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Suzy and Jules say "Hi" to all their friends.
Lily checking out her new home! < Joey (now Dillon) playing with new room mate.
Thanksgiving 2009
What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time we were looking back at the time and energy we put into this venture while reviewing our results. To say it was disappointing would be a gross understatement. After dealing with the State of Maryland to incorporate and the IRS to gain 501 (c)(3) status we felt the heavy lifting was over. It hadn't begun. After six months of operation we had found a home for one kitty and that was with a friend. More than one well meaning person questioned the timing of this rescue. Wait for the economy to improve. Close and join a bigger organization. Admit defeat and go on with life. These were all easy ways out of our situation. Instead we looked back to why we started this rescue- to save lives that would otherwise be lost. The reason for our formation remained. We reviewed the business plan (yes we have to operate like a business; we just don't have to turn a profit) and found it sound. Most importantly was looking into the eyes of the kitties that we rescued from the shelter where they were out of time. One look told us to keep on. Hint-Never, ever look into the eyes of a helpless/homeless/luckless animal and hope not to be moved by the experience. I know there are people that do this daily; I'm fortunate I don't have to work or deal with them.
By the end of November we had two additional adoptions; Alex and Phil with a third promised to another friend. This was encouraging but we were running out of friends who wanted a cat. An old management piece of advice provided some of the answers. An old mentor once told me "inspect what you expect". So we did and found some flaws in our system. We made some minor changes and had some computer systems amended and we were off! We had one adoption in our first six months of operation and 10 more before May, 2009. Our first 12 months of operation saw 11 kitties adopted; our goal was 12. Our second year started May 5, 2009 and we set a goal of 24 adoptions. This seems like an insignificant number to many people but it was huge to us because of our experience. If you've read this far you know our history for our year. Our first six months of our second year is just over and we have over 30 additional adoptions so far. It looks like we might even come close to doubling our goal. With the help of our contributers and supporters we have placed 46 kitties in permanent homes.
The last year has been very rewarding for us. We have seen so many wonderful kitties find equally great homes. 2009 saw two of our oldest residents find homes! Big Bob and Paddy met their perfect families. One kitty that we thought would be with us permanently was Carlito. He came down with CH (think MS in humans) after being with us for two weeks. Our vet told us most rescues euthanize these animals because they are considered unadoptable. He was not in pain and could live a normal lifespan so we decided he would stay with the rescue. He was our inspiration since he kept going when he had so much to conquer. If Carlito can do it so can we. Incredibly a family asked to see Carlito and wanted to adopt him. We gave them the information we had and explained the problems but they still wanted him and another kitty as a companion. It takes a special person to shoulder that responsibilty and these folks have our deepest respect.
The year was speckled with these highlights. Each of these adoptions was special for us. Each of these lives have so much to give. We consider ourselves fortunate for having been able to share a part of their lives We have seen the antics and companionship they shared with us for the short time here are just a teaser of what their life will grow into. We wish we could keep them all but feel priviliged to have spent even a little time with them and their new guardians. From time to time we'll post their pictures as they mature. Some of our adopters keep in touch by phone or email while others are never heard from again. Continued contact is not part of our adoption agreement but never going back to a shelter is. We promise all the kitties that come through our door that they will never see the inside of a shelter again. As long as our adopters adhere to our agreement , they never will. We are here to rescue them again, if needed. We look at the last year with amazement at our blessings. We were lucky enough to have a few contributors who helped the rescue financially and a couple of these folks turned into supporters with continued contributions. Much of our increased success is due to their support. Make no mistake about this; without your help fewer kitties would have found homes. You are as much a part of this organization as the person who signs the adoption papers or rescues a kitty from the shelter. We had a lot of help from Petfinder.com in placing our clients. It would have been incredibly harder without them. We have been fortunate in dealing with a shelter that makes our job easier. It is always easier dealing with people who truly care about the animals. We count the email pleas for rescue as the hardest to be thankful . We get several almost daily and we can't respond to them all but we applaud and appreciate the people who try to find homes for those in circumstances not of their making. Without these volunteers to act as a Conscience, many more would be lost. The veterinarians and clinics that provide reduced cost care to our clients are high on our "Thankful List". Without their help, many would not be healed. Finally we are gratefull to all the adopters who have opened their homes and hearts to a new or additional life. As time goes on you will see the enrichment your life has gained through this exposure. As a final thought this Thanksgiving when you are getting ready to enjoy a wonderful meal, please take a moment to remember in your prayer or grace all the puppies and kitties that are homeless or worse through no fault of theirs.
