A Day of Service

As we walk through the 8th anniversary of the September 11th Terror Attacks, our focus as a nation has begun to turn from mourning to service. If you watched any of the memorial ceremonies at Ground Zero or the Pentagon, you heard from the dozens of volunteers representing thousands of others who responded to the disaster eight years ago. Public officials and politicians from the President to the current and former Mayor of New York spoke about the importance of giving service to your community, your nation and your fellow man.

At RE/MAX of Texas, we feel this is a lesson Realtors know well. Our industry has always been about more than selling houses, but about being one of the many architects of the community. Community involvement, volunteerism and service are not merely ways to drum up business. They are ways to develop the community, increase your responsibility for its prosperity, and to help raise it up during or after crises.

At RE/MAX, we’ve taken a number of causes to heart, such as Children’s Miracle Network, to which we have donated nearly $100 million since 1991. We also support Komen for the Cure Foundation, something that hits close to home as we have many breast cancer survivors in our network. Their courage and fortitude inspires us to give more and help fight this deadly disease.

On a more local level, RE/MAX of Texas treasures its support of Happy Hill Farm Academy and Home, an accredited school and home located in Granbury Texas for seriously at risk children. Recently, RE/MAX of Texas was honored to be among the founding members of the Texas Sentinels Foundation, which provides life scholarships for seriously wounded veterans. These scholarships enable these veterans and their families to start rebuilding their lives and futures. On September 1st, we welcomed our first Texas Sentinel, Marine Corporal Donny Daughenbaugh and his family, who will receive a new home (courtesy of the Bay Area Builder's Association) as well as four years of funding for college and health insurance.

We aren’t saying this to pat ourselves on the back, but to illustrate that we are on the right track, that every day can be a day of service to the community. Everyday, Realtors from across the industry, from every franchise and every brokerage are doing their part to build up their community. Helping homebuyers achieve their dream of homeownership is a reward in itself. But just as we go a step beyond in our customer service, so can we go a step beyond in our community service.

Tell us what you have been doing to build up your community?