CBU Cares: From dream homes to children in need, CBU Realtors strive to provide
September 17, 2011 1:20 PM
As well as helping homebuyers and sellers with their real estate quests, the agents of Coldwell Banker United are passionate about supporting local charities and children in need.
“Last year, a group of agents got together and created the idea of an internal organization to raise money for charities in the community that they’re passionate about,” said Jamie Huggins, CBU sales manager and broker.
That dream of an informal organization quickly grew into a formal foundation known as CBU Cares. After each sale, each of the 59 agents pledge to make a donation of a certain percentage of their sales commission.
Volunteer CBU Realtors, known as the Vision Council, recently went through agent-submitted applications and decided that Children in Crisis was exactly what they were looking for in their first act of charity as a foundation.
At Wednesday’s sales meeting, CBU Realtors presented Ken Hair, the president and CEO of Children in Crisis, a check for $2,500.
CIC is a nonprofit charity in Fort Walton Beach that provides homes for neglected, abused and abandoned children of the community. Hair said they were very happy and thankful to be selected as CBU Cares’ signature charity.
“The money will go to feed, clothe and care for these children,” Hair said. “It’s because of donations from places like Coldwell Banker that we are able to keep our doors open.”
CBU Cares is an agent-driven foundation with the dream of contributing time and money to local organizations and charities. Coldwell Banker United also supports Habitat for Humanity and breast cancer research through the American Cancer Society.
“One of our five core values is supporting and being a part of the community,” Huggins said, adding that CBU Cares will make an annual donation to Children in Crisis. “That is my dream for this office.”
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