Giving back through charity

One of the strong values that define Real Estate One as a company is that of giving back to the community through charitable support of the American Cancer Society and the Michigan Special Olympics. The Elsea family, who own the company, established a foundation through which this giving is funneled. The Real Estate One Charitable Foundation gives thousands of dollars each year to those two causes. Much of that giving comes from fund-raising efforts out at the local real estate offices that the company owns.

The Milford office has been the number one contributor to the foundation for those charities for three years running. We hold a number of fund raisers throughout the year. In February our office banner is carried by Conne Terova, who also happens to be the driver behind most of our efforts. She volunteered again this year for the Polar Plunge - jumping into the freezing Detroit River. The Polar Plunge supports the Michigan Special Olympics. Last year she did it and the event was held at a venue that allowed the participants to walk into the water. This year it is being held at the Rattlessnake Club and the participants must jump into the river at a point where it is about 9 feet deep. Conne does not swim! Conne is brave and dedicated to this cause.

I have placed the widget above on this site to allow my readers to support these great causes and this brave lady; so, give what you can to support Conne. She has set a quite aggressive goal of collecting over $1,500 in pledges for the plunge this year, up from the $1,000 that she got last year. Let's blow that goal away. The Real Estate One Plungers have been the number one fund raisers for the last couple of years and this year face a strong challenge from the Detroit police department and the Detroit Firefighters, who also support this worth cause. We have a bunch of other Plungers, including Stu Elsea, one of our owners and Vice President of our non-brokerage arms - John Adams Mortgage, Capital Title, InsuranceOne and other service organizations. So help us stay ahead of those groups by supporting Conne.