Food Bank

East Bay Real Estate: Paying It Forward During The Holidays!

The phrase we are focusing on during the Christmas and Holiday Season is, “To whom much is given, much is required!”  I believe that all of us want to give back to the needs of our local communities.  What we have noticed is that most people don’t know where to start, so it gets complicated, and then nothing happens.  Well, you are in luck, I am going to provide you two easy opportunities to make a difference in the lives of people in the East that are less fortunate than any of us.

CONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK: Because of the economic mess the past four years, there are many more families that are on the edge collapse.  The Food Bank has good from serving 70,000 meals a month to 120,000 a month!  Their resources are stretched to the maximum, sometimes going day to day.  Amazingly, the most important food they distribute to families is Peanut Butter – the #1 source of protein for many families!  What they most need are checks.  Because of their relationship with the grocery store industry, they are able to purchase $6.00 of food for every $1.00 that is donated.  WOW!  What an impact a $50 donation can make in the lives of those who need food. Read more

Food Bank

Red Day – Keller Williams National Community Service Day!

Last Thursday, May 14th was Red Day all across North America.  Keller Williams Realty decided to have this day be THE day that all of their offices in the U.S. and Canada give back to their local communities.  Jim Walberg was right in the middle of the action.

Each of the Keller Williams Realty  offices across the country chose a local service project to focus on all day on May 14th.  It was called “Red Day” because red is the color of the company’s logo.  The results of “Red Day”  where 76,000 Realtors from California to Eastern Canada ALL giving back,  simultaneously,  to their communities that one day specific day.  The reports coming in from the 650+ Keller Williams Realty offices as to what they did to address the local needs of their community have been beyond inspiring.  From, completing a house make-over for the elderly, to creating a community park, the giving back to local communities was extraordinary. Read more