SAMCAR Foundation Donates $12,500 To Local Charities
The SAMCAR Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® – of which yours truly is a member, announced their third quarter 2010 grant recipients recently and awarded three organizations $12,500 in grant monies.
The Foundation provided $5000 grants to both Habitat for Humanity and Shelter Network to support the work they do in the community of providing housing and shelter. The Foundation also provided $2500 to the Daly City Youth Center, which encompasses the Jefferson Union High School District and services the Pacifica high schools, as well.
Help us, help others!
We invite members of the public and real estate professionals throughout the region to help the SAMCAR Foundation raise funds for local charities by attending the Foundation’s Annual Charity Spaghetti Feed on September 16th at the Peninsula Italian American Social Club from 5:30 pm-10:00 pm. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling SAMCAR at 650-696-8200. For more information, visit www.samcar.org and click on “2010 Events”.
Where the grant funds are going:
Habitat for Humanity is currently building a condo complex to house over 35 families in Daly City. Each family will provide 500 hours of work on the project and in return, will have an affordable home they can call their own. Habitat for Humanity also offers classes in credit repair and debt reduction to help consumers prepare themselves for homeownership. For more information, go to www.habitatgsf.org.
Shelter Network is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to re-establish self-sufficiency and to return to permanent homes of their own. Shelter Network operates thirteen programs, has more than 50 full-time staff, and thousands of volunteers. Shelter Network is the Peninsula’s principal provider of housing and support for homeless families and individuals. Find out more at www.shelternetwork.org.
The SAMCAR Foundation, which provides more than $50,000 each year to charities that work with housing, and quality of life issues in San Mateo County, is currently accepting grant applications for the fourth quarter of 2010. Please go to www.samcar.org/foundation for grant guidelines and to learn more about the charities that SAMCAR supports.
Since its inception, the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® Foundation
focuses its charitable efforts towards benefiting organizations and programs that strive to make San Mateo County a more livable, affordable and thriving community. Through its work, the SAMCAR Foundation has made significant financial contributions enhancing quality of life throughout San Mateo County. The SAMCAR Foundation also supports and encourages grassroots member-organized efforts that enhance the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
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