Holiday Giving!

Every holiday season, the brokers in my office come together to sponsor local teenage foster boys for Christmas gifts, and several families in need for grocery gift cards. It’s such a privilege to give back in a small way, and I always love seeing the gifts under our office Christmas tree before they are sent off to the group homes. This opportunity to give back at the end of every year is a reflection of the gratitude we all have for our clients and their support of our businesses. Here’s a little bit about what we did for Christmas 2021:

• We gifted Christmas presents for 17 teenage foster boys living in 3 group homes managed by Pioneer Human Services.
  • We purchased gifts totaling $3,296 for the boys, which also included outings for all the boys to Traxx racing, a movie theater, and bowling.

• We divided a total of $4,210 in Safeway grocery gift cards amongst 13 families (comprised of 52 individuals); all referred by Pioneer Human Services.
  • We collected $2,050 in money
  • We received a match of $2,000 from The Windermere Foundation
  • And Safeway included a bulk buy bonus of $160