11/20-It looks like kitten season is over for another year. Our last trip to the shelter revealed many empty cages; we only hope that their former occupants found a good home. Our experience with shelter people is they do everything possible to get their charges into safe situations. I remember getting emails from shelter people listing 30 kittens in an impossible situation asking if we had any room. This was done at 8:30 on a Friday evening; the shelter closed at 5:00. How many people do you know that would work off the clock to make sure every effort was done to save these unfortunates? We got a phone call from a new shelter person asking if we had any space for some new arrivals. It just happened that we had two kitties leave that week so we could handle a couple more so we agreed to take a pair that just came in sight unseen. We asked that they be tested and we would pick up on Saturday and so we did. Since they were a little older than the new borns we had been getting they were elegible to see Dr Cut (Dr Snips cousin). They made the trip with Vigo and Lily (formerly Melody) and now awaiting permanent homes. They just went up on available page this afternoon so we haven't had time to interview them about their experience yet. Check back later to find what they think about the rescue and Dr Cut. It has been brought to my attention that there may be some confusion because we have two kitties named Lily. We had a kitty named Tony who was found to be a female so he/she was renamed Toni. Her new mom picked Lily as her permanent name and her picture is above. We had another kitty that was named Melody until her new guardian heard about Lily. Being a gardener from the stone age she found the name irresistable and thus Melody became Lily. So there are two Lilys on our rolls; the former Tony and the former Melody. I hope this clears up any confusion that anybody had who got this far.
10/19-It was nice while it lasted but our break is over! We had just adopted out the last of our last class of kitties and we were regrouping prior to starting again especially with all the rain we had been getting. It seems that the rain brings the crazies out to the highways. It is for this reason that we always wait a day after a big snow fall to venture out. During the first day the crazies will smash up their cars and then be off the road. Seems to work year after year. This Saturday was different. It was raining and we talked about going to the shelter but agreed that the following week would make better sense. Then we got the telephone call from the shelter informing us that 13 kitties would be removed from the "hold list" by Monday. Basically that meant their time was up. The tech asked if we had any room to squeeze one in. After a quick conference we told her we would be by that afternoon. We originally were going to take four kitties and maybe five if they were all part of a litter just to keep things managable. When we got to the shelter we found that there were only two siblings there and all the rest were singles. We started picking kitties and were soon up to five when a little paw tapped a guardian on the shoulder. A young kitty reached through the bars and asked for attention. We looked at him and petted his nose but returned our attention to picking the kittens. This fellow would not be denied and reached out as far as his little leg would extend and tapped the guardian on the shoulder again. It was a gentle tap with claws retracted but he would not give up. Finally the choices were made and we were about to leave the room when the guardian who had been tapped said "We'll take him too." The tech told the little kitty "You sold yourself out of here, lucky". We went back to the general viewing room to tally up our selections and then saw another stand alone. When the dust settled we had selected seven kitties. We were told another rescue would be coming in later or on Monday to pick some too. Now it was test time. If we take a whole litter we usually only have one of the group tested since FelV and other disorders are usually transmitted by the mother and if one has a problem then the rest of the litter probably is infected. The same logic applies in reverse. In our case we had six non siblings and they all needed to be tested before we could take them with us. We waited in the kitty room. We had picked several of these kitties to take when one of the guardians saw a little black kitty in a cage by itself. As soon as the cage was approached by someone a paw was extended for attention. Maybe this kitty sensed that the guardians had a soft