GBBR Charitable Foundation Raises $14,500 to Support Baltimore Area Students Through Adopt-a-Classroom
Baltimore, MD, October 31, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation is awarding $14,500 to help support local schools through the Adopt-A-Classroom Program. Twenty-nine classrooms in Baltimore area schools will receive a $500 stipend for teachers to purchase equipment, supplies and materials that would otherwise be unavailable.
The Adopt-A-Classroom program harnesses the resources of the community to enrich the classroom environment and increase a student’s chance for success. One hundred percent of all contributions to the program go directly to benefit students. Throughout the year, the GBBR Community Service Committee raises money through special sales and events. In addition, “Pencil Sponsors” generously donated $500 to support an entire classroom. To date, 137 classrooms in the Baltimore area have been adopted through the generosity of GBBR members and friends.
“It has been a wonderful experience working with the committee in helping to raise funds for the Adopt-A-Classroom program,” said Phil Engers, senior real estate consultant with RE/MAX American Dream and chair of the GBBR Charitable Foundation’s Community Service Committee. “The real reward has been going back to the classrooms and meeting with the teachers and their students that have been awarded the funds and seeing first hand the benefits of the program. We look forward to providing the teachers and students funding for their future success.”
About the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation
The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Inc. (The GBBR Charitable Foundation), a 501(c)3 organization, supports and engages in charitable, civic and humanitarian activities that improve the quality of life in neighborhoods within the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Since 1998, the GBBR Charitable Foundation has provided financial support, in-kind donations of services, expertise and time to organizations and projects that are working to improve Baltimore-area neighborhoods. In recognition of its efforts, the GBBR Charitable Foundation has been honored with the Mayor's Business Recognition Award and a Baltimore County Good Neighbor Week Volunteer Service Award for its civic leadership and outstanding community service.
About the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS®
Founded in 1858 as Baltimore Board of Real Estate Brokers and Property Agents, the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) is the nation's oldest real estate board. A founding member of the National Association of REALTORS® and the Maryland Association of REALTORS®, GBBR has strived to promote the highest ethical standards and professional practices in the real estate industry for 150 years.
GBBR serves 4,800 members in the Greater Baltimore area. GBBR provides training, public and professional education classes and workshops, arbitration and mediation services, and works in the legislative and regulatory arenas to assure that laws and policies benefit its members and preserve property owners' rights. For more information, visit www.GBBR.org.
###
The Adopt-A-Classroom program harnesses the resources of the community to enrich the classroom environment and increase a student’s chance for success. One hundred percent of all contributions to the program go directly to benefit students. Throughout the year, the GBBR Community Service Committee raises money through special sales and events. In addition, “Pencil Sponsors” generously donated $500 to support an entire classroom. To date, 137 classrooms in the Baltimore area have been adopted through the generosity of GBBR members and friends.
“It has been a wonderful experience working with the committee in helping to raise funds for the Adopt-A-Classroom program,” said Phil Engers, senior real estate consultant with RE/MAX American Dream and chair of the GBBR Charitable Foundation’s Community Service Committee. “The real reward has been going back to the classrooms and meeting with the teachers and their students that have been awarded the funds and seeing first hand the benefits of the program. We look forward to providing the teachers and students funding for their future success.”
About the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation
The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Inc. (The GBBR Charitable Foundation), a 501(c)3 organization, supports and engages in charitable, civic and humanitarian activities that improve the quality of life in neighborhoods within the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Since 1998, the GBBR Charitable Foundation has provided financial support, in-kind donations of services, expertise and time to organizations and projects that are working to improve Baltimore-area neighborhoods. In recognition of its efforts, the GBBR Charitable Foundation has been honored with the Mayor's Business Recognition Award and a Baltimore County Good Neighbor Week Volunteer Service Award for its civic leadership and outstanding community service.
About the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS®
Founded in 1858 as Baltimore Board of Real Estate Brokers and Property Agents, the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) is the nation's oldest real estate board. A founding member of the National Association of REALTORS® and the Maryland Association of REALTORS®, GBBR has strived to promote the highest ethical standards and professional practices in the real estate industry for 150 years.
GBBR serves 4,800 members in the Greater Baltimore area. GBBR provides training, public and professional education classes and workshops, arbitration and mediation services, and works in the legislative and regulatory arenas to assure that laws and policies benefit its members and preserve property owners' rights. For more information, visit www.GBBR.org.
###
Contact
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS
Amy Baird
(410) 337-7200
gbbr.org
Amy Baird
(410) 337-7200
gbbr.org
Contact
Categories