What?
Realtors® Care Day is a community-wide, home-repair project in April that assists homeowners with exterior home repairs, and provides adaptive and safety modifications for the elderly and disabled. It is an initiative of the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association Housing Opportunity Foundation. The 2010 Realtors® Care Day was on April 23.
Why?
Faced with economic challenges not seen in at least a generation, many over-extended homeowners are forced to choose between paying their mortgage payment or performing basic repairs. While it is impossible to help everyone, we can make a significant impact on our community’s elderly and disabled, and others living in unsafe or substandard conditions. Realtors® are the helping hands that these homeowners desperately need. In 2009 and 2010, more than 650 volunteers came together both years and helped repair homes in our community. In its first two years, 64 homeowners have received much-needed repairs, and the project has made a total financial impact that exceeds $500,000.
Where?
Home repairs take place all day in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties. At the end of the work day, all volunteers, sponsors and homeowners gather to celebrate the day’s achievements at a come-as-you-are celebration party.
Who will participate?
More than 600 members of the association volunteer each year for the project. While volunteer opportunities are limited to Realtors®, the magnitude of this project requires professional assistance from builders, developers and other professionals, such as painters, roofers and home inspectors. Each participating homeowner and his or her family also participate in the day’s activities as they are able.
Who are we helping?
The foundation collaborates with community housing advocates and nonprofits to identify homeowners who are in need and meet the criteria for support. The foundation works with the City of Charlotte’s Neighborhood and Business Services Department, Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte, Habitat for Humanity of Iredell County, Habitat for Humanity of Matthews, Our Towns Habitat for Humanity, Love INC and the Davidson Housing Coalition’s HAMMERS program.
How you can help
Realtors® can volunteer starting in January of each year. Once you sign up to volunteer, you will be kept informed through e-blasts that provide updates, including confirmation of your work assignment by early-to mid-April. All volunteers must be Realtors® and members of the association. The deadline to sign up each year is April 1.
Thank you to our 2010 partners for helping to make Realtors® Care Day a success!
2010 Realtors® Care Day was organized and led by your fellow Realtors®. A special thanks to Joe Rempson and Daniel Cottingham Jr., 2010 Realtors® Care Day co-chairs, and their core committee: Bill Balatow, Cam Barnett, Lee Ann Brown, Stephanie Gossett, Mike Hege, Renata Henderson, Shana Neeley, Alison Royal-Combs, Tony Smith, John Paul Soto, Kerry Stecher and Nobie Thrasher.
Community Housing Partners
 
 
Thank you to our association partners!
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