COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 4, 2024)— For the 20th consecutive year, Columbus REALTORS® members will gather around the city for its largest annual day of service, REALTOR® Care Day.
Over 20 special projects, sponsored by Columbus Area Real Estate Associations will be taking place in surrounding central Ohio communities. Columbus REALTORS sponsors one, “Main Project” each year.
This year, the Brian Muha Foundation Run the Race Center located at 880 S. Wayne Ave., Columbus, OH 43204 will serve as the main project. The Brian Muha Foundation/The Run the Race Club has been active since 2000, providing exceptional enrichment and leadership development opportunities to young people in Columbus, Cleveland, and Steubenville, Ohio. The Day School opened in 2020 and the Run the Race Center is a 22,000 square foot building that welcomes inner city children looking to come to a safe, cheerful and loving place that is open after school and on the weekends. The Run the Race Center offers tutoring, sports, music, art, games, a library, gym, a full meal every day and a food pantry.
“REALTOR Care Day is probably my favorite event that Columbus REALTORS® organizes each year,” said Columbus REALTORS President Scott Hrabcak. “To see so many of our members giving time for so many great causes are inspiring and speaks to their dedication to their communities.”
“We’re especially excited to partner with the Brian Muha Foundation as our main project in 2024,” continued Hrabcak. “They provide an incredible resource for children in The Hilltop and we can’t wait to chip in and give their organization some assistance.”
“If you are a REALTOR who hasn’t volunteered in the past or is looking to give back, I would highly encourage you to come out on June 12. We will be there from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. You can choose a morning or afternoon shift, or both. We hope to see you there.”
Columbus REALTORS® members can register for the main project or reach out to their local area real estate association to volunteer at their respective project. At the Brian Muha Foundation Run the Race center, volunteers will be painting the interior hallway of the day school, laying mulch and landscaping in the outdoor play area, and building beds for 50 children who have been identified as in need of a bed. Opportunities to sponsor a bed for a child in need was offered to Columbus REALTORS members in May and we are proud to announce the 50 beds sold out in two weeks.
REALTOR® Care Day t-shirts will be available to purchase at the main project. They can also be pre-ordered.
Area Realty Association Projects are listed below along with contact information:
Columbus Realtist Association: Beautify a home owned by a long-term resident of Milo-Grogan. Contact: Qiana Jones,[email protected]BEB - Bexley, Eastmoor, Berwick: Maintaining the grounds at Jeffey Park. Contact: Danielle Morris,[email protected]MCARA: Community Center revitalization. Contact Info: Adam Smith,[email protected]Powell Area Realty Association: Revitalize the local YMCA. Contact: Christy Srey,[email protected]Lewis Center Realty Association: Work in the community garden at St. Andrews Anglican Church. Contact: Krysta Denner,[email protected]Westerville Area Association: Organizing a food drive of nonperishable foods for WARM's food pantry. Contact: Robert Pemberton,[email protected]Midtown Area Real Estate Association: Assisting Growing Hearts & Hands Legacy Garden in Franklin Park by purchasing a new shed, painting the current shed/any other painting needs, building garden benches, etc. Contact: Lori Crabtree,[email protected]NWARA: Clean up landscaping, remove excess debris from the yard, remove vines from the house of a resident in need. Contact: Stephanie Hyer,[email protected]Marion County: Helping with local food pantry. Contact: Christine Hinton,[email protected]Greater Worthington Real Estate Association: Beautification of the Walnut Grove Cemetery under the direction of Cemetery trustee and garden sage, Debra Knapke. Contact: B.J. White,[email protected]Tri County Area Realty Association: Beautification and landscaping maintenance of home for a local elderly couple. Contact: Judy Stream,[email protected]Greater Dublin Reality Association: Aiding 9 families that need Garage and Landscaping projects in the Dublin City Schools. Contact: Dawn Tietjen,[email protected]North Area Real Estate Association: Beautification of Clintonville and North Columbus. Contact: Katy Smith,[email protected]New Albany Realty Association: Cleaning up and landscaping the Plain Township Fire Station. Contact: Jenny Rice,[email protected]Hilliard Area Realty Association: Beautifying house of local resident in need. Contact: Bill Briggs,[email protected]Delaware County Board of Realtors: Aiding local disabled veteran with landscape, painting, and repairs. Contact: Joni Regula,[email protected]IREM Columbus: Clean Up Columbus. Contact: Laurie Rushevics,[email protected]Grove City Area Realty Association: Building beds for local kids in need. Contact: Bryan Mulvany,[email protected]Marysville Area Realty Association: Working with a new temporary homeless shelter, Impact Station, to purchase a vertical commercial freezer and stocking, it as well as purchasing a large convection toaster oven. Contact: Katie Crocco,[email protected]CCIIR: enhance the community building and grounds at Framingham Village. Contact: David Coe,[email protected]WCR: Packing Buddy Boxes for the Family Mentor Foundation. Contact: Kelly Rauch,[email protected]and[email protected]Gahanna Area Realty Association: Beautification of the Gahanna Historical Society. Contact: Micah Harr/Ginson Speich,[email protected]and[email protected].
REALTOR® Care Day is funded through the Columbus REALTORS® Foundation, a non-profit, public charity corporation recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS internal revenue code. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law, less the value of any goods or services received in return for the donation. Donors are advised to consult legal or tax counsel concerning their own tax situation. EIN: 46-4401521
