SPREADING WARMTH TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST!

BLANKET DRIVE CONTINUES TO SPREAD WARMTH TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST

VANCOUVER, BC – Nearly 19,000 working poor and homeless people across the Lower Mainland received donations of blankets, clothing, and other necessities this year from the region’s longest running Blanket Drive. Over the years, the Drive has grown to become the largest collection of its kind in our region.

Since 1994, the real estate community has partnered with local charities to distribute items collected in the region, in that time helping more than 185,000 people.

During this year’s REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive, Nov. 28 - Dec. 5, people from across the Lower Mainland benefited from the many contributions distributed through local charities.

Learn how it started, how volunteers collect and sort donations, and how charities distribute the items by visiting: http://www.fvreb.bc.ca/blog/index.php/2011/12/19/blanket-drive-continues-to-spread-warmth-to-those-who-need-it-most

*Issued by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board today.