Real estate brokerage gives back to local communities for annual event

Thousands of real estate agents and employees with Long & Foster Real Estate, including those at the Tri-Cities Southpark office in Colonial Heights, VA, rolled up their sleeves and took part in the company’s annual Community Service Day.

Long & Foster’s Community Service Day took place at its over 170 locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The annual event provides an opportunity for Long & Foster agents and staff to give back to their communities through a variety of service projects, including food drives, park clean-ups and more.

The Tri-Cities Southpark office chose to volunteer with the Colonial Heights Food Pantry on June 7. Our agents jumped in with both feet helping to distribute groceries to 68 households in Colonial Heights, Virginia.  Agents at various stations loaded vegetables, oats, bread, and peanut butter into the families’ carts.  Three agents took the carts outside to the family vehicles and loaded them into their cars. 

Managing Broker, Nancy Steinke, did the “shopping” for the family, loading up the cart with fruits & veggies, dairy products, oats & bread, canned goods & meats.  One young girl came inside to present a thank you card she made for everyone at the Colonial Heights Food Pantry, and we showered her with our gratitude for her thoughtful gift.

“I am incredibly proud of our employees and agents across our region for their enthusiastic participation in Community Service Day,” said Dawn Bradley, senior regional vice president of the Richmond and Charlottesville/Staunton regions. “Our dedication to giving back to the communities that have given us so much truly exemplifies the spirit of our company – together we are making a difference.”

“Community Service Day is a vitally important component of Long & Foster’s corporate culture of giving,” said Patrick Bain, president and CEO of The Long & Foster Companies, the parent company of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Our team gains a tremendous sense of satisfaction by contributing their time and efforts to the communities in which we live and work.”

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