In the News
Weichert, Realtors® Wraps Up Its Season of Giving
1/12/2009
-- Company collected nearly 40,000 items during its annual holiday drive
to benefit families of need within the communities it serves --
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – The Weichert Family of Companies
successfully completed its 30th annual toy drive, collecting more
than 26,500 toys for underprivileged children this past holiday season. The
new, unwrapped toys were collected by Weichert, Realtors sales offices,
corporate staff members and franchise affiliates. In addition to the toys
collected, Weichert also gathered over 10,000 articles of clothing, food, and
assorted personal items as well as more than $8,000 of monetary contributions,
which were passed along to various charities.
Charities that benefited from this
year’s efforts included the United
Way, the National
Center for Children and Family, the
Division of Youth and Family Services, Tomorrow’s Children, City Team
Ministries, Salvation Army, and Childhelp USA.
“Even at a time when the nation is
seeing economic hardships, there was an overwhelming expression of the holiday
spirit from our sales associates, employees, and from each of the communities
we serve,” said James M. Weichert, president and founder of Weichert, Realtors.
“Each year, it’s an honor to be part of an event that helps make it a brighter
holiday for so many families throughout the country.”
Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales
associates in more than 500 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key
markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and
financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both
residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of
mortgages and home and title insurance.
For more information, Weichert's customer service center can be reached
at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com.
Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.
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