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Long Island Board of Realtors® Prove "We're More Than Realtors"
Rebuilding Together LI Puts LIBOR Efforts and Funds to Good Use
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| Pictured at the Valley Stream ramp site are LIBOR volunteers
(l-r) LIBOR President Kathy Engel, Matthew Arnold, LIBOR Queens VP Moses Seuram,
LIBOR President Buddy Hoosein, Patricia J Venditti and Long Island Realtors
Federal Credit Union President Tony Russo. |
October 2009 - West Babylon, NY - During a recent October morning, the
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) members donated their time to work
alongside the Rebuilding Together Long Island team on two separate, but equally
imperative projects. The first project was to build a ramp for a disabled woman
in Valley Stream, making it possible for her to receive the medical attention
that she needs; enabling her to come and go from her home with ease. The second
was a landscape and outside cleanup project for a senile woman in Elmont who
does not have the means or capability to care for her home herself.
The donation by LIBOR supports this
year’s “We’re More Than Realtors®” campaign, which is spearheaded by the LIBOR
Public Relations committee. “The efforts of our members prove that ‘We’re More
Than Realtors®.’ We are thrilled to support the great achievements of
organizations, such as Rebuilding Together Long Island, that are committed to
help Long Island” said Buddy Hoosein, President of LIBOR. “We’re more than
Realtors®. Our members know how important it is to be able to have our senior
citizens, disabled residents and single parent families remain in their own
homes, despite hardships they might encounter. The generous work of Rebuilding
Together Long Island allows these homeowners to remain in their own homes in a
safe and healthy environment and we support the efforts to ensure that takes
place,” added Hoosein.
In addition to helping Rebuilding
Together LI on these two projects, earlier this summer LIBOR donated $10,000 so
the organization can fulfill its mission to help rebuild the homes and lives of
people in need. Rebuilding Together Long Island is dedicated to restoring the
homes of economically disadvantaged homeowners who are elderly, disabled, and/or
single-parent families, so they may continue to live in comfort with dignity and
independence. Their committed staff of 300 volunteers is the backbone of the
organization. According to Sol Goldstein, “The generous contribution by LIBOR
enables us to continue our efforts and help people in need. We provide a wide
range of services which include plumbing and electrical repairs, yard work, tree
trimming, gutter cleaning, carpentry, roof repair, trash removal, non cosmetic
painting, lock work, smoke detector installation and the construction of wheel
chair ramps. We are especially proud of our proficiency in building these ramps,
which enable those people that are home-bound to enjoy their renewed freedom.
All of the services of Rebuilding Long Island Together are provided at no cost
to the homeowner thanks to generous contributions such as the one we have
received from the Long Island Board of Realtors®.”
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Press Release Contact:
Christina DeFalco
Public Relations and Communications Specialist
631-661-4800 Ext. 358
LIBOR is a non-profit trade association consisting of more than 20,500
real estate professionals. LIBOR is the largest local Realtor® Board
in the Country with ten Chapters that cover the North Shore, South
Shore and Central areas of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties.