Home Builders Care Foundation Donates $8,400 to Calvert Country Market

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md., -- December 10, 2002 -- The Calvert County Department of Economic Development announced today that the Home Builders Care Foundation (HBCF) will donate $8,400 to the Calvert Country Market (CCM), Prince Frederick. HBCF is the charitable arm of the Southern Maryland Home Builders Association and the Maryland – National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA). The donation will be used to help renovate a training facility at CCM.

HBCF established a special tornado relief fund to assist in the rebuilding of the community after the April 28, 2002 tornado hit Southern Maryland. "We decided to see who was effected by the tornado and who didn’t get any assistance," said Tom Allhoff, Somerset Homes vice president. The list of Calvert’s farms that sustained tornado damage was too extensive to effectively assist each. Therefore, HBCF decided to donate funds to Calvert Country Market, where the entire agricultural community could benefit.

HBCF funds will be used to create a training facility at the Market during the winter renovation. The Calvert County agricultural community will be able to use this facility for seminars and workshops, and to teach citizens about agriculture in other related areas.

For additional information, please contact Kevin Owen, Manager, Calvert Country Market at 410.414.8095. Web site: www.calvertcountrymarket.com. For more information about the Department of Economic Development, please call 410-535-4583 or 301-855-1880, via email cced@co.cal.md.us.

For more information on the Calvert County, Maryland Department of Economic Development, our visitor sites and attractions and the services available to assist County businesses, call 410.535.4583, 800.331.9771 or 301.855.1880; or send an e-mail to info@ecalvert.com