FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: | Susan Harrison |
Senior VP Corporate Communications | |
EXIT Realty Corp. International | |
Phone: (905) 363-4059 | |
E-Mail: sharrison@exitrealty.com |
Thursday, July 15, 2010
EXIT Realty Invites the Press and Community to Columbia for the Dedication of its Latest Corporately Sponsored Habitat for Humanity Build
Ceremony scheduled for July 24th
Columbia , SC (Grassroots Newswire) – Since April, real estate agents from EXIT Realty offices across South Carolina and volunteers from the community at large have come together to help build a new home and provide a fresh start to Columbia single mom Debora Lewis and her son, Ben.
Debbie and 23-year-old Ben lived in a second-floor apartment at the time they were approved for the Habitat program, but due to poor living conditions both in the unit and the neighborhood, they had to vacate and are living temporarily with Debbie's oldest son.
Ben is mentally disabled and he would rise in the middle of the night and walk around the apartment complex unbeknownst to Debbie. Debbie, herself, suffers from osteoarthritis and is primarily wheelchair bound. Even though they had lived in the same unit for more than ten years, the landlord denied their request for a downstairs unit.
Even with their disabilities, both Debbie and Ben managed to earn "sweat equity" hours and partner to the fullest with Habitat for Humanity. She is very excited to finally have a home that is comfortable and will meet the special needs of her family.
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24th at the site of the home 1000 Rockyknoll Drive, Columbia. http://bit.ly/exithabitatsc. The press and community are invited to attend.
Other ongoing EXIT Realty Corp. International corporately sponsored Habitat for Humanity builds are located in Salt Lake City Utah and coming soon to Cornwall Ontario.
About EXIT Realty: EXIT Realty is a proven real estate business model that supplies multiple sources of income - for agents, security, stability and direction; for agents' families, security in the form of beneficiary and retirement residuals. In addition, EXIT’s top-producing trainers offer the industry’s best hands-on, interactive real estate sales training at all levels, including regional, franchise, sales and administration. EXIT Realty was recently awarded a Distinguished Honoree Medal by the International Business Awards in the category of "Most Innovative Company in North America". A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT International is applied to its charitable fund and to-date, $1.68 Million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity in both Canada and the U.S. Please visit www.exitrealty.com/habitat
- Documents and/or Photos available for this release:
Home owner, Debora Lewis and her son, Ben. Habitat for Humanity families earn their down payment through "sweat equity" helping to build their own homes and those of other Habitat families.
To view supporting documents and/or photos, go to www.enr-corp.com/pressroom and enter Release ID: 263834
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