We at Coldwell Banker in Northern California have a great story to share with our friends, family and clients about our partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

Over the past 10 years that we have supported Habitat for Humanity, we have raised $1.9 million, helped build 95 homes, volunteered more than 41,000 hours of labor to home construction projects and most importantly, brought so many local families and homes together.

Today, we are launching our 11th annual Habitat for Humanity Raffle. The theme of this year’s campaign is Building Hope for Humanity, because we are truly helping to build hope for deserving families in our community through our work with Habitat for Humanity.

Your challenge this year is to personally raise $100 for Habitat for Humanity. And to help you do that, we are once again offering FREE Habitat for Humanity note cards (available through your Office Administrator or Habitat Champion) that you can send to your friends, family and clients letting them know about our raffle and the work you are doing on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. If you use the note card, be sure to purchase the associated $2 raffle ticket and enclose the stub within the card so your acquaintances can see that you’ve given them the opportunity to win a host of prizes, including the grand prize of $5,000 generously donated by Princeton Capital.

There are a variety of materials now available in the Habitat Hub on myREcafe.com > Marketing > Charities > Habitat for Humanity to help you in your fundraising efforts, including:

2009 fundraiser website – include the link on your personal website, Facebook page or Twitter account to help spread the word about your charitable efforts
Prospecting flyer
Virtual postcard
“How to Get Involved” flyer
Raffle prize list and mini raffle prize list for note cards
And much more!

In addition, we are mixing things up this year with our plans for a Coldwell Banker Blitz Build Week September 21-25. During this week, I and Coldwell Banker Agents, Managers, staff and Support Center employees throughout Northern California will be participating in a local Habitat for Humanity build. It’s going to be a huge event and a lot of fun, and I look forward to building alongside you so get your work boots ready!

We at Coldwell Banker in Northern California are proud of our partnership with Habitat for Humanity and in today’s economy; our continued support of Habitat for Humanity sends a great message to our friends and the public about the character, integrity and compassion of our company

Rick Turley
President