jeff Shore and Brooke
Edmart Deli corned beef
Photo Courtesy of EarthEasy.com
We may be more than half way through Summer but we still have plenty of hot days ahead of us. Below you will find a few very important tips to help keep your yard healthy and happy on a warm day:
Combining the above tips will leave you with a healthy yard for the remainder of Summer and the hot beginning days of Fall!
Thanks to Eileen Jenkins, EMT and Trainer, we learned valuable emergency first aid skills including CPR. For example, to stop a nose-bleed, you hold your head down and squeeze your nostrils. Many thought the correct procedure was to tilt your head backwards (blood then drains down your throat – a no-no). Here’s another – 90% of bleeds can be stopped by applying consistent pressure. Eileen, you did a great job putting up with our not-always-on-task group.
Thanks, so much.
All of us at Kaine Homes
Melissa Blum, our energetic and creative New Home Sales Associate, suggested that instead of our normal holiday gift exchange, we all pitch in and create “support supplies shipments” for several servicemen she knew stationed in the Middle East. This effort was strongly endorsed by all of us and made for a very meaningful Christmas experience.
We wish Jeff and Mike a very Merry Christmas and please return to us safefly and soon.
All of us here at Kaine Homes.
The Calvert County Chapter of the League of Women Voters enjoyed a festive dinner and meeting at our new Model Homes in College Station. We’ve hosted previous League events and we always enjoy brainstorming with League members as to how we can bring sensible and needed affordable housing to Calvert County. I was also privileged to give a short talk on why our TRADITIONS project failed to gain traction due to the overwhelming anti-growth sentiment here in Calvert County.
Brooke Kaine
Take Advantage of this Program Now – Fed Says NO to Any Further Extensions
Letter of Support Affirms TRADITIONS Environmental Commitment
Read the letter: http://www.traditionscalvert.com/pdf/CBF_Support_Letter.pdf
