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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage In Madison Volunteers At Museum Of Early Trade And Crafts For Cares Day

This civil project is part of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Day effort.

MADISON, N.J. – (Sept. 14, 2015) –Volunteers from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Madison recently spent a warm summer morning on Sept. 2 weeding, trimming and gardening at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison. This civil project is part of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Day effort, in which real estate offices throughout New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. worked together to give back to their local communities. The gardening project was organized by Virginia “Ginny” Wilson, a museum trustee and broker-sales associate affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Madison.

Pictured at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts during Cares Day, (left to right) Marilyn Tepper, Katherine “Kitty” Williams, Ginny Wilson and Lorraine “Lori” Taylo-Hoenes pose with a griffin statue. Tepper (left) and Wilson happily garden. Williams sweeps up. And Bernadette “Bernie” McDonough places weeds in a trashcan.

The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, located at 9 Main Street in Madison, defines its mission as fostering “the understanding, cultivation, and appreciation of America’s past by presenting and interpreting the history, culture, and lives of the inhabitants of New Jersey from its earliest settlement through the present day.” Its website is www.metc.org.

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All 55 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. gave back to local communities throughout both states via charitable efforts as part of the third annual Cares Day event. Each office selected a Cares Day project, which included park clean-ups, pet adoptions, food drives, document shredding events, quality time spent with nursing home residents, and more.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares is the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares’ primary purpose is to provide financial assistance to charitable organizations where Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has a presence.

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Since its inception in 2005, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares has given more than $1 million to charities supporting local communities, along with countless volunteer hours donated by affiliated sales associates, managers and staff. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares is a chapter of the Realogy Charitable Foundation, Inc.

For more information, contact Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Madison at (973) 377-4444. Listings can be viewed online at www.ColdwellBankerHomes.com/Madison.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, a leading residential real estate brokerage company, operates 55 offices with more than 3,100 affiliated sales associates serving all communities from Rockland County, N.Y. to Monmouth County, New Jersey. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. Visit www.ColdwellBankerHomes.com/tri-statesfor more information.

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