FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Long Island Board of Realtors Prove
“We’re More Than Realtors”
Rebuilding Together LI Puts LIBOR Efforts and Funds to Good Use

Long Island, NY – Until recently, it took Angel DiGiovanni considerable effort to leave her home for important doctor visits to treat the numerous ailments she suffered. Thanks to the Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) and the Long Island Chapter of Rebuilding Together, the wheelchair-bound Deer Park resident now has a wheelchair ramp that enables her to come and go from her home with ease. .

Photo Caption:Pictured is Frank Urso, Chairperson of the 2006 LIBOR Public Relations Committee, working alongside the Rebuilding Together LI team to help build the ramp that Angel DiGiovanni needed in order to leave the house so she could receive medical attention.

The donation by LIBOR supports this year’s campaign “We’re More Than Realtors®” 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 Gil Picard, President of LIBOR. “LIBOR is much more than a professional organization; we are a community that seeks to make a difference in the neighborhoods where we do business.”

In addition to helping Rebuilding Together LI build this ramp, earlier this summer LIBOR donated $15,000 so the organization can fulfill its mission to help rebuild the homes and lives of people in need. “We are 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,” said Harold Feldman, Long Island’s executive director of Rebuilding Together. “Now Ms. DiGiovanni can easily access medical treatment and go about her daily routine with the addition of a wheelchair ramp to her home.” This year alone, the organization has built 15 wheelchair ramps and more than 100 since its inception.

“Ms. DiGiovanni’s story is a wonderful example of how professional organizations, such as LIBOR, can help make a difference,” said Frank Urso, chairman of LIBOR’s public relations committee. “There is nothing more gratifying than working with amazing organizations, such as Rebuilding Together to make our communities a better place to live.” For further information about Rebuilding Together Long Island, call (877) 643-6070.

Photo Caption: During a recent October morning, LIBOR Realtor® members donated their time to work alongside the Rebuilding Together LI team to build a wheelchair ramp so Angel DiGiovanni is able to receive the medical attention that she needs. Pictured here are members of LIBOR and Rebuilding Together LI with Angel DiGiovanni as she leaves her home for the first time in weeks.

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Press Release Contact:
Tricia Chirco
Marketing & Communication Director
631-661-4800 Ext. 345

The Long Island Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit trade association consisting of more than 24,500 professional Realtors. 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. Many Realtor® members actively volunteer to participate in their local Chapter meetings and fundraising events. Local Realtors® proudly support such great organizations such as:

Ronald McDonald House
Rebuilding Together LI
The Optimists Inc. (Queens)
Street Life Ministries of Flushing
Lighthouse of Deliverance(Queens)
MDA (Queens)
Diabetes Research Institute (Nassau)
The Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes (Nassau)
Long Island Cares the Harry Chapin Food Bank (Suffolk)
Kids Need Us, Inc. (Suffolk)
The Retreat (Suffolk)
The Huntington Historical Society (Suffolk)
Habitat for Humanity Nassau County (Nassau)
Open Gate Association (Suffolk)
Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk (Suffolk)
Mather Memorial Hospital (Suffolk)

For more information about LIBOR, or to locate a Realtor in your area, visit our web site at: www.mlsli.com.