Affiliates and REALTORS® donate over 1,200 pounds of food and $10,000 to Northwest Harvest

August 27, 2020Annie ChanEvents

Seattle King County REALTORS® Affiliates held a successful food drive on Wednesday, August 26 at the Association to benefit Northwest Harvest.

REALTORS® and Affiliates showed their support for their community by donating nonperishable items and monetary funds. The total weight of nonperishable donations came out to a total of 1,236 pounds, which is the most that Northwest Harvest has collected so far this year. Over $10,000 has been raised for Northwest Harvest on the GoFundMe page set up by Affiliates – the goal was $5,000.

Participants have ensured that many will not have to confront hunger today. Thanks to all of the compassion, many will be able to put a hot meal on the dinner table for their family tonight.

“Thank you to everyone for your generous donations,” said Lisa Howarth, Affiliate Director. “We set a goal and you helped us exceed all of our expectations. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart as there was a time in my life when money was scarce and feeding my family was a constant struggle. It is an unbelievably difficult position to be in when you have to decide if you are going to pay your power bill or go grocery shopping and there are many families that are in that position right now today due to our current economic crisis. The substantial donations that you gave in abundance will help numerous families that are struggling. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. We could not have made this happen and helped so many without you.”

“This FIRST (of many) SKCR Affiliate Food Drive was a great success and I am proud of our REALTOR® community for supporting this event,” said Janet Matzke, SKCR Affiliate and 2021 Affiliate Chair. “With the abundance of generosity, you make a direct impact on families who are working to provide this most basic human need for themselves and their children. I hope that this will become an annual event for SKCR, and we will continue to grow. Thank you everyone and I am blown away by your kindness and compassion!”

Thank you to all REALTOR® members and Affiliates who joined us to help our community! Thank you to our Annual Affiliate members for providing fun prizes in the raffle drawing.

Thank you to everyone who dropped off nonperishable items!

Cindy Silverstein
Lara Weasea
Caitlin Olsen
Lynn Sanborn
Georgia Stevens
Larry Christensen
Kerstin O’Shields
Garrett Nelson
Tristin Carter
Paul Chambers
Tracey Forde

Gina Madeya
Mina Peterson
Kelly Collins
Lisa Lewis
Ingrid Haugaard
Valerie Verburg
David Walker
Brandy Hekker
Darla White
Marie Hansch
Annie Chan

Special thanks to Cindy Silverstein, Windermere Bellevue, Lara Weasea, Lake and Company, and Caitlin Olsen, Windermere, who rallied up their offices and brought in masses of food donations from agents.