Long & Foster Associates Volunteer with Albemarle Housing Improvement Program

January 11, 2016
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Pictured are Long & Foster associates Kevin Jones, Denise Ramey, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Tom Pace and David Cooke.

Led by sales associate Denise Ramey, a number of Long & Foster Real Estate agents from the Old Ivy Sales office in Charlottesville, Va., took part in volunteering with the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program on Nov. 30. Long & Foster is the largest family-owned residential real estate company in the United States.

AHIP works with volunteers, supporters and partners in the community to assist area families in need in making critical repairs on their homes. Ramey has previously volunteered in repairing homes in Albemarle County on behalf of AHIP and the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, and she felt moved to do more after attending a fundraiser for the organization in September and learning about one of the organization’s client families.

“[The homeowner] was so grateful and touched by the generosity of the volunteers who allowed her and her children to safely continue to live in their home for many years to come,” Ramey said. “I thought about the money that I donate to different charities and I made a decision to make more of a concerted effort to help these needy families with a greater financial commitment and also a great time commitment.”

From there, Ramey met with the development director and decided to tie her donation to AHIP to her sales activity. With each successful real estate closing, she makes a $100 contribution to AHIP and so far has been able to donate $5,000 to the organization this year ”“ something she plans to continue into 2016. She also contributed a matching donation to the organization for their Halloween Night Tap Takeover fundraiser, donating an additional $1,435 to AHIP.

Ramey and agents from the Old Ivy Sales office, which included Tom Pace, Patti Rowe, David Cooke, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Art Pearson and Kevin Jones, organized a day to work on a home for AHIP. The downtown Charlottesville home needed its exterior painted, a task the volunteers completed in the rain. They plan to schedule a volunteer work day with AHIP once each quarter so they can help more families in need.

For more information on AHIP, visit www.AHIPva.org. For more information on Ramey, visit www.DeniseRamey.com. For more information about Long & Foster, visit LongandFoster.com.