2020 marks the 16th year for REALTOR® Care Day. For the first 15 years, Columbus REALTORS® and local Area Realty and Joint Industry Trade Associations have hosted projects on the same day making this event our largest community service day. This year, REALTOR® Care Day was split into multiple days due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our Area Associations also hosted their own community service projects throughout the remainder of the year. For more information, visit ourREALTOR® Care Daypage.
MAIN PROJECT
Columbus REALTORS® main project was in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, a nonprofit family & children's charity dedicated to supporting families with sick children in their time of need. More than 70 Columbus REALTORS members turned out over two days to complete landscaping for five extended-stay residences, build a community garden, paint decks and fences, and paint 50 flowerpots for the families staying at Ronald McDonald House.
AREA REALTY AND JOINT INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION PROJECTS
Bexley Eastmoor Berwick - Provided beautiful planters and lunch for Columbus Fire Stations 20 and 21. They supported local businesses by purchasing the planters from Dill's Nursery and the lunches from The Brown Bag, a small business owner.
Big Walnut - Made blankets for My Very Own Blanket, an organization that supports children in Foster Care.
Delaware County BOR - Yard work, planting flowers, weeding, and mulching for the public service workers of the Delaware General Health District.
Gahanna - Contributed funds toward purchasing a box truck for Gahanna Residents in Need (GRIN) to help distribute donations.
Greater Worthington - Cleaned and painted gutters, cleared roofs of tree debris, trimmed trees and shrubs, weeded, and mulched the yards of two Worthington neighbors. Volunteers also power washed the home's exteriors, repainted the porch, and prepared and sealed the driveways, in addition to building a wheelchair ramp for one of the residents.
Hilliard - Gave away pumpkins for Halloween!
IREM - Picked up litter in downtown Columbus.
Lewis Center - Made blankets for My Very Own Blanket, an organization that supports children in Foster Care
Madison County - Revitalized Veterans Park in the Village of Mount Sterling. Volunteers power washed areas, landscaped, installed two additional benches, and painted the gazebo and lamp posts.
Marysville - Donated money to Union County Neighbor to Neighbor for care packages for their members. Earlier in the year, they also contributed items and donated funds to purchase items for the Hope Center for those in need, and provided a donation to Blessing in a Backpack which provides food on the weekends for kids needing support. Not only did MARA members purchase food items, they helped deliver supplies when schools shut down!
Midtown - Filled hygiene bags and donated emergency blankets to the Community Shelter Board.
Powell - Volunteered at People in Need food bank of Delaware County.
Westerville - Made blankets for My Very Own Blanket, an organization that supports children in Foster Care.
