Fort Meade - USNA - Andrews AFB: When I have more time...

SENTINELS OF FREEDOM 

If not me, who?  If not now, when?  At some point in our lives, many of us have been faced with these questions.  "Someone else" and "when I have more time" have sometimes been my answers.  Do I hear an echo?  Does that sound like anyone you know?

Last month, at the RE/MAX International Convention, I learned about Sentinels of Freedom - a grass roots effort founded by a RE/MAX agent in California to provide life-changing opportunities for men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who have recently suffered severe injuries and now need the support of grateful communities to realize their dreams.  RE/MAX Founder, Dave Liniger, has personally and corporately taken on this challenge, and I was one of the RE/MAX agents, broker-owners, and regional officials who participated in training last weekend at RE/MAX International Headquarters to become Team Leaders in our own communities.   

What does this have to do with real estate, you might ask?  Well, REALTORS are good for our contacts, if nothing else.  Heck, when my daughter played the role of Louise in "Gypsy" in a community theater production a few years ago, I even had a client who could tell me where to find good "stripper" costumes!  I'm betting that other ActiveRainers have lots of contacts, too, and that's where you come in. 

Are you or someone you know:

• A potential employer for a Sentinel and/or their spouse?
• A builder, developer, landlord, or investor who can help obtain housing?
• A car dealer or donor who can help obtain transportation? 
• A civic leader who can help rally community support?
• A recently retired military officer (within 5 years) who can break through the military bureaucracy?
• A veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan or other recent "hot spot" who can be a friend and mentor?
• A financial planner who can provide good financial guidance?
• A doctor, casework, counselor or other professional whose services might be needed?
• A retail who can help provide necessities such as civilian clothing, home furnishings? 

My Team is located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland - less than a half hour from Ft. Meade/NSA, Andrews AFB, and the USNA.  But I promise to pass on your contact info if you want to join or contact a team in another area of the state or country.