Windermere Foundation Presents Funding
to Chess for Success
This $2,500 donation will bring the program to 17 high-poverty students
PORTLAND, Ore. — May 22, 2014 — Windermere Real Estate recently presented a check at its Southwest Portland Heights branch to Chess for Success, a nonprofit organization that brings chess programs to 35 schools in the Portland metro area.
Independent research shows that Chess for Success enables students to be patient and analytical in problem-solving situations, creating an increase in academic achievement and self-esteem. Chess for Success will use the $2,500 to provide after-school chess clubs for a full year to 17 high-poverty students at Boise Eliot school in North Portland.
Windermere has a long-standing tradition of assisting low-income families and giving to the community. In addition to helping Chess for Success, Windermere associates participate in annual community service projects and donate a portion of every commission to the Windermere Foundation — a nonprofit organization that has raised and donated more than $2 million to programs that support low-income children and families in the Portland metro and north Oregon coast area.
About Windermere Stellar
With eleven offices spread throughout Portland, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, West Linn and the north Oregon coast, Windermere Real Estate is the leading locally owned real estate company in the area. For every home that is purchased or sold through Windermere, Brokers donate a portion of each commission to the Windermere Foundation, which supports low-income children and families in our communities. In Oregon, Windermere has raised more than $2 million for the Windermere Foundation. Organizations such as Bridge Meadows, New Avenues for Youth, and Providence Portland Medical Foundation’s guest housing have been supported.
Localized real estate information can be found at: windermereportland.com (Portland metro), windermereoregoncoast.com (north Oregon coast) and windermerevancouver.com (Vancouver).
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