tech<p>Every day, we help our clients find their dream homes and sell longtime properties. And, let&rsquo;s face it; we often do so in some pretty affluent suburbs around Greater Boston. On January 22, a team from our office will be taking a personal day from our jobs to help ensure one homeowner can stay in her home for the long haul.</p> <p>Last March, we learned that <a href="http://www.bhgre.com/rebuilding-together/" target="_blank"><strong>Better Homes &amp; Gardens Real Estate</strong></a>, under the guidance of our CEO <a href="http://bhgrealestateblog.com/our-story/sherry-chris/" target="_blank"><strong>Sherry Chris</strong></a>, had partnered with <a href="http://www.togetherwetransform.org" target="_blank"><strong>Rebuilding Together</strong></a>, a national organization that provides low-income homeowners with critical repairs, accessibility modifications, and energy-efficient upgrades. The mission of Rebuilding Together is to stabilize neighborhoods, preserve affordable housing, provide safe and secure housing, and reduce the risk of homelessness.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Rebuilding Together" class="featured featured featured featured featured featured featured featured featured" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5634/blog/Rebuilding%20Together%20Boston%20Logo.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 302px;"></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>After hearing about this partnership, we knew we wanted to get involved! After months of planning, <a href="https://www.shanahanre.com/"><strong>Better Homes &amp; Gardens Real Estate &ndash; The Shanahan Group</strong></a> is very proud to be an official sponsor of <a href="http://rebuildingtogetherboston.org" target="_blank"><strong>Rebuilding Together Boston</strong></a>, the local chapter of Rebuilding Together. Since 1991, Rebuilding Together Boston has completed over 350 renovation projects for a total value of over $6,500,000 -- at no cost to the homeowners, allowing those homeowners to stay in their homes, build equity, and improve their quality of life.</p> <p>As a team, we have raised $7,500 to date for this very worthy cause. And on our build day, we will gather up our hammers, paintbrushes, and spackle knives and head to Roxbury to do critical health and safety repairs for a woman who has owned her home for more than 10 years, and is currently unemployed.</p> <p>We want to give a very special thank you to our partner in this initiative, <a href="http://www.guaranteedrate.com/Shant" target="_blank"><strong>Shant Banosian</strong></a> of GuaranteedRate, who made an extremely generous donation and who will also be joining us on the day of the build. We could not have done this without him and his team. A second shout out to <a href="http://www.insurewithgn.com" target="_blank"><strong>G&amp;N Insurance</strong></a> of Southborough, MA who provided that final push that brought us to our fund-raising goal! Thank you, all!</p> <p>After the build, be on the lookout for a recap of the day complete with pictures and good memories. We&rsquo;re sure there will be plenty of stories to tell!</p> <p>If you are interested in learning more about how you can support Rebuilding Together Boston, please click <a href="http://rebuildingtogetherboston.org">here</a> or reach out directly to Caroline Staudt, who has spearheaded this project for our office.</p> <p>Thank you very much to Nan Shanahan who made this possible and to the agents who have dedicated their time, money, and (somewhat questionable) talents to this worthy cause: Caroline Staudt, <a href="/realestate/agent/rebecca-brennan-laird/">Rebecca Brennan-Laird</a>, Lulu Coakley, Christine Curtin, <a href="/realestate/agent/karen-shanahan-garrett/">Karen Garrett</a>, <a href="/realestate/agent/melissa-perrone/">Melissa Perrone</a>, Angela Pinette, <a href="/realestate/agent/mary-price/">Mary Price</a>, Mary Savage, <a href="/realestate/agent/dara-singleton/">Dara Singleton</a>, <a href="/realestate/agent/kara-spelman/">Kara Spelman</a>, <a href="/realestate/agent/paula-sughrue/">Paula Sughrue</a>, <a href="/realestate/agent/felicity-tuttle/">Felicity Tuttle</a>, and Stephanie Walsh.</p>
