WINTER COLD WARMED BY KIND GESTURES

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Elias Thomas
Broker/Owner
EXIT Key Real Estate
2074322222
elias@exitkeyrealestate.com

WINTER COLD WARMED BY KIND GESTURES

Rotarians and Guests make a difference

Shapleigh, ME (Grassroots Newswire) 01/26/2024 -- Following nearly twenty-four hours of a snow storm, some eighty guests, made up of Rotarians and friends, braved the cold and joined together at the third annual January Thaw, held recently at MEE D THAI Restaurant in Sanford.  Guests, coming from as far away as North Carolina and central Massachusetts,  arrived with armloads of winter jackets and coats, sweaters, sweatshirts, socks, mittens and hats to be distributed to those in need by folks from the Sanford Police Department and the Sanford Housing Authority.

Elias Thomas, president of the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club and broker/owner of EXIT Key Real Estate – the primary sponsor of the event, welcomed guests to the event. “With such an outpouring of support, I am confident that we will surpass the results of the two previous years, when we raised $10,000 each year.” Thomas continued, “It is gratifying to see so many hearty souls brave the cold and the winds to support the unhoused population in our community.”

Presentations were made by Sergeant Colleen Adams, Mental Health Officer and Lacey Bailey, OPTIONS Liaison for the Police Department. They both shared stories of the tragic situations faced by some of those who are unhoused in the community. “With some 200 unhoused in Sanford, the challenges sometimes are monumental, but with assistance from groups like the Rotary Club and its supporters, we are able to manage.”

Following the event, members of the Rotary Club and Sergeant Adams and Officer David Randt, joined Heather Beaupre and Elias as they distributed literally dozens of warm coats and other items.  Some of those who are served by this program were at the Sanford Warming Center and assisted in carrying the many armloads of items into the center for sorting and distribution. 

The final number is not in as yet, but more than $12,000 will be shared with the program.  A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to charity and that money is distributed through the Spirit of EXIT Charitable Fund.  EXIT Realty Corp. International was proud to match $2,000 raised by EXIT Associates benefitting the Sanford-Springdale Rotary Charitable Fund Inc.

For more information about EXIT Key Real Estate, please call 2074322222. EXIT Key Real Estate is located at 920 Shapleigh Corner Road.

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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Sgt. Colleen Adams, Mental Health Officer David Randt, Rotarian Heather Thomas Beaupre, and Rotary Club President Elias Thomas help distribute warm clothing items to the Sanford Warming Center

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