F&C Lends Helping Hands at Amber Woods

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On Tuesday, Flaherty & Collins Properties lent some helping hands for the Annual Hazel Dell Christian Church Thanksgiving Food Giveaway at Amber Woods on Indianapolis’ near East side.

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This is an annual event in partnership with Pathway Resource Center, Inc. and Amber Woods Apartments to assist residents living at Amber Woods Apartments with food items and other staples for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Under the leadership of the Senior Pastor, Mark Wright, the Hazel Dell Christian Church of Carmel provided 1,000 bags of groceries and 150 $10 Kroger gift cards to purchase turkeys for 150 pre-registered residents.

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There were approximately 30 Flaherty & Collins Properties volunteers (including President Jerry Collins and Vice President of Property & Asset Management, Jill Meals-Herron).  Additional assistance was provided by members of the Hazel Dell Christian Church, the Pathway Resource Center, Amber Woods Board Members and community volunteers, including the Honorable Vernon Brown, newly elected Warren Township Trustee, and the Honorable Garland Graves of Warren Township Small Claims Court.

Giving Back to Give Thanks

photo 4Today, we had a corporate Chili Cook-Off at Flaherty & Collins Properties, with the proceeds ($2 per bowl) going to the Mozel Sanders Foundation Thanksgiving Day campaign. These are the days we enjoy quite a bit, as our competitive juices start flowing and we really try to best each other. This year, we had our Development, Management and Construction Teams square off against each other, and it turned out to be a true taste test.

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Management’s Gavin Greene’s chili was named Grand Champion, while Noelle Malatestinic was named “Fan Favorite.” And the award for Most Unique was awarded to Ryan Cronk of our Development team, but luckily his wife, Kelli, was on hand to claim the trophy since she did the work, anyway!

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The event raised over $1,000, which Flaherty & Collins Properties combined with a pledged donation of $2,000 to assist with the Mozel Sanders Foundation Thanksgiving Day campaign, which will serve 41,500 meals next week.  In 2013, over 2,000 volunteers served over 40,000 meals from 45 locations for the annual Mozel Sanders Foundation Thanksgiving Day campaign. In 2013, the average cost per meal was $4.50.

In addition, Flaherty & Collins Properties, which has donated to various areas of the Mozel Sanders Foundation for many years, has been collecting  non-perishable goods, personal hygiene products and household cleaning supplies over the past six weeks to help support Mozel Sanders’ efforts in this area during the holiday season and beyond. The Foundation distributes more than 30,000 pounds of these items each month of the year. One of Flaherty & Collins Properties local apartment communities, Westlake, donated over 1,000 items alone, including 592 toothbrushes and 75 rolls of toilet paper.

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In addition, Flaherty & Collins Properties, which has donated to various areas of the Mozel Sanders Foundation for many years, has been collecting  non-perishable goods, personal hygiene products and household cleaning supplies over the past six weeks to help support Mozel Sanders’ efforts in this area during the holiday season and beyond. The Foundation distributes more than 30,000 pounds of these items each month of the year. One of Flaherty & Collins Properties local apartment communities, Westlake, donated over 1,000 items alone, including 592 toothbrushes and 75 rolls of toilet paper.

Westwood Crossing: Helping Hands

Some of our Flaherty & Collins Properties staff gathered this fall and participated in the United Way’s “Days of Caring,” where companies and other groups voluntarily tackle service projects around their community. Whether the service is for a nonprofit agency, school or childcare center, the United Way works together to build a stronger community and make a positive difference!

Our Flaherty & Collins team at Westwood Crossing, led by Property Manager Jean Hamm, cleaned the grout at the Public Library.

“We had a lot of fun and met some very nice people,” Jean said.

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The work you do during the days of caring can better a child’s education, help someone meet their basic needs and help create a healthier environment for our community. If interested, some of the volunteer opportunities you can do include:

  • Helping low-income seniors at their homes
  • Training teachers on using the latest technology for their classroom
  • Revitalizing a parent center at a school near you
  • Creating reading areas in schools
  • Reviving an outdoor learning area

Learn more at www.uwci.org.