Recently, the McLean office of Keller Williams Realty (the office where The Belt Team makes their home) took on a HUGE project. We weren’t quite sure how it would go, but our intent was to continue our tradition to ”Give Where We Live”. We’re all actively involved in our community and this tradition is one reason we have chosen to be part of Keller Williams Realty. As it says in the Bible ” Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.” (Luke 12:48)
So . . . we chose two local charities to raise money for (“Lift Me Up” in Great Falls and “Our Military Kids” in McLean) & we set about planning our 2nd Annual Keller Williams Charity Golf Tournament & Auction. Last year’s auction raised $10,000. And our goal was to exceed that number this year.
The charities we were working for are totally awesome, so there was no lack of motivation!
Lift Me Up is a therapeutic horseback riding program for children & adults with a variety of disabilities. And Our Military Kids provides grants to the children of National Guard and Military Reserve personnel who are currently deployed overseas, as well as the children of Wounded Warriors in all branches. The grants pay for participation in sports, fine arts, camps, and tutoring programs that nurture and sustain children while a parent is away in service to our country or recovering from injury.
The Co-Chair of the event was The Belt Team’s very own Mary Jane Perry. And boy are we proud of her and our entire office. Everyone pitched in and an entire year of planning & execution fell into place on October 26th when our charity event took place at Trump National Golf Course.
Belt Team members Christy Belt Grossman & Krissy Cruse registered almost 200 golfers on what turned out to be a GORGEOUS day.
And when the sun went down, all kinds of friends, family, clients & community joined in for our reception & auction. We even had some really special guests, including Lt Commander John Schofield (you can read more about him here), a young boy & his family who came all the way from Camp Lejeune as part of a special ”Our Military Kids” surprise, and even “Austin Powers” showed up! In the evening, “Donald Trump” ran the live auction. And tons of generous folks stepped up as sponsors, donors & bidders.
Thanks to the effort of so many wonderful people, we’re happy to announce that $58,702 was raised & given to the two charities – $29,351 each to “Lift Me Up” and “Our Military Kids“.
So a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who donated, played, sponsored, bid, worked, prayed & had faith. We could not have done it without you!
(And if you’re interested in playing in next year’s tournament or being a sponsor, let us know. The list fills up fast!)