Coldwell Banker Cares Hosts Fundraiser for Common Ground

SPRING LAKE, N.J. (June 17, 2019) – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares hosted a fundraiser at Belmar Fishing Club on May 7 that raised more than $12,000 for Common Ground Grief Center, a nonprofit organization that provides support to grieving children, teens, young adults and their families in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Volunteers from the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage real estate office in Spring Lake organized the charitable evening as part of the statewide Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Day event to help Common Ground complete an addition to its facility in Manasquan.

“I am proud of the volunteers from this office who ensured that Colwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares could assist Common Ground Grief Center in their mission to help local children and their families cope with tragic loss,” said Robert White, branch vice president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Spring Lake. “Special thanks to Cares Ambassador Pamela Farmer, who organized this fundraiser, as well as the Belmar Fishing Club, NRT Title, Joe Leone’s Catering, Joe Riccardello, the Laylow Jones Acoustic Band and everyone who came out to make this night a success.”

The fundraiser at the Belmar Fishing Club included hors d’oeuvers, a cash bar, a gift auction, music on the club’s pier by Joe Riccardello and music by the LayLow Jones Acoustic Band. The event program featured artwork and writing created by kids who take part in Common Ground’s therapeutic activities.

Common Ground Grief Center provides “support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can come together and share their experiences as they begin the journey through the grief process.” More than 145 children meet monthly at no cost, with 20 more on the wait list. Common Ground is expanding its home, a charming house with rooms that offer different ways for participants to express their feelings in age-appropriate ways, such as talking circles, music, art, sand-play, puppetry, gross motor activity and full-scale “play” hospital rooms. There is also a memory garden. Learn more at www.commongroundgriefcenter.org.

All 49 real estate offices affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York gave back to local communities via charitable efforts as part of the seventh annual Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Day event. Each office selected a Cares Day service project, with most of them taking place May 2-4.

Since its inception in 2005, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares has given more than $1 million to charities supporting local communities in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, along with countless volunteer hours donated by affiliated real estate agents, managers and staff.

About Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares is a chapter of The Realogy Charitable Foundation. The Realogy Charitable Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in Delaware (Tax ID#20-0755090). The Foundation’s mission is to better the quality of life in communities where NRT LLC/Realogy has a presence.”

About Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, a leading residential real estate brokerage company, operates approximately 50 offices with nearly 3,700 affiliated agents. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company in sales volume. For more information, visit ColdwellBankerHomes.com.