California Company's 36 Offices to Donate Time and Resources on March 6th for Companywide 'Giving Day'

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- All 36 offices of Prudential California Realty and their sister company Prudential Nevada Realty's will donate time and resources to complete designated projects for some 30 charities in their local communities for the company's first annual companywide "Giving Day" on Saturday, March 6th.

"Our 36 offices have been tasked with choosing a project in which everyone can participate, and each office has partnered with a local community organization for that day," said Kathy Ollerton, Director of Charities and Training for Prudential California/Nevada Realty. "We are pleased to say that we have achieved 100% participation from our offices."

Ollerton would like to see other California businesses follow suit and have their own Company Giving Day. "Can you imagine the number of hours, the purposeful use of human resource and the dollars that would be generated and put back into our neighborhoods if every company had a Giving Day?  It would offset many of the deficits we are facing in today's economy.  It would inspire the down-hearted and connect and unite the many."

Here is the list of projects Prudential agents and their families and clients will participate in on March 6th:

    
    
    City                    Projects:                    Objective
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    California                                                                
    Oakland           Rebuilding Oakland Together  Rehabbing an Oakland home  
    San Francisco     Aids Memorial Garden project Gardening and clean up     
    Antioch           Love a Child Project         Donate clothes, toys, food 
                                                    for kids                  
    Burlingame        Call Primrose                Coat and food drive        
    Danville          BlueStar Moms                Send supplies to our       
                                                    service men/women         
    Daly City         Senior Helping Hand Day      Handy-man fixes, yard      
                                                    maintenance               
    Castro Valley     American Institute of        Fundraiser for research    
                       Cancer Research                                        
    El Cerrito        Great Interfaith Program     Feeding and tutoring       
                                                    homeless                  
    Elk Grove         Elk Grove Parks and          Refurbish the park by 
                       Recreation                   painting, weeding 
    Fremont           OneChild                     Clothing and school 
                                                    supplies for kids
    Sebastopol        Haiti Relief                 Disaster relief
    Oakland           The Grand Lake Guardians     Cleaning up the area 
                                                    around the Lake
    Healdsburg        Doctors without Borders      Fundraiser for the doctors
    Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center             Equestrian Program for 
                                                    disabled kids
    Sacramento        Habitat for Humanity         Build a home on site
    Orinda            The Orinda Senior Village    Build French Gardens for 
                                                    seniors
    Pleasanton        Alameda County Food Bank     Restore the food pantry
    Roseville         Single Moms Wishing Well     Baby boutique for single
                                                    moms in need
    Walnut Creek      Crisis Nursery               Prevention of child abuse
    Livermore         Open Heart Kitchen           Citywide food drive
    San Mateo         Community Cares              Giving to those in need
    San Jose          InnVision                    Painting apts. for 
                                                    vision-impaired residents
    Sacramento        Bancroft Elementary School   Build natural habitat and 
                                                    educational garden
    Lake Tahoe        Meals on Wheels              Deliver meals to housebound
                                                    seniors                   
    Pleasanton        Fresh Start                  Help homeless, unemployed, 
                                                    working poor
    Berkeley          MLK Middle School            Build garden
    Pleasanton        Special Needs                Arts and crafts day for 
                                                    special needs kids
    
    Nevada
    Fernley           The Five Fernley Schools     Get badly needed supplies 
                                                    for schools
    Reno              A Room for Jessie            Refit home for a 
                                                    quadriplegic boy
    Sparks            Home Spruce Up               A mini-home makeover for a 
                                                    lucky family

"Our agents are totally engaged in this endeavor; they have carefully chosen organizations that are close to their heart, and truly want to make a difference in their communities. We thank and appreciate the commitment of these great real estate agents and employees," said Ollerton.

Many offices are collecting supplies such as children's clothing and food as donations to their charities. To learn how you can donate to one of these projects on March 6th, please email [email protected]

About Prudential California/Nevada/ Realty

Founded in 1887 as Mason-McDuffie Real Estate and transitioning to the Prudential name in 1997, Prudential California Realty and its sister affiliation in Nevada are a leading innovator of real estate technology solutions to its agents and clients. Prudential California/Nevada Realty provides comprehensive real estate solutions when buying, selling and owning a home with more than 7,600 transactions and $2.8 billion in annual sales for 2009. The company offers consumers full MLS access to home listings through its website www.PruRealty.com. Owned by David Cobo and Ed Krafchow, the organization cumulatively has more than 1,800 agents and 36 offices. Prudential CA/NV is an independently owned and operated member of the Prudential Real Estate Affiliates.

SOURCE Prudential California Realty