On Thursday, May 14, Keller Williams associates around the globe donated hundreds of thousands of hours to their local communities during RED Day. RED Day stands for Renew, Energize and Donate. It is a global day of service and volunteerism for 700 offices and 115,000 Keller Williams associates around the world.
“Our associates have developed a culture based on ‘coming from contribution’ in all relationships, and RED Day embodies this belief,” said Keller Williams CEO Chris Heller. “The caring and generous spirit of RED Day carries over into the everyday interactions between our associates and their clients.”
On RED Day, every market center selects a local charity of their choice and dedicates an entire day to helping make a difference for the charity and recipients. “Our associates are passionate about real estate and passionate about the communities we serve,” said Keller Williams President John Davis.
Here is a look at RED Day around the world. To see more pictures, visit our Facebook page.
KW Bodrum in Turkey dedicated their time to working on projects for an elementary school for developmentally challenged children.
In Burlington, Ontario, KW Edge organized a food drive in support of Food4Kids, the Compassion Society of Halton and Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK).
Associates from the KW San Diego North Inland office teamed up with Poway Veterans Organization (PVO) and hosted a “Bring a Vet, Write a Check” All-American Breakfast to raise funds for veterans and their families.
In Queens, New York, team members worked with Family-to-Family on the “Stuffed Shirt” project, gathering personal care products and wrapping them in duffel bags and T-Shirts to distribute to the underserved population in the community.
KW Corsicana in Texas spent the day with the Navarro County Food Pantry collecting non-perishable food items and delivering RED Bags to the community to encourage donations from the neighborhood.
KW Points East in Greenville, North Carolina, spent RED Day picking up litter along Stantonsburg Road, planting flowers in the Serenity Garden at the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center, and helping a Vietnam veteran undergoing cancer treatment with home projects.
Team members from KW Falls Church in Virginia devoted their time to working on projects at Youth for Tomorrow, an organization that helps at-risk teens.
At the international office (KWRI) in Austin, Texas, associates dedicated their time to Bookspring, a local charity aimed at increasing literacy in undeserved schools. Activities included visiting schools and helping organize and decorate the school library. KWRI associates also participated in reading to children and enacting scenes from popular children's book at 11 different Austin area schools.
For the second year in a row, KWRI held a month-long book drive and collected over 4,000 books which were given to students to take home for the summer to continue their reading progress.
"When you donate a book or spend the time reading to a child, you don't just make a difference that day, you make an impression that lasts a lifetime," said Amanda Shaver of Bookspring.