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Needham Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office Collecting Toys For Children In Need

The Home For Little Wanderers

The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Needham, is pleased to once again collect toys as part of The Home for Little Wanderers’ Big Wishes Gift Drive. Big Wishes is one of the Boston area’s oldest and largest toy drives, supporting children and families who are living in at-risk circumstances and are served by The Home’s programs across Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage encourages neighbors throughout the community to drop off new unwrapped toys at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office located at One Chapel Street. The Coldwell Banker offices are accepting donations now through Monday, December 15, 2015.

“We are pleased to continue our support of the Big Wishes Gift Drive. By collecting toys and other gifts, we can help brighten the holiday season for children and families in need during what can be an especially difficult time of year,” said Bill Dermody, sales manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Needham. “Thanks to our neighbors in the community, we are able to help make the holiday wishes of thousands of children come true.”

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The Home needs gifts for children ranging in age from birth to 22-years, with an urgent need for gifts for the 14- to 18-year-old teenagers in its care. To help meet the challenge of providing suitable holiday gifts for the teens that The Home serves, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage also welcomes donations of gift cards. Gift cards from major retail stores, as well as online retailers for personal care items, electronics and sporting goods are particularly welcome.

To learn more about how to help The Home this holiday season, including how to pledge a gift from a child’s personal wish list or shop from a general list and have the gift delivered free of charge directly to The Home’s Toy Room, please visit www.thehome.org/bigwishes.

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About Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the largest residential real estate brokerage company in New England. With 4,000 sales associates and staff in approximately 80 office locations, the organization serves consumers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. For more information, please visit www.ColdwellBankerHomes.com.

About The Home for Little Wanderers

For more than 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has earned a reputation for doing whatever it takes to strengthen vulnerable families and keep children safe in their communities, even when they don’t have family support. Serving children and youth from birth to 22, The Home makes a positive impact on over 7,000 lives across Boston and Eastern Massachusetts each year through a network of behavioral health services, therapeutic residential, special education, adoption and foster care. Additionally, a number of innovative programs provide specialized assistance to youth transitioning to adulthood from state systems of care. We continuously measure the impact of our work to develop and enhance our programs. We never give up on children. And we don’t let children give up on themselves. For more information, visit www.thehome.org.

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