spot for black cats or possibly she was just being playful. One of the guardians asked to see the black cat and the tech removed her from her cage. She had incredibly soft shiny black fur and was very playful. She was a young adult kitty; not much older than the kittens yet not an adult cat. The lady guardian held her and stroked her soft fur and the little kitty purred. She settled down in her arms and almost went to sleep. The lady said she was nice but we had too many kitties already and put the kitty back in her cage. Now if we had only selected a couple of kitties or they were all part of one litter that would have been the end of it but there were six test to run and they do take time so we waited. Just imagine a room with cages on three sides and one chair against the non cage wall. The lady sat waiting for the test to be completed while the man played with the black cat. He pulled the black kitty from her cage again and handed her to the lady to hold. He commented on how sleek she looked and how friendly she was. The lady protested again about the lack of space to house all these kitties. The man offered solutions. The little black kitty got her ticket out of the shelter. Did you ever close up a bar or be the last person leavng a store or restaurant? Everyone has gone or is going and the lights are being turned off. That is what we saw on Saturday when the carriers were finally produced. We had rescued eight kitties because a shelter person made the extra effort to save their lives. We thought we would be home by 4:00 PM but it was closer to 7:00 PM before everybody was settled and the little ones were fed. Please look for their pictures later this week as soon as we can take them and post them here. Don't count on finding the little black kitty though; her future is already secure.
10/08-Well the shooting and surgery is just about over and the current crew will be going to their forever homes shortly; in fact three left today and the last two are expected to leave on Saturday. That will leave us with the lowest census since we started unless we save more before the weekend. Don't forget we still have BillZ, Vince and Karen here and they would all like to share your life.
09/29-Benny went to his new home today! He came in with his sister when his shelter was moving. We pulled nine kitties in less than a week so we were a little stretched. All the kitties got adopted except for Benny (whom we call Creamsickle) and Billz who was out of time at the shelter. We couldn't understand why they were still here as they are incredible cats but there is a lot about people in general we don't understand. We had a young lady stop by to look at Ben and BillZ but she couldn't decide who she wanted; she just knew it would be one of them. After her application was approved she came back with help in selecting her kitty. When all the dust settled she picked Ben. After all the paperwork was done and reviewed she and her friends were ready to leave with Ben. They put Ben in her carrier and were getting up to leave when Bill came and looked at Ben in the carrier. You see Bill and Ben had always traveled together in the same carrier every week when they went home with us. He couldn't understand why he wasn't going with Ben. After the people left with Ben, Bill sat at the door and cried. He had never done that before. He then went through the whole office as if looking for Ben. We had never seen this kind of behavior in a kitty before. We didn't know he was so attached to Ben since they were not related. One of the guardians wanted to take him home but felt he was better served by being at the rescue where he could be adopted. Just an amazing display of affection!
09/14-Incredible as it may seem, all the current babies are now spoken for and pending adoption. They still need their surgery and some basic shots but their potential families have agreed to wait. Of course now that they are getting a little older they are running around and starting to play. It seems they still have to learn that their little claws are very, very sharp and a couple have gotten their eyes scratched. It's an old story but it always seems to happen with a group of very young kittens. Hopefully they will be over this small setback in the next few days and be ready for surgery in two weeks. If we can create some room and time we may have some new kitties up for adoption within the next week or so. Please remember that BillZ, Ben, Karen and Vince are still here and waiting for their permanent homes. BillZ and Ben have turned into real purr machines and learned to like laps.
