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Aiding Those Impacted by Disaster Last week, the apartment community of Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland experienced a disaster when a fire ravaged the apartments resulting in several dead and wounded and many others displaced from their homes. The Grady Management team wanted to express our sympathies for the Flower Branch Apartments community while also highlighting how to help after a disaster situation: 1) Use caution if volunteering to help in disaster clean up situations.  Specialists are trained to handle disaster situations.  If volunteers are needed, remember to remain cognizant of debris and waste such as stray electrical wires and broken glass.  Often waste needs to be handled in a particular way to reduce personal and environmental harm. 2) Notice calls to action and ways to help and get involved with disaster relief.  Oftentimes, there are specific ways to get involved with the effort, such as donating money or time to a specific org...

Bike To Work Day is a Great Holiday to Promote Green Living The annual Bike to Work Day event will take place this year on Friday, May 20 across Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.  For first time event riders, Bike to Work Day began in 2001 as a way to encourage commuters to ride their bicycle to work, when applicable, instead of simply driving in a car.  This event is organized by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association . The Benefits: A main reason for Bike to Work Day stems from the environmental benefits of biking.  Cars, trucks, and motorized transportation create excess air pollutants that damage the ozone layer.  Biking creates no pollutants and is an effective and reliable form of transportation. In addition to the green benefits, biking is cheaper than driving and also a healthier form of transportation. Grady Managed Communities Perfect for Biking: Wood Lee Arms is a Grady managed community that has a Capital Bikeshare stati...