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CCIIR – Outside clean up at the Heinzerling
Foundation on Columbus’ west side, a non-profit
organization which serves clients with mental
retardation. Contact: Chris Bell (614) 374-4557,
cbell@rsgarek.com
Delaware County Board of REALTORS® – #1
- Delaware City Bike Path - litter/debris cleanup.
#2 - Landscaping, house cleaning, painting for a
Delaware homeowner. #3 - 50 one-day passes
to the public pool for underprivileged kids - to be
dispersed through the schools. Contact: Staci
Henderson (740) 417-6139, staci.henderson@
realliving.com or Cheryl Inscho (740) 363-3227,
dcbroffice@verizon.net
Delaware-Knox-Licking Morrow Suburban Realty
Association – Staining decks, landscaping,
painting, general clean up for a Sunbury resident
(the grandmother of a DKLM member.) Contact:
Tom Nippert (614) 776-2152, tomnippert@hotmail.
com
Fayette County Real Estate Association
– Working with their local Community Action Center
to select a senior homeowner in need of yard
clean up, trash removal, weeding, painting, planting,
mulching, etc. Contact: Ronda Turner (740)
606-1611, Ronda_Turner45123@yahoo.com
Gahanna Area Realty Association – Beautification
of Gahanna Swimming Pool to include
signage, flower beds and other grounds improvements.
Contact: Teresa Butler (614) 565-8161,
teresabutler@columbus.rr.com
Greater Dublin Realty Association – Landscaping
clean up, edging, trimming, weeding, mulching,
painting flowers, gutter cleaning, etc. for senior
resident. Contact: Jack Curtis (614) 893-8337,
jack.r.curtis@realliving.com
Greater Worthington Area Real Estate Association
– United Methodist Children’s Home - Will
work on the cottage for art therapy, specifically
remodelling and refurbishing two rooms - the pottery
and exhibition group rooms. These rooms are
utilized by all children in residence. Contact: Susan
Dilworth (614) 309-8070 suedilworth@kw.com
Hilliard Area Realty Association – Painting picnic
tables at Veterans’ Memorial Park to help the
city ready itself for Hilliard Fun Day on June 12.
Contact: Sue Van Woerkom (614) 582-6616
svanwoerkom@earthlink.net
Madison County Area Realty Association
– “Operation Curb Appeal” - MCARA will choose
two blocks to improve (one in West Jefferson and
one in London.) Improvements will include mulching,
painting and cleaning to help those in need
and increase property values. Contact: Amber
Booghier (614) 314-0919, abooghie@columbus.
rr.com or Phil Gilliam (614) 738-6102, philgilliam@
prucalhoon.com
Midtown Area Realty Association – Working at
the Central Ohio Furniture Bank (formerly MAP
Furniture Bank) located on the near west side.
This charitable organization warehouses new
and used home goods and furniture and makes
it available to those in the central Ohio area who
have a need for replacement due to unforeseen
circumstances or disasters. For this project,
MAREA members will be assembling, sanding,
painting coffee tables, kitchen tables and dressers
that will be placed in homes of those in need within
a day or two of finishing them. Contact: Sharon
Young (614) 783-1945, SYoung@dooleyco.com,
or Andy Schiffman (614) 496-2930, Andy.Schiffman@KingThompson.com
New Albany Realty Association – Extensive
yard work for a New Albany resident in need.
Contact: Sherri Resnick (614) 286-4481, sresnick@kw.com
or Abe Godinez (614) 403-6973,
abegodinez@yahoo.com
North Area Real Estate Association – #1 -
Whetstone Park of Roses – rebuilding/painting the
gazebo. #2 - Painting the home of a REALTOR®
suffering from cancer. Contact: Michele Cleary
(614) 774-5139, michele.cleary@realliving.com
Northeast Suburban Realty Association
– Working to “beautify” the bike trail/parking area
of the bike trail from Johnstown to Granville.
Contact: Jean Wright (740) 973-4939, jwright@
aemc.cc
Northeast/Westerville Area Realty Association
– Paint, landscape, caulk, fixtures, windows, deferred
maintenance repairs, stain deck for elderly
couple in Alexandria, Ohio. Contact: Pamela
Meige (614) 832-1195, pmsell4u@aol.com
Northwest Area Realty Association – We will
be revitalizing a home in Upper Arlington. This
includes yard work, landscaping, mulching and
outside painting. Contact: Kate Wilkes (614) 270-
2589, katewilkes@kw.com
Southeast Area Suburban Realty Association
– Members will visit and deliver gifts (slippers,
flowers, plants, etc.) to each of the inbound
patients at the Winchester Place and Altercare
Nursing Homes. There are about 225 patients in
these two facilities. Contact: Greg Bruce (614)
483-8494, inspections@gregbruce.us
Southern Delaware County Realty Association
– #1 - Powell-Liberty Historical Society - Clean up
landscaping, mulch, trim trees, plant new bushes
and one new tree, clean up sidewalks, weed,
mow, clean up. Start replacing rear deck, etc. #2
- Powell Cemetary - General mowing and clean
up. Take out overgrown bushes, remove parts of
broken pillars, clean up hill, dispose of waste.
Contact: Larry Coolidge (614) 436-2000, larry@
lcrohio.com
Tri-County East Area Association – #1 - Tri-
County members will help a single Reynoldsburg
mother with chronic health problems by cleaning
her apartment and aiding her in finding new
housing that will better suit her health conditions.
The group is also working on a care package to
include a much needed washer and dryer. #2 - For
the Pataskala LEADS, Tri-County members plan
to remove the old/dead plant material and replace
with fresh soil, mulch, plants and flowers. They will
also replace the rotting landscape timbers, weed
the gravel path and repair a park bench and picnic
table. Since this center provides so many services
to the community, they also plan to hold food and
clothing drives to help stock their supplies. Contact:
Dani Patterson (614) 406-9068, Dpatterson@
dominionhomes.com
West/Southwest Area Realty Association
– Add flowers and landscape area in front of the
Big Splash at Evans Park, a seasonal, municipal,
family aquatic facility. Contact: Jerry Hunt (614)
571-2673, jerry@jcahunt.com
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