American Heart Association’s Howard County Heart Walk - For another year, BGR is proud to be a sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Howard County Heart Walk. The event will take place on November 3, 2007 at Centennial Park in Ellicott City from 8am – 11:30am. If you would like to participate or receive more information, you may contact Beth Prensky with AHA – Howard County at 410-637-4568.

BGR's staff belong to several non profit committees such as the Hospice of Howard County's Taste and Auction committee. The Taste is Hospice's annual fund-raiser and all proceeds generated help Hospice provide end-of-life care and services to those in need throughout the Howard County community. If you are interested in attending or contributing to this year's event, it will be held at Turf Valley Resort on Sunday October 27, 2007 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. For more information call 410-730-5072 or Shelley Romano at our office, 410-418-4400.

BGR participates in the annual “Prepare for Success Program,” where school supplies are collected for needy children in Howard County. We plan to participate again in the next school year, so keep an eye here for the dates of when we'll be accepting donations in our lobby. Supplies needed include: backpacks, pencils, pens, notebooks, folders, composition books, binders, paper, crayons, markers, rulers, protractors, calculators, scissors, glue, pencil cases, etc.

BGR is pleased to be involved in Howard County's Adopt a Road program. Four times a year, our employees pick up litter and other debris on a stretch of Snowden River Parkway. Participating in the program is a fun and easy way to make a positive impact on the environment and help keep Howard County beautiful.

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For the past five holiday seasons, BGR has served as a drop-off location for the Toys-for-Tots program. We will be accepting donations in our lobby from November 12th through December 14th 2007.

Several BGR employees volunteer their time preparing and serving meals at a local House of Ruth during their monthly Family Dinner Night.

On April 26th, BGR proudly held our 5th annual Bring Your Child to Work Day. The day started with the children receiving a short lesson, lead by one of our financial planners, on how to be “money smart.” The lesson taught the kids how to earn, save and spend money wisely. Afterwards, we took a field trip to one of BGR’s friendly neighbors, Howard Bank, where they received a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility and $5 to open a Junior Savings Account. In addition, they were given the opportunity to examine counterfeit money and participated in another financial lesson. Back at BGR, the children created a thank-you card for the bank and enjoyed a pizza lunch before heading home for the day.