Charity

Flaherty & Collins Properties Raises over $3,700, Donates Goods to Mozel Sanders Foundation

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Today, the Flaherty & Collins Properties team held it’s annual fundraiser in support of the Mozel Sanders Foundation Thanksgiving Day campaign. Through the efforts of its nearly 450 employees, F&C raised $3,794.71.

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This year, Flaherty & Collins Properties held a Pie Eating Contest and Bake-Off event on
to serve as the basis of a donation to the Mozel Sanders Foundation in support of the foundation’s annual Thanksgiving Day campaign. 
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Participants were from all over our department areas: Grante Manning (Accounting), Andrew Moster (IT, KSMC Consulting), Ida McCombs (HR), Brandon Prince (Intern), Brian Moore (Marketing & Communications), Amber Woods Maintenance Team, Kim Whitaker (Compliance), Chris Kirles (Construction).
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Marketing & Communications Director, Brian Moore, celebrated his win with a tasty medal (he’d had enough pie!).
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Next, we held a bake-off auction, led by our esteemed resident auctioneer, Gavin Greene. Lisa Thomas’ (Accounting) cheesecake pulled in over $100 alone!
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Construction President Chris Kirles enjoying a moment with RPM Alma Slash.
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Flaherty & Collins Properties, which has donated to various areas of the Mozel Sanders Foundation for many years, had 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.
Westlake (Indianapolis) donated the most goods – a full truckload!
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Judges LaKeisha Jackson, Lynne Petersen and Stephanie Sanders were impressed with the baked goods and awarded trophies to our winners:
1st Place – Terry Corley (Accounting)

 

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2nd Place – Bruce Mullen (Construction)

 

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3rd Place – Ryan Cronk (well, his wife, Kelly)

 

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The Foundation distributes more than 30,000 pounds of these items each month of the year.In 2014, over 2,000 volunteers served over 40,000 meals from 45 locations. In 2013, the average cost per meal was $4.50.
Flaherty & Collins President Jerry Collins and CEO David Flaherty presented a check to Stephanie Sanders of the Mozel Sanders Foundation. 

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Many thanks to all who helped make it happen, and to the Indiana Apartment Association (IAA) for letting us hold the event indoors! And now, Jill Herron and her planning team are in a sugar-induced coma!

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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.