Weichert Realtors Old Town Donates $2,500 to UCM

Weichert Realtors Alexandria/ Old Town has donated $2,500 to United Community Ministries (UCM).

“As an office, we chose to donate our prize money from a Weichert sales incentive program to this worthwhile cause,” said Mark Ackermann, manager. “We’re honored to have the opportunity to contribute to an organization that continues to make such a powerful impact in our community and to help make a difference for people in need.”

Ackermann is pictured (at center) presenting the check to UCM Executive Director Nichelle Mitchem, who said: “We are grateful for this generous gift that means help and hope to local families. Your investment promotes opportunity and social mobility, for a vibrant and inclusive community and economy.”

United Community Ministries (UCM) mobilizes the power of community to equip, educate, and empower people to measurably improve their lives. For more than 46 years, UCM has provided a vital connection between people in need and the people committed to helping them thrive. Services include:

• Immediate Help. For families and individuals in crisis, UCM provides food, financial aid, counseling, and referrals to other resources.
• Education and Employment. Services such as job training and coaching, full-day early care and learning, ESL and citizenship classes, and parental education help people achieve stability and self-reliance.
• Community Engagement. UCM’s neighborhood centers, with after-school programs and leadership training, engage youth and families in skill-building and broader social networks for success.

In Fiscal Year 2015, thanks to generous community support, UCM provided life-changing assistance in the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County to 10,200 individuals in 4,000 families.

Since 1969, Weichert, Realtors has grown from a single office into one of the nation’s leading providers of homeownership services by putting its customers first. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. Weichert leverages its customer website, www.weichert.com, one of the most visited real estate websites in the nation, to help families and individuals realize the dream of homeownership through quick and easy access to listing information and the services of its real estate professionals nationwide. For more information, Weichert’s customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD.

For more information or to learn about the local real estate services that Weichert, Realtors has to offer, feel free to stop by the Weichert, Realtors’ Alexandria/Old Town office located at 121 North Pitt Street, or call (703) 549-8700.