Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group, Inc.
Windermere Real Estate / Stellar Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 2, 2011
For additional information, please contact:
Carisa Talbot, Marketing & Communications
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Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group Presents Funding to Parkrose School District Gateway Homeless Project
Allison Johnson presents check to John Davies of Parkrose School District Homeless Project
Funds benefit homeless and low-income families and youth within the local community
PORTLAND, OR. – May 2, 2011 – Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group presented a check at its Lloyd Tower branch to Parkrose School District Gateway Homeless Project (GHP). Allison Johnson, Lloyd Tower branch Foundation Representative presented the check to John Davies, GHP Coordinator.
Gateway Homeless Project will dedicate the funds towards providing for 194 homeless students in their district, 41 of them live on their own. Funds will go toward bus passes in order to get to school and work, clothing, food, hygiene products, and other miscellaneous items such as SAT costs, help with rent and costs to participate in extracurricular activities.
“I am impressed with the personal sacrifice that Windermere Realtors have made to make this contribution possible and honored the Foundation chose the Gateway Project as an award recipient,” says John Davies.
Windermere Real Estate has a long-standing tradition of assisting low-income families and giving back to the community. In addition to helping Gateway Homeless Project, the associates of Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group also participate in annual community service projects and donate a portion of every commission to the Windermere Foundation – a non-profit organization that has raised and donated more than $10 million since its inception to support programs for low-income and homeless families in the communities served by Windermere.
About Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group, Inc.
Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group has served residential real-estate clients in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area and the North Oregon Coast for more than 30 years. The locally owned and managed company is an affiliate of Windermere Real Estate, the leading residential real-estate network in the West with nearly 8,200 associates and more than 330 offices. All Windermere brokers donate a portion of their commissions to the Windermere Foundation, which supports programs for local homeless and low-income families. To learn more, call 503-412-1600 or visit http://bit.ly/WREprofile or the Windermere Foundation at http://foundation.windermere.com and “like” the organization on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WindermereCroninCaplanRealtyGroup.
About Parkrose School District Gateway Homeless Project
Parkrose School District Gateway Homeless Project exists to eliminate barriers and create an environment that ensures the success of students with the greatest needs, so that every student has the opportunity to be successful. To learn more, call 503-408-2909 or visit http://parkrose.k12.or.us.
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