The Laguna Board of REALTOR® Members give back to their community
The Laguna Board of REALTORS® members donated 185 dry good items to the Laguna Food Pantry, to support our efforts to give back to the community. Among the items donated were cereal, peanut butter, pasta, rice and beans and soup. Nicola Willholt of Remax One put a call to action out to the Newport/Balboa Rotary where she is a member. Her fellow Rotary members exceeded her expectations and donated 130 items.
Susanne McCollom and Peter Grohman – Coldwell Banker Realty receiving notable mention for generously donating a large amount of food items. Many other Affiliate and REALTOR® members also gave to the drive.
In honor of REALTOR® Volunteer Month, LBOR Members also volunteered their time early in the morning of September 9th to help stock the shelves to prepare for the daily shoppers. They helped to set up and organized the Pantry, made pre-assembled bags for the shoppers, and help to distribute the food.
Volunteers:
2021 LBOR President Kendall Clark – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
2021 LBOR Secretary Brendy Michael – Cove Canyon
2022 LBOR Director Geoffrey Dunlevie – Compass
Nicola Willholt -Remax One
Kristine Torrance – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Tracy Lineback – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
and Theo Michael
The Laguna Food Pantry serving over 800 families a week believes no one should go hungry. Their mission is to collect and distribute free, fresh, and nutritious groceries to people in need. The challenges are not over reported in a recent Laguna Food Pantry Newsletter. Many families continue to struggle with food and nutrition insecurity brought on from the long-term effects of the being furloughed or laid off during the pandemic.
