Another Successful January Thaw - Local Realtor supports community efforts

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Elias Thomas
Broker-Owner
EXIT Key Real Estate
207-432-2222
elias@exitkeyrealestate.com

Another Successful January Thaw - Local Realtor supports community efforts

Sanford, Maine (Grassroots Newswire) 02/05/2025 -- “There is ALWAYS a January Thaw was something my mother always reminded us as children” said Elias Thomas – Broker/Owner of EXIT Key Real Estate in Shapleigh.  Thomas continued, “Since 2022, I have had the honor and pleasure of not only chairing the JANUARY THAW event for the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club, but also being one of the primary sponsors for it.”

In cooperation with the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club, EXIT Key Real Estate has worked to assist the Sanford Housing Authority, as well as the Sanford Police Department in supporting those in the community, who are unhoused.  The JANUARY THAW event, brings local together for an evening of great food and refreshment, but also the opportunity for guests to provide warm clothing for those less fortunate in the community.  This year was no exception.

On Tuesday, January 14^th, more than seventy-five people gathered at the MEE-D-THAI Restaurant in Sanford.  Literally dozens of warm coats and jackets, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves and warm socks were collected at the event and then transported to the police department for distribution, as needed. 

Guests heard from Eric Small, Chief of the Sanford Police Department, Diane Gerry Small, director of the Sanford Housing Authority, as well as a teacher who shared the stories of two unhoused students, who are working to put their lives back together, after living outside in the cold weather.

Thomas concluded, “Each year, including this one, we are pleased to have raised an annual net of $10,000 to donate to this very important cause.”  He hopes that in 2026, the FIFTH ANNUAL JANUARY THAW will raise a total of $15,000.

For more information about EXIT Key Real Estate, please call 207-432-2222. EXIT Key Real Estate is located at 920 Shapleigh Corner road, Shapleigh, ME 04076.

About EXIT Realty:
EXIT Realty is a company founded and built on human potential. A full service, forward-thinking, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT has to-date paid out more than a half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $7 million has been allocated to charity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

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Documents and/or Photos available for this release:

 

Steve Bussierre, Asst. Supt. of Schools in Sanford shares concerns for Middle School and High School students
Police Chief, Eric Small describes the crisis of homelessness in Sanford

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