Susan G Komen Race tomorrow

Tomorrow the annual Susan G Komen race takes place. It is for breast cancer research and awareness. This is the fourth year my wife and I have run/walked. I'm a little out of shape this year, so will not improve my time. But it will be a great event.

Here is information on the Chattanooga Race for the Cure.

Here is my Komen Race for the Cure fundraising site.

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Green Drinks at Habitat for Humanity

Green Drinks held a reception at Habitat Chattanooga held a reception tonight to showcase the revovations to their ReStore shop. The store has lamps, appliances, woodwork, all kinds of house items - all good quality. The proceeds go to help fund Habitat homes.

Habitat is working on four homes right now and is looking for new lots. They are also starting to look for sponsors for the Riverbend house.

There is also a very active calendar of upcoming Green events. This was my first time at Green Drinks. It is an interesting idea - just a gathering of people who have some interest in sound ecological lifestyles. If you know more about the group, please comment. I hope to attend more of their events.

Modern Dave's Cafe provided the catering - the food was very good. Especially the smoked turkey and sauce.

Center for Creative Arts - Mona Golabek

I made it to the concert by Mona Golabek at Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. She gave a wonderful perfomance, a one woman show, presenting her book which celebrates her mother who was a refugee in Britain from Nazi Germany. She played wonderful and powerful classical piano to accompany her recitals from her book.

It was a moving performance, at times bringing tears.

Here is an NPR interview of her discussing her book.

She was invited to Chattanooga as part of the Facing History curriculum and the Community Conversation series.

High speed rail

The high speed rail system was the subject of an article in the Times Free Press again this morning. That is an exciting prospect in my mind, just another great infrastructure for Chattanooga. The other great prospect is fiber optic cable.

Both of these would ensure Chattanooga future as a growth center in a growth region.

Treasury bailout

The recent post on my real estate blog has this video about the upcoming Congressional debate for the Treasury plan to purchase $700 billion of mortgage assets.

Mortgage Bailout Treasury to purchase $700 billion of mortgage loansdiscuss the announce Treasury plans to request approval to establish an agency that would purchase up to $700 billion in morggage loans.

Mortgage bailout and party politics

The housing bill in July was intended to provide support for the housing market, but partisan politics made numerous additions. The importance of the bill required all these additions to be added. Such additions should have been debated and passed or denied on their own merits.

Will Democrats and Republican play similar games with this legislation?

Partisan additions threaten to delay and to load down emergency mortgage bailout legislation.

Chattanooga Memory Walk, St Peter's Team

My wife and I just finished the Chattanooga Memory Walk at AT&T Field. It was a good turnout, my estimate about 1000 walkers. There were several teams present. Everyone has a family member or friend effected by Alzheimer's Disease. This year the leaders started using internet registration and fund raising. They hope to increase use of the Internet for next year's walk.

Next week is the Susan G Komen cancer walk.

I have posted on the three walks on my http://www.richardsrealestatethoughts.com/ blog. Please see http://activerain.com/blogsview/672101/Cancer-Walks-in-Chattanooga.

My websites for contributions are

Susan G Komen fund raising site

Prostate Cancer fund raising site

Here is Louie Lookout leading the walkers.

New Blog

This is my first blog for Chattanooga. My other blog www.RichardsRealEstateThoughts.com focuses primarily mortgages and the real estate industry. There is much about local Chattanooga on it, but the focus is primarily housing.

I am excited to add this blog, to focus on Chattanooga.