What an IncREDible RED Day! Last week thousands of you from across the United States and Canada took a day off from work to Give Where You Live! In an email from the Keller Williams Realty International headquarters, Gary Keller, Mo Anderson, Mark Willis and Mary Tennant expressed their appreciation for living out the Keller Williams culture through such incredible acts of volunteerism.

Dear Keller Williams Family!

Thank you for making RED Day a resounding success! Each of you played an important role in improving the lives of our neighbors. Thank you for giving so generously.

We are overwhelmed by the stories we’ve received of associates coming together to make a real and lasting impact on the communities we are so privileged to serve. RED Day is a powerful reflection of the incredible culture you’ve built. Thank you for sharing your time and talents. We are proud to be in business with you and amazed by your passion for service.

Yours in painting our communities RED!

Gary Keller, Chairman of the Board

Mo Anderson, Vice Chairman of the Board

Mark Willis, CEO

Mary Tennant, President and COO

The stories are still rolling in, yet here are a few that caught our eye!

Keller Williams Beaumont Market Center: Nearly 150 volunteers painted, sanded, sawed, swept and cleaned their way through Boys Haven, the group home for troubled boys. They brought in 125-150 contractors, electricians, plumbers, furniture people, and volunteers to do a one day extreme make over at Boys Haven. They worked in the kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms, replaced some appliances,
Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/life/article/150-volunteers-turn-out-to-beautify-Boys-Haven-3550048.php#ixzz1uaxh6ojm

Keller Williams Atlanta Partners: The Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners will spend the day at Cambridge House, a non-profit group providing personal care to adults with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other function disabilities. Associates will spend the day at Cambridge giving it a new facelift, complete with painting, new flooring, furniture, appliances and other items. “Last year, we were honored to assist the family of the late Chris Landreau by painting and

installing hardwood flooring,” said team leader/managing broker Julia Nelson.. “Chris, an eight-year veteran of the Coweta County Fire Department, was diagnosed with lymphoma in February in June of 2012. We can’t tell you what an impact it made on each of us personally to give back to the community we know and love.”

Keller Williams Gig Harbor Market Center: Recognizing the need for the FISH Food Bank’s shelves to be stocked year-round, not just during the holiday season, roughly 60 agents from KW Gig Harbor canvassed neighborhoods with RED bags seeking donations for FISH.

Keller Williams Westlake LA Market Center: Spent the day helping out at the Hospice, My Stuff Bags Foundation, Rancho Saint Francis and the More Park Food Bank

Keller Williams Ann Arbor Market Center: Associates volunteered at the Huron Farms Subdivision, planting flowers, trees, and putting down mulch at Dexter homes that were devastated by a recent tornado.

Keller Williams Realty Port St. Lucie Market Center: Associates spent the day at the Council on Aging Building in Port St. Lucie painting, power washing and performing an overall spruce up of the building.

Keller Williams Realty Halifax Market Center: Associates spent the day at Feed Nova Scotia assisting them in providing food to families in need.

It’s nearly here! RED Day, Keller Williams Realty’s annual day of service is only a few days away and we know everyone is working hard to make this year the best one yet!

There’s no doubt that each year more market centers and more associates Give Where They Live; increasing the impact felt around North America.

And we to be sure the world knows all you are doing during the largest service event in the real estate industry through our favorite social networking sites! Here are a few ways you and your market center can spread the RED!

RED Day Twibbon: Decorate your Facebook and Twitter Avatar with this year’s RED Day Twibbon. http://twibbon.com/cause/KW-RED-Day/

RED Day on Facebook: We all know the sharing power Facebook has. Here are two ways to get more reach on your big day.

1. Tag “Keller Williams Realty, Inc.” in your photos and video. First, visit the Keller Williams Realty Facebook page. If you haven’t already “liked” us – be sure to do it! Whenever you upload a photo, tag us. Your photo will then show up in the news feed for nearly 40,000 of your fellow associates to see!
2. 2. Tag the organization you are helping in photos and video. Whether you are working with Habitat for Humanity, your local YMCA or Boys and Girls Club or a local organization, chances are they are on Facebook! Whenever you tag a photo or post about your day, tag them! You’re picture and the good you are doing will show up in both your news feed and theirs – extending your RED Day reach.

RED Day on Twitter: Join the conversation and share the good you are doing on Twitter. Use #KWREDDay or #REDDay. Another popular Keller Williams hashtag is #kwri. If the organization you are supporting is on Twitter, be sure and tag them in the Tweet!

Dear Red Day Participants,

In 2011, we learned that there is no local shelter in our area to keep families together, and there are over 1800 homeless children in our county alone. Last year “60 Minutes” did a story on this tragic situation including Pathways to Home, which places homeless families and children of Seminole County in a house. Pathways also help these families get back on their feet through education and job opportunities.

So many people at our Market Center were touched by the cause that we decided to partner with the organization for Red Day 2011. So, last May 12, we set up a home for a family of 10 who had been separated in shelters for many months—two parents and eight children aging from two to 16. The house is a 3/2, 1200 square-foot home with an added room on the back, no garage and a nice yard.

As you can imagine, many weeks of preparation and planning took place to make this happen. Our agents reached out for donations—money, furniture, food, cloths, etc. We went to many stores and small businesses asking for support. And, it was amazing to see it all came together with donations of time and materials.

To see over 40 agents and volunteers come together to put up a fence, furnish the home, stock the cabinets with food and supplies, install blinds and landscape with almost 100-percent donated goods was an amazing experience.

The finished project is a happy family in a beautiful home. And, it is hard not to cry every time we watch the video of the family coming together to see their new home for the first time.

But, our project does not end here! We have committed to helping this organization throughout the year to get other families into homes as well. We are currently working on three more homes, setting up furniture, getting donations, supplying food and reaching out for help from our local business owners. There will be many more stories and memories to share and our agents are looking forward to making a difference in the lives of these local families.

Red Day is not just one day in May for us, but an ongoing effort to reach out and help others in need.

Sincerely,

Alexandra Cope, Realtor

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

Kermit the Frog coined the term “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green;” Elvis even thought “A Little Bit of Green” was a good thing. And then there’s Earth, Wind and Fire who understood Mother Earth’s mighty power so well they named their band after her. What do these bands have to do with Keller Williams Realty?

Since the release of Green Your Home, the incredible adoption of the myTransaction system in eEdge, and our company’s commitment to renewing, energizing and donating our communities on RED Day, our market centers, associates and their clients have been on a mission to build upon our sustainability promise to make our world a better place to live.

And while we could have released the amount of money and time we’ve saved throughout our market centers by going paperless, or touted the number of hours spent greening our communities on RED Day – we decided we just wanted to have a little fun!

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re opening up the sound waves, turning on the DJ booth and asking you to bring your best jams in a competition of the Greenest! When and where you ask? Here are the details:

Rock Your Earth Day on TurntableFM

Login to Turntable FM through Facebook or Twitter

and join the “KW Rocks!” Room

Bring your green-themed songs, tips, and questions for a battle of the DJs

April 20, 2012

2 – 4 p.m. (CST)

JOIN THE EVENT!

Special Guest Jay Papasan will be joining us for a little while to hang out, share green grooves and answer your questions. Don’t miss him!

So …. Who’s Going Green? Tell us by Sharing this event with all your friends and colleagues on Facebook and Twitter!

Save $10 on order of Green Your Home books!

We’re also celebrating Earth Day with a special on bulk orders of Green Your Home, a guide for homeowners on building healthy, wealthy and sustainable lives. LIKE the Green Your Home Facebook page and watch for the promo code!