08/25-After taking care of nine kittens that had various maladies and then cleaning their cages it was nice to have a few mornings to just read the newspaper (remember that?) and drink a cup of coffee before starting the day. It was tempting to delay our activities again but we got several inquiries from shelters that were filled. Unfortunately they were too distant to visit and we also knew the local kill shelters were at capacity so we made a trip today and took an entire cage of kitties. It looks like their mom had been around the block more than once because there is an incredible mix of colors in this litter. Why not stop back over the weekend to see this group. One of them will talk your head off; guess which one.
If there are any updates you know of please let us know. Everyone here likes to know how our former "clients" are doing.
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Even if you can't adopt now why not stop by and say hello to the boys and girls. They are friendly and some will try to be your best friend immediately.
Hopefully by late Spring we will be in a position to save more animals. We will need a few extra hands to help with the care of the animals. If you have some spare time and like working with animals why not give us a call? We could use help with cage maintenance (read between the lines; you know what we mean), kitty socialization, feeding, ad writing /posting and fund raising.
AS AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO OUR ADOPTERS WE WILL BOARD ANY ANIMAL ADOPTED FROM AGAR FOR $5 PER NIGHT.
News Update
11/09-It seemed like we went a little overboard on our last visit to the shelter when we came back with eight kitties but we knew their chances if we didn't. Seems like the kitty who sold himself out of the shelter was on his third try! He was previously adopted but returned. We couldn't understand why except for the small medical problem he had when he was altered. Of course in vet terms problem equals money but he is such a great little kitty that we can't understand why anyone would give him up. We had three of our clients leave this week! BillZ found a great home with people who have kitty experience! He gets to be a companion to a present resident. This is usually a trying time but we know Bill is up to it as he has made friends with everyone here and at our home. We still have four kittens here along with Richard, Karen and Vince. Richard isn't much more than a kitten himself at 12 weeks. Stop by and spend some quality time with them!
10/12-We had five of our "babies" leave this week and that is in addition to Ben leaving last week. Normally this is a time of celebration for us to see these kitties off to their new lives but this week our joy was tempered by the loss of our own "special need" kitty Sara. We adopted Sara over two years ago before the rescue started when she was in the "last chance" room. That is where the kitties that have been at a shelter the longest are put when they are removed from the general viewing room. It is like an overflow place. It is their "last chance" before the euthanasia room. She had been there for over six weeks when we saw her. She was small by cat standards and not the friendliest kitty to be sure but there was something about her eyes that wouldn't let us go. When we checked on adopting her and filling out the paperwork we found that she was a "special needs" kitty. She had a serious heart problem and would need special exams. At that point I said "lets choose another kitty". Not my finest hour. We chose another black three month old kitten instead. We were approved and we went to pick up our kitten on a Friday evening after work. I guess Conscience and guilt had a chance to work because when we were in the parking lot we decided to add Sara to the mix. Sue came out with two kitties instead of one. As many of you know this was just the start of our adventure with Sara; the kitty who wouldn't eat. She dropped down to five pounds and we tried everything. We called the shelter for advice-zip; we contacted every humane organization within 100 miles and tried their solutions but she just wouldn't eat. We got the best advice from people on Craigs List and our vet. We ended up feeding her by syringe for 10 days until she got over her depression and started eating. She never stopped eating again until this week. She passed away in her sleep before we could take her to the vet. We were told by her cardiologist that she would have an undetermined lifespan. She could be with us for a week, a month or longer but there was nothing else that could be done for her. She enriched our lives and we miss her dearly. The loss is somewhat balanced by the adoption of our last crew. Thanks to all of our friends who have extended their condolences even if you never got a chance to meet Sara.
