February 24, 2017
Windermere Foundation By the Numbers
Posted in Community and Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Every dollar donated to the Windermere Foundation is put to good use! As you can see from the infographic below, even small donations make a big impact and help us fund things like food bank meals, school supplies for underprivileged students, and resources for children in crisis.
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November 21, 2016
Windermere Winter Drive Collects over 3,500 Items for Homeless Youth
Posted in Community and Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
As part of Windermere’s #tacklehomelessness campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, 38 Windermere offices* in King and Snohomish Counties collected new hats, scarves, gloves/mittens, and warm socks for Windermere’s “We’ve Got You Covered” winter drive. The recipient of these donations was YouthCare, a non-profit that provides support and services to homeless youth throughout the Puget Sound area.
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October 17, 2016
Help Us Keep Homeless Youth Warm This Winter
Posted in Community by Marilou Ubungen
As proud as we are of our #tacklehomelessness campaign and the money we’re raising, we know we can do more. That’s why we’re excited to announce Windermere’s “We’ve Got You Covered” winter drive benefitting YouthCare. Each night in Seattle, nearly 1,000 young people are homeless. And with the winter months quickly approaching, YouthCare is in dire need of survival supplies..
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September 23, 2016
#YourStoryIsOurStory: Kicking off the School Year Right
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory, Community, and Windermere Foundation by Tara Sharp
Starting the school year can be nerve wracking; new friends, new classroom, and for some, a new school all together. Imagine starting the new year already behind, with shoes that don’t fit, clothes that are stained or too small, and inadequate school supplies. Many Windermere offices work very hard at the start of the school year to ensure this doesn’t happen for kids in our communities...
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September 09, 2016
Windermere and the Seahawks partner to #TackleHomelessness
Posted in Seahawks, Community, Windermere Foundation, and Perspectives by Jill Jacobi Wood, OB Jacobi & Geoff Wood
Our partnership with the Seahawks and YouthCare fits perfectly with the mission of the Windermere Foundation which is to support low-income and homeless families in the communities where we have offices. Through the #tacklehomelessness campaign, we hope to be able to do even more.
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September 02, 2016
Raising money for those in need—one putt at a time.
Posted in Community and Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
Thanks to fundraisers like these golf tournaments, as well as a variety of other fundraisers held by our offices throughout the year, the Windermere Foundation is able to continue to support non-profit organizations that provide services to low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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June 20, 2016
Announcing the Winner of the 2016 Windermere Real Estate Community Service Day Photo Contest!
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
On Friday, June 3, we challenged our offices to share their community service day photos on Windermere’s CSD contest Facebook page, in order to participate in our fourth-annual voter-driven photo contest. More than 40 offices shared photos, and in turn, they each received a $100 donation to the Windermere Foundation charity of their choice.
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June 03, 2016
Windermere’s Annual Community Service Day Is today!
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
Today you may notice your local Windermere office is closed, or it may take a little bit longer for your Windermere agent to get back to you. But we promise it’s for a very good reason: today is Windermere Community Service Day. Since 1984, our agents have taken one day a year off to dig into hands-on community service projects throughout the Western U.S.
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May 11, 2016
Community Service Day: Henry's Story
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
For the past 31 years, Windermere offices have closed their doors to dedicate a day of service to provide support for members of our communities and nonprofit organizations that help our neighbors in need. A few years ago, a group of Windermere agents and owners were hit personally when a boy in their community, Henry, was diagnosed with Birkins Lymphoma at the age of 13...
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January 25, 2016
Make 2016 A Year of Service
Posted in Community and Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
If you did not get a chance to volunteer on MLK Day, there are many opportunities for you to get involved and help out others in your community throughout the year. You can visit Serve.gov to find volunteer opportunities near you. Here are some ideas for how you can help out in your community:
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