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Holidays, Local Attractions, Monterey Peninsula Cities

Happy Holidays from Carmel CA

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday with family and friends!
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

This may have been one of my most favorite holiday seasons . . . but then I may say that every year!  I am always filled with gratitude for all my many blessings.  Just living in this beautiful and awe inspiring place on the Monterey Peninsula I feel very thankful and very blessed.  Whether you live in Carmel, Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, or   Monterey, you are living in one of the most beautiful and amazing places on earth.

Pacific Grove coastline
Pacific Grove coastline

Where else can you go surfing on Christmas Day!

Surfing off Lover's Point, Pacific Grove, CA
Surfing off Lover’s Point, Pacific Grove, CA

At this time of year we particularly think of others.  At our Alain Pinel holiday gathering we not only had fun singing holiday songs, but we also raised over $7000 for the Community Partnership for Youth (CPY) in addition to donating all kinds of toys, balls, legos, art supplies, and learning games for their after school program for at risk youth.

Alain Pinel agents celebrating singing holiday songs.
Alain Pinel agents celebrating singing holiday songs.

Susan Clark ringing the bell for the Salvation Army in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the Post Office.

    Susan Clark ringing the bell for the Salvation Army in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the Post Office.

The Salvation Army is one of my favorite charities so I was there to ring that bell!  People were so generous and gracious.

Sweet Elena's Apple Pie
Sweet Elena’s Apple Pie

As a realtor my gratitude list always has to include my clients – past clients who I have represented over the years and current clients who I am now representing either by selling their home or helping them find their dream home on the Monterey Peninsula.  December 12th I had a Pie-Give-Away party to say THANK YOU  for some of my local clients and gifted each one with a Sweet Elena’s pie.  All had smiles on their faces as they left with their beautiful and delicious pie!

The only thing left to say is Happy New Year 2016!

Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!

May you have a New Year filled with love, health, prosperity, and joy!

quote NY

 

Community Events, Holidays

Ringing that Bell in Carmel CA!

Susan Clark ringing the bell for the Salvation Army in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the Post Office.
Susan Clark ringing the bell for the Salvation Army in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the Post Office.

What a great way to start a morning!  This Thursday morning was “Realtor Day” and as an Alain Pinel Realtors’ volunteer, I took my place in front of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Post Office and rang the bell for donations for the Salvation Army.  People were so nice and so generous I decided this was something I would like to do every year.  Holiday time is a time to have gratitude for all the blessings we have and to be generous to others who are in need.  The Salvation Army helps those in need year round.  Many people stopped to chat.  Some told me they used to ring the bell themselves and one woman told me how the Salvation Army had helped her when she was in need as she stuffed my kettle with bills.

Good morning!, Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Thank you! kept flying out of my mouth.  By the end of the two hours I was on a “holiday high”!  See you next year at this time . . . I’ll be ringing my bell!

Salvation Army Web site
Salvation Army Web site

The Salvation Army has been working together with the Monterey Peninsula community for over 130 years. Through their various programs they provide services to the homeless, low-income families, and youth of all ages and run a holiday assistance program each Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Salvation Army currently has representation in 124 different countries worldwide, in addition to nearly 8,000 centers of operation across the United States.