09/24-We got an unexpected visit from one of our supporters yesterday. Lisa stopped in on her way to Florida from Maine to chat a bit and catch up on happenings (and to see the kitties). Just after she left, her namesake (now Toulouise?) and her mom stopped by. She has grown into a very pretty kitty. The little kitty had some problems that we could help solve. With that done, mom and child were on their way. We also got a note from our furtherest adoptee; that's right Mikey Jr (now Gus) sent a note about his birthday party from the West Coast. We would have liked to show his picture but they are lost in cyberspace. Gus had a great time and all his feline and human friends were there to wish him a long and happy life. Just a reminder to anybody who adopted from us around this time last year; the rabies booster is almost up for renewal so if you haven't seen a vet yet you may want to just to arrange for this. If you don't have a vet yet, there is a very good segment in "Washington Checkbook" from the Summer/Fall 2008 issue that reviews vets in the DC area. Almost all of the kitties have been checked at Kenhaven Animal Hospital prior toadoption (the rest are vet checked prior to alter surgery).. You can try a library if you don't subscribe or just drop by AGAR to check it out. We have noticed a big upsurge in the flea population over the last few weeks so please check your pets. Fleas can lead to tapeworm infestation. If your AGAR pet has a problem please stop by with him/her as we have Frontline spray available. Buffer (now Jules) and Sue (now Suzy) sent along their picture together in their new home. Mom and dad both agree that it is nicer to come home to a welcoming than an empty house. A kitty will do that for you. 08/10-Right about now Wesley is getting a big surprise! One of his playmates while he was here has found a new home with his family. Frodo found his new forever home tonight with Wesley and now his family. Frodo (now Oscar?) is a real talker and so is Wesley so they will have a lot to discuss over the next few days especially sleeping and eating arrangements. We couldn't think of a nicer family for Frodo to be joining; we wish them all the best of luck.
Thought for the week.
01/05-The smallest feline is a masterpiece.---Leonardo Da Vinci
01/12-If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.---Alfred North Whitehead
01/19-I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.---Sir Winston Churchill
01/26-If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.---Will Rogers
02/02-2 fur-To err is human, to forgive, canine---Anonymous--To err is human, to purr, feline---Robert Byrne
02/09-We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals---Immanual Kant
02/16-Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.---Joseph Wood Krutch
02/23-How we behave towards cats here below determines our status in heaven.---Robert A Heinlein
03/02-The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.---Andrew A Rooney
03/09-Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.---Mark Twain
03/16-Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.---Anatole France
03/23-A house is not a home without a pet---Anonymous
03/30-Happiness is like a cat sleeping on your lap. You can't force it to come to you and you can't force it to stay with you.---Pierre Foglia
04/06-We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made.---M Facklam
04/13-Dogs are eternally grateful that humans exist; cats, however, are simply mildly appreciative.---Carl Brizzi
04/20-Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.---Jeff Valdez
04/27-If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.---Phil Pastoret
05/04-Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.---George Eliot
05/11-All the arguments to prove man's superiority can not shatter this hard fact: In suffering, the animals are our equals.---Peter Singer
05/18-No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.---Leo Dworken
05/25-Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.---Franklin P Jones
06/01-We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.---Anna Sewell
06/08-You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.---Robert Louis Stevenson
06/15-Psychologists now recognize that the need in some people to have a dozen cats is really a sublimated desire to have two dozen cats.---Robert Brault
06/22-If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are a lot better off than a lot of humans.---James Herriot
06/29-The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.---Mahatma Gandhi
07/06-People that don't like cats haven't met the right one yet.---Deborah A Edwards
07/13-2 fur--What greater gift than the love of a cat?---Charles Dickens You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.---Proverb
07/20-Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.---Colette
07/27- We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it-and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sat down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again-and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.---Mark Twain
08/03-To insult someone we call him "bestial." For deliberate cruelty and nature, "human" might be the greater insult.---Isaac Asimov
08/10-Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!---Theophile Gautier
08/17-If a homeless cat could talk, it would probably say "Give me shelter, food, companionship and love, and I will be yours for life!"---Susan Easterly
08/24-Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog.---Charles Duran
08/31-People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.---Susan Easterly
09/07-Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety-valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.---Monica Edwards
09/14-There is something about the presence of a cat...that seems to take the bite out of being alone.---Louis J Camuti, DVM
09/21-He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.---Unknown
09/28-If you want a kitten, start out asking for a horse.---Naomi, 15 Advice from Kids
10/05-One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.---Pam Brown
10/12-Since each of us is blessed with only one life, why not live it with a cat?---Robert Stearns
10/19-Cat lovers can be identified. Their clothes always look old and well used. Their sheets look like bath towels and their bath towels look like a collection of knitting mistakes.---Eric Gurney
10/26-The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother-and they'll settle for a puppy every time.---Winston Pendelton
11/02-A meow massages the heart.---Stuart McMillian
11/09-I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.---Mark Twain
11/16-You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets.---Nora Ephron
11/23-If there were a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr.---Barbara L Diamond
If you have a favorite "thought" please send it to our email address along with the source and hopefully we can enter it.
