Weichert concludes holiday toy drive

Real estate company donates more than 37,500 toys to various charities and organizations during holiday season MORRIS PLAINS. - The Weichert Family of Companies collected more than 37, 5000 new toys for disadvantaged children during the 2006 holiday season. This was the 28th year Weichert ran the toy drive. The toys collected were donated to many charities including the Make a Wish Foundation, Cerebral Palsy Association, Salvation Army, United Way, National Center for Children and Family, Head Start, Marine Toys for Tots, Visiting Nurse Associations, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Associations, as well asnumerous local shelters and soup kitchens. The charities then distributed the toys to needy children. “Once again, we were overwhelmed by the tremendous outpouring of support and generosity from our sales associates and employees, as well as the residents of the communities we serve,” said James M. Weichert, president and founder of Weichert, Realtors. “The Weichert Family of Companies remains committed to helping better the lives of those in need within our community.” The new, unwrapped toys were collected by Weichert, Realtors sales offices, corporate staff members and franchise affiliates. This year’s total marked a 12 percent increase over the toys collected during the previous drive. In addition to the toys collected, Weichert also collected clothes, food and financial contributions, which were passed along to various charities. Weichert has nearly 18,500 sales associates in more than 480 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. For more information, call Weichert’s customer service center at 1-800-USA-SOLD or visit Weichert’s Web site, www.weichert.com. Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.