bookmark_borderLunch with the Easter Bunny at Glen Foerd

Glen Foerd on the Delaware
5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114
215 632 5330

Hippity hop on over to Glen Foerd on the Delaware on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 at 11:00 AM when we will once again welcome the Easter Bunny to dine with our guests and help make our Springtime Easter Egg Hunt the best one yet. Be sure to bring your baskets for collecting your Easter Eggs as you hunt for them on the Mansion’s lawn. Don’t leave your camera behind because this event promises to have memorable photo opportunities to share and cherish. Admission is $20.00 for children and adults; a box lunch is included:

adult lunches include chicken salad on croissant, potato salad, grapes, carrot cupcake and water; child’s lunch includes 1/2 of turkey sandwich, 1/2 of cheese sandwich, fruit cup, juice box and cookies.  Methods of payment include cash, check, or credit card. please include your telephone number; the number of adults and children in your party; the age(s) of your child(ren) and any seating  requests. Paid reservations will be confirmed by letter. For more information about this event or to inquire about reservations, contact the business office at 215-632-5330 or email us at info@glenfoerd.org. All reservations must be pre-paid by Monday, March 18th.

(Mansion opens @ 10:45 AM)

This event takes place rain or shine!

Glen Foerd on the Delaware, 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114, is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Glen Foerd Restoration Fund.

bookmark_borderEvents at Glen Foerd on the Delaware

Glen Foerd on the Delaware, 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114

Welcome to Glen Foerd!

On behalf of the Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation we are pleased to have you visit with us through our web site and in person. Our organizational mission is to preserve the last surviving riverfront estate in Philadelphia as a historic site and a center for providing historic and cultural experience to the public.

Glen Foerd is now open for guided tours on the second and fourth Saturdays each month. The next Saturday tour will take place this Saturday, February 23rd, then again on March 9th. Tours begin at 9:30am and 10:30am and will last about an hour.

We will continue to be open to the public on Wednesdays, too, for tours at 11:00am and 12:00pm. Please call first to be sure there is access, but reservations are not required. The mansion does close on occasion for special events.

Evening tours usually take place on the third Tuesday of the month, however next month the evening tour will take place Tuesday, 3/12 at 7:00pm.

Guided tours of the mansion are also available by appointment Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday, and Friday, year-round. Please call at least two days ahead to plan your visit. Tours are not conducted on holidays or weekends.

The cost of a tour is $10.00 per person, $9.00 for students and seniors (65 or older).

For more information call the business office at 215 632 5330, or check our

website www.glenfoerd.org.

bookmark_borderPA Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure

HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Linda Kelly announced that official notifications are being sent to approximately 29,000 Pennsylvania borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 and who may be eligible for payment as part of the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement.

Eligible borrowers had mortgages serviced by Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers that agreed to the settlement with the federal government and attorneys general for 49 states and the District of Columbia.

The settlement, which took effect in April, set aside approximately $1.5 billion in payments for two million borrowers nationwide who lost their homes to foreclosure during that period and had their loan serviced by one of the settling servicers. The exact payment will depend upon the total number of borrowers who decide to participate.

Kelly said the national settlement administrator has mailed notification postcards to eligible borrowers nationwide. The postcards explain that consumers may be eligible for a portion of the foreclosure settlement and advises them to carefully review all of the information in the claim packets, which are being mailed this week.

In Pennsylvania, the packets contain an official notification letter from Attorney General Kelly along with a claim form, instructions and answers to frequently asked questions. Those packets are being mailed to 28,448 eligible borrowers beginning today and continuing through October 12th.

Kelly urged eligible Pennsylvania borrowers to watch their mail for the official packets and to complete their claim forms and return them as soon as possible in the envelope provided. Claim forms can also be filed online at www.nationalmortgagesettlement.com.

The deadline for filing all claims is January 18, 2013.

Payment checks are expected to be mailed in mid-2013.

Free claim form assistance available

Borrowers who have questions or need help filing their claims can contact the settlement administrator, toll-free, at 1-866-430-8358. The information line is staffed Monday through Friday from (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern). Questions can also be sent by email to administrator@nationalmortgagesettlement.com.

Payment will not stop other legal claims

Kelly noted that eligible borrowers do not need to prove financial harm to receive a payment, nor do they give up their rights to pursue a lawsuit against their mortgage servicer or to participate in the Independent Foreclosure Review Process being conducted by federal bank regulators. More information about that program is available at: www.independentforeclosurereview.com.

Eligible borrowers may get a payment from this settlement even if they participate in another foreclosure claims process. However, any payment received may reduce payments borrowers may be eligible to receive in any other foreclosure claim process or legal proceeding.

Eligible borrowers not notified should contact settlement administrator

Borrowers who believe they may qualify for a payment, but did not receive a notice because they have moved should contact the settlement administrator directly to provide that information:

Call toll-free: 1-866-430-8358. The line is staffed Monday through Friday from (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern).

Email: administrator@nationalmortgagesettlement.com

Beware of scams

Borrowers should not need to pay anyone to file their claim.

Kelly cautioned all homeowners to be aware of settlement-related scams. Do not provide personal information or pay money to anyone who calls or emails you claiming that they are providing settlement-related assistance.

If you believe someone is conducting a settlement-related scam, contact the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection at 1-800-441-2555.

Settlement background

The national settlement followed state and federal investigations, which alleged that the five mortgage servicers routinely signed foreclosure-related documents outside the presence of a notary public and without personal knowledge that the facts contained in the documents were correct. This civil law enforcement action also alleged that the servicers committed widespread errors and abuses in their foreclosure processes.

Broad reform of the mortgage servicing process resulted from the settlement, as well as financial relief for borrowers still in their homes through direct loan modification relief, including principal reduction.

For more information about eligibility and filing a claim:

www.NationalMortgageSettlement.com

Email: administrator@nationalmortgagesettlement.com

Call toll-free: 1-866-430-8358 (hearing impaired: 1-866-494-8281). The line is staffed Monday through Friday from (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern).

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