Send announcements, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail to loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454. For additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com.
On Saturday, May 3, at 11 a.m., Weichert, Realtors, along with its affiliate companies, Weichert Financial Services and Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc., will host its third national home buyers seminar event in each of its company owned and franchised offices. The seminar, titled "It Pays to Ask," is designed to educate home buyers on the current real estate market and the advantages of home ownership. Free and with no-obligation, the seminar will include a brief presentation followed by a question-and answer-session. For more information, call 1-800-USA-SOLD or visit www.weichert.com.
Reverse Mortgages will be at Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Thursday, May 15. Learn about the reverse mortgage. Recommended for adults. Visit www.lcpl.lib.va.us.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in greater Washington reports that it collected a total of nearly 8,000 pounds of food in the 2008 Harvest for the Hungry food drive.
Staff at the Loudoun County Department of Family Services has recently completed certification training in loss mitigation counseling for those people in the community who are in foreclosure or in jeopardy of foreclosure. For people who are not yet behind in their payments, but think they may be in trouble in the future, a call to a foreclosure hotline at 1-888-995-HOPE may be the best option. If neither of these options is helpful, call Antwaun Jackson at the Department of Family Services at 703-777-0353 for counseling or for other assistance.