Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate Helps Their Greenwich Neighbors

The Greenwich and Old Greenwich offices of Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties joined forces with Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) to help 300 families in need in Greenwich for the Thanksgiving holiday.

In a statement, the firm said, “We heard that N2N was distributing 300 turkeys that were donated by a local market and thought we could help by providing the trimmings. In 10 days we filled more than 300 grocery bags. It was a collaborative effort and we were delighted to have helped such a worthy cause in our community.”

According to Eric Bjork, vice president and director of sales, “Neighbor to Neighbor plays a vital role in the Greenwich community and Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties is committed to supporting their mission. One of our essential core values is compassion and Neighbor to Neighbor exemplifies the power of compassion at work.”

Every month Neighbor to Neighbor provides enough free food to prepare over 25,000 nutritious meals for needy families in Greenwich. The “client choice” food pantry allows our clients to select their own food, based on nutritional guidelines and personal preferences. By offering clients choices among nutritious foods we encourage them to feed their families well.

Last year, Neighbor to Neighbor gave out nearly 300,000 meals with129,000 of those meals going to children. Forty percent of the food distributed by Neighbor to Neighbor is donated through individuals and organized food drives.

Contributed photo: Maria Kelly Stevens, Real Estate Agent-Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties; Eric M. Bjork, Vice President and Director of Sales, Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties; Julianne C. Ward, Real Estate Agent-Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties; Nancy Coughlin, Executive Director, Neighbor to Neighbor, and Denise Dreskin, Operations Coordinator, Neighbor to Neighbor.

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