Question of the Week
"What happens to the kitties that are not adopted?" (this question came from both of our recent adopting families)
ANSWER- When we rescue an animal from a shelter we are guaranteeing them they will have a home for life. Hopefully we will find them a suitable home with a family that will share their lives with them but until that happens they will stay with us at the rescue. It is our firm belief that there is the "purrfect" family or friend for each of our clients; we just have to find them.
We try to balance the mix of young and adult kitties here to reflect availability and demand. As slots for younger kitties become available hopefully they will be filled with other baby or young kitties and as the youngsters are adopted their positions will be replace with like aged kitties. Unfortunately there are too many kitties and too few homes to take all homeless kitties and our resources are limited. All our funding comes from private donations and we have to utilize those funds to provide homes to as many kitties as possible while still being unfair to all. (Solomon where are you when you are needed?)
If you are thinking of adding a four footed friend to your family why not come by and meet our youngsters. Our young adults would like to meet you and they will demonstrate their impeccable manners.
Source Library
As a service to our past, and future adopters we are starting a resource library that goes into more depth than the literature given with the adoption paperwork. Some subjects to be addressed: diet, foods, behavioral problems, litter box problems and more. These will be available as take away copies. Please review them on your next visit!
Who We Are
ALPHA GROUP ANIMAL RESCUE, INC
is an all volunteer, federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of companion animals that would otherwise be euthanized in animal shelters. We provide shelter, nourishment and appropriate veterinary care to all rescued animals and place adoptable companion animals into permanent, loving homes. We depend upon public donations for the support of the animals. All donations go to animal support. There are no administrative costs and shelter space is donated. Every cent is spent on animal care; primarily vet care, food and litter. All animals are rescued from local Maryland kill shelters. The local need is too great to ignore. We don't feel a need to spend scarce funds to "import" animals from distant locations when animals in local shelters die. For us, every animal "imported" means a death sentence for an animal in a local shelter.
All animals are usually with us for a minimum of four weeks to recover from the shelter experience and their change in circumstances. This also gives us the time to provide necessary medical attention. All animals are markedly different when they leave from when they arrived. New arrivals are kept separate until they have been vet checked. Come by and spend some time with the animals. You can interact with them and really see their personality!
We always operate at capacity (or more) so we do not accept owner give ups. No healthy animal is ever killed at this rescue.
Adopting a Friend
Like most rescue/shelters we require an application approval before an adoption can be made. We want these animals to be in permanent homes. These pets are going to give you their undying devotion; they deserve the same. We are placed in the position of trying to make that match happen. Our adoption agreement stipulates that we will take back any animal if care will no longer be provided. When we pull an animal from a shelter we are also making a lifetime commitment to it; we will take back any animal that has been adopted through us anytime. We don't take this commitment lightly. Please look at your decision in the same light.
Come Visit Us!
We are located in Aspen Hill (Silver Spring),
our visiting hours are:
ALPHA GROUP ANIMAL RESCUE, INC 12103 HERITAGE PARK CIRCLE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20906
Phone: 301-946-4900
(Phones answered starting at 9:00 AM until closing)
We are closed most holidays but not all so please call to check.
Email: ALPHAGROUPAR@JUNO.COM
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