To all,

We are off to a really good start, we already have 10 meals covered (checks in hand) and another half dozen or so pledges to cover a meal. That is wonderful!

Just so everyone knows who is doing what on the holiday meal drive and to make sure we have all the bases covered(if I missed one let me know):

Colleen, Louise, Lynne, and Becky are collecting pledges/donations and forwarding to Arrowhead. Also, posting the weekly update poster(will be out next Wednesday) and the individual donation posters (Colleen will get them to you as she receives the checks). Also, the appeal letter is out and thanks to each of you for the printing/placing them in the mail boxes. That was awesome!

Emmy McLeish is taking care of the voicemail announcements (will start as soon as the voice fairy returns her voice in a day or so) and will get them recorded and over to Toni for distribution. Toni is all ready to send them out.

Lou Migliore and Tom Boyles are taking care of running the transportation (pickup from Fry’s and delivery to HRE).

Colleen is collecting the donations and will take care of disbursing to Fry’s for the meals and also ordering and paying for the Fry’s gift cards (we buy them in $20 increments).

Fry’s – the meals have been ordered and will be ready for pickup on Dec 16th at the 67th Ave and Bell store. Meal will be ham, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls and an apple pie and will be large enough to serve six people. HRE has requested ham instead of turkey as it is easier to move and easier for the recipients (they don’t arrive at HRE with turkey carving forks and knives or much of anything else.).

Leif Swanson (PV) and Helen Pugh (Scottsdale) will approach the vendors that are regular visitors to their offices. Becky will cover that in Tempe and Mike and Colleen will cover Arrowhead.

Colleen is also coordinating with HRE.

Phil is putting our drive on the blog and will help keep up the e-publicity for the meal drive.

Bill is running the update poster (Becky would like 3 for Tempe) and distributing it as well as picking up donations and dropping at Arrowhead. Bill will also help with the email blasts.

Lucky will be helping coordinate with the Scottsdale and PV and the Luxury Home group. Lucky is moving last week and this week so you will start to hear from him next week. Don’t ask him what Sue wanted/made him do in the new house, you don’t have enough time left in your career.

Marge and Jim will help with publicity at the Broker meetings.

So, Phil asks, what the heck is Mike doing. Well, thanks to all of you, a whole lot less than I thought I might have gotten myself into. Thank you, it sure has made it easier with each of you picking up a piece of the “pie”.

And, I leave you with one thought – Homeless children never make the decision or are part of the process that made them homeless.

Thank you,
Mike

PS. The letter and pledge sheet is attached in case you know someone who needs one.

Mike Garey REALTOR®
John Hall & Associates
17215 N 72nd Dr Ste 115
Glendale Az 85308-8558
mikegarey@cox.net
602-295-7622 (Cell)(anytime day or night)

As of Monday, December 22nd, John Hall & Associates raised a total of $5,140!!! Thanks to the hard work and everyone contributing, we were able to provide HRE with holiday meals and Fry’s gift cards to use throughout the year. Very special thanks to all who volunteered your time to deliver our special gifts!

I’d like to recognize our outside sponsors – without them we would not have been able to meet our goal: Old Republic Home Protection $300, MoneyJib, LLC $50

Thanks again to all who contributed to our Annual Holiday Charity; we couldn’t have done it without you!

Colleen Kolb