Dayton Realtors Spread Christmas Cheer to Boys & Girls Club of Dayton
The National Association of REALTORS partnered with the National Boys & Girls Club in 2016 and the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS brought the partnership to the local level.
Dayton Realtors Spread Christmas Cheer to Boys & Girls Club of Dayton
December 12, 2016 - The Dayton Area Board of Realtors will be following Santa Claus to the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton on Monday, December 12 at 5:30pm. Santa and his Realtor elves will bring a little holiday cheer to approximately one hundred children during the Boys & Girls Club’s annual Christmas party, sponsored by the Dayton Area Board of Realtors.
Cookies, refreshments, gifts, and fun activities are all in store for the children. Plus, the kids will not only receive, they will give: they will be making homemade Christmas cards to be delivered to kids at Children’s Medical Center.
“Sponsoring the Boys & Girls Club’s Christmas party is a great way for everyone involved to get into the holiday spirit,” stated Michael Martin, president of the Dayton Area Board of Realtors. “It’s also a great opportunity to show the kids how much enjoyment and satisfaction they can have by giving back at the same time, and the card-making project will highlight that. It’s going to be so much fun!”
During the party, the Dayton Area Board of Realtors will also unveil a new school supply pantry at the Boys & Girls Club. This pantry will be stocked with paper, pencils, notebooks and many other supplies that the kids will be able to use throughout the year for their homework, crafting, and tutoring needs.
“The Boys & Girls Club of Dayton is excited about our relationship with the Dayton Area Board of Realtors,” said Natasha Spears, chief executive officer of Boys & Girls Club of Dayton. “It means so much when members of the business community become invested in the lives of the students and families we serve.”
Realtors are community builders, and they take part in a number of local initiatives throughout the year - from volunteering their muscle with Rebuilding Together Dayton, to donating money and materials to Dayton area schools and credit counseling services. DABR’s Foundation provides scholarships to dependents of Realtors, and their annual holiday reception serves as Dayton’s largest source of donated toys to the Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots.
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The Dayton Area Board of Realtors® is a trade association representing over 2,700 REALTOR® and affiliate members in Montgomery, Greene, Darke, Warren, and Preble Counties in Ohio. As members of organized real estate, REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and have access to numerous services and programs to enhance their professionalism. Since 1909, DABR has provided its members with the resources they need to ensure the continued growth and success of real estate practitioners to better serve the consumer.
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Established in 1930, the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton (BGCD) provides daily afterschool and all day summer programs to children in grades K through 12, getting them off the streets during the most dangerous time of the day, between 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Each year BGCD provides approximately 600 Montgomery County youth with a safe and positive place to learn and grow. At the Boys & Girls Club children can spend their non-school hours surrounded by caring adults and engaged in enriching, age appropriate youth development activities. Club members have access to an array of programs in the core areas of Academic Success, Civic & Social Engagement, and Healthy Lifestyles. Membership fees are low and affordable and afterschool participation includes a nutritious meal served daily. BGCD is part of the national federation of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which includes some 4,000 Club locations in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and U.S. military bases world wide serving 4.2 million youth annually.
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