GREENWICH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® DELIVERS PADDINGTON™ GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL SHELTERS
The plush bears were “raised” to help local families remain in their homes.
Approximately 3,000 people across CT are homeless on any given night and 1 in 5 of those are children under 18. Paddington™ bears were “raised” as part of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness 7th annual be homeful for the holidays campaign. For every $25 donated, the CT REALTORS® Foundation sponsored the gift of a Paddington bear or backpack for older children spending the holidays in a shelter. This allowed all money raised to go directly to the be homeful fund. The fund provides emergency assistance that frontline workers can access to help local families remain in their homes rather than enter the shelter system. The be homeful project has served over 2,000 children in 1,000 families since 2015.
This year, the Greenwich Association of REALTORS® delivered gifts locally to Kids In Crisis and YWCA Greenwich Domestic Abuse Services.
Seen here is GAR EVP, Stacey Loh delivering gifts for children at Kids In Crisis.
Paddington deliveries making their way to Kids In Crisis and YCMA Greenwich Domestic Abuse Services.