The REALTORS® Community Foundation kicked off 2018 in high-gear — by introducing a voluntary foundation contribution option on the 2018 BRR dues billing, we started the year with about $9,000 to support the 2018 grant cycle. Thank you to everyone who donated!
In 2017, the Foundation granted $30,000 to local nonprofits, and almost $5,000 additional matching gifts were made to local nonprofits. Our 2018 Foundation President, Kim Daley, has a lofty – yet achievable – goal for us this year: raise $50,000 to give back to the community! Don’t worry, there are lots of ways you can help!
Where did the Online Auction go?
This year, the two largest annual fundraisers for the REALTORS® Community Foundation are together for the first time! The Online Auction will run in conjunction with the 22nd Annual Give Back Golf Tournament – better highlighting the REALTORS® Community Foundation and our mission.
The online auction goes live on May 23, 2018, at 9:00 am and runs through Wednesday, June 6th.
All proceeds from the Give Back Golf Tournament and the Online Auction will support the REALTORS® Community Foundation 2018 grant cycle. There are MANY opportunities for you to participate and help us raise funds to give back to local nonprofits.
Do you have an item you would like to donate? We’d love to have it! Send us a donation form so we can include it in the auction. The auction will be advertised to our 4,400+ members through email and on social media and has the potential to be shared beyond that to the community, and friends and family far and wide. Your logo will be featured with your donated item!
Calling all golfers!
The 22nd Annual Give Back Golf Tournament is back at Shadow Valley Golf Course in Eagle, Idaho, on Wednesday, May 30th! The tournament kicks off with a shotgun start at 9:00 am. There are prizes for the winning teams in both flights, and, all golfers will receive (2) drink tickets, (2) drawing prize tickets, lunch, and range balls. Come check out the awesome games and prizes put on by our sponsors and win some fantastic drawing prizes. It’s $125 per player or $500 per team. Register your team today! Don’t have a team? That’s okay, we can totally match you up with teams needing players! Learn more at https://www.boirealtors.com/give-back-golf-tournament/
Service Projects and Volunteer Opportunities
The REALTOR® Outreach Committee is working on coordinating service projects and volunteer opportunities. We will be participating in Paint the Town through NeighborWorks again this year, partnering teams to paint five houses. Paint the Town is Saturday, June 9th, though most of the work will be completed the week before. Let Shari Fernandez know if you or your office would like to participate.
That’s all awesome, but what’s with the new foundation name?
Hopefully, you’ve noticed that the Boise Regional REALTORS® Foundation is now the REALTORS® Community Foundation. We have the same mission: to improve the quality of life in the Boise Region through housing-related projects and grants. We are still real estate professionals giving back to our community.
When Boise Regional REALTORS® (BRR) merged with the Emmett Valley Association of REALTORS® at the end of 2017, the jurisdiction of the foundation increased to include Gem County. With the more than 4,400 BRR members located all throughout the Boise Region, we needed our name to better represent how REALTORS® are positively impacting our community through our 501(c)(3) foundation.
