South Metro Denver Realtor Association donates backpacks and school supplies

SUBMITTED BY DOUGLAS E. TIERLE

The South Metro Denver Realtor Association (SMDRA) has donated backpacks and school supplies to A Previous Child, a charitable organization dedicated to empowering children to succeed. SMDRA members presented more than 100 backpacks and a variety of school supplies to A Precious Child representative Brittany Polinski during its weekly Metro Market Pulse meeting held July 20, at the real estate organization’s Littleton headquarters.

SMDRA’s donations to A Precious Child included notebooks, scissors, crayons, pens and pencils, markers, rulers and folders. The realtor group started collecting donations during its annual Cinco de Bowlo bowling tournament held May 4 at AMF Littleton Lanes. The donations were organized through SMDRA’s Charities and Community Involvement Committee.

A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. The charity envisions a future where every child grows up to be a secure, self-reliant, contributing member of the community. A Precious Child assists children and families facing difficult life challenges such as abuse and neglect, crisis situations and poverty.

Headquartered in Broomfield, A Precious Child works with more than 370 agency partners throughout eight counties in the region to identify children and families in the most need of its services. There are more than 166,000 Colorado children living in poverty. Children living in poverty are more likely to be in poor health, less likely to graduate from high school on time, and are more likely to live in poverty as adults.

For more information on A Precious Child, phone 303-466-4272, and please visit the charity’s website at apreciouschild.org.

Realtor members of SMDRA subscribe to the National Association of Realtors strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, which is dedicated to protecting consumers in the real estate transaction. The code requires realtors to identify and take steps to eliminate practices which may damage the public or which might discredit or dishonor the real estate profession. As local business owners and residents, realtors are vested in building healthy and vibrant communities across the country. SMDRA members have made extraordinary commitments to improve the quality of life in their communities through volunteer work and by supporting a variety of charitable organizations.

For more than 70 years, SMDRA has provided real estate professionals with the resources they need to help them grow and prosper in the real estate business. For more information, visit smdra.com.