COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY - More than 100 real estate advisors from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty who were in the Bahamas for the organization’s Gold Circle of Excellence trip took time away from their visit to provide hands on disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. The visitors turned volunteers worked in partnership with the non-profit disaster relief group HeadKnowles Foundation, spending an afternoon sorting through a huge volume of donations that have been arriving in the Bahamas.
Two months after Dorian battered the Bahamas, the distribution center continues to see more than 200 displaced families coming through the facility every other day in order to receive much needed items for daily living including food, water, personal hygiene products, clothes and more.
“Every year we recognize the top performing real estate advisors with our Gold Circle of Excellence trip,” explained Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Chief Executive Officer Deirdre O’Connell. “This year’s trip to the Bahamas had been planned months in advance of the storm. As we always have group activities as part of our Gold Circle gathering, it immediately made sense for us to dedicate our time to do something to help with the ongoing recovery effort. Talk about a powerful team building activity. We like to say that we are better together and this activity more than proved our point. In three hours, our 100 volunteers accomplished what would normally take a week. We are truly thankful to have been able to make a difference.”
In addition to volunteering their time, almost everyone on the trip traveled to the Bahamas with a second suitcase filled with donations. Additional donations collected from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty offices across Long Island filled more than 60 boxes which were shipped separately. Monetary donations from the organization’s managers, staff and real estate advisors totaled more than $11,000.
HeadKnowles (TheHead.Org) seeks to assist with the nation building of the Bahamas and to alleviate human suffering by providing caring and compassionate service to survivors of adversities and survivors of disasters. TheHead.Org strives to build healthy communities, strengthen families and create opportunities for those in despair while maintaining their dignity and advocating for their basic human needs.
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Consistently achieving the highest average sales prices nationwide, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is a $3.5 billion-dollar organization based on Long Island, N.Y. with more than 950 real estate advisors serving New York City’s metropolitan area with 25 sales offices in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, the North Fork of Long Island and Westhampton Beach. Our clients benefit from a 360 degree approach to integrative, innovative marketing reaching today’s home buyers and sellers through products and apps they love, providing almost instantaneous market data. We are the regional leader in New Development Sales and Marketing as the exclusive sales and marketing team for The Bridges at Whitestone in Queens, Roslyn Landing in Roslyn, and Ocean Watch in Freeport, among other prominent new build communities. In 2018 Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty had the top sale on Long Island (excluding the Hamptons); a $9.6 million waterfront home on Long Island’s Gold Coast. Our other services include a full Relocation/Referrals Division, Commercial and Rental Divisions, and Ambassador Abstract Title company. The Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate for Long Island and Queens since 1976, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s has gained national and international recognition, including top honors for sales, marketing and technology worldwide. For more information, visit danielgale.com.
Daniel Gale Cares Program Visits the Bahamas More than 100 real estate advisors from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty who were in the Bahamas for the organization’s Gold Circle of Excellence trip took time away from their visit to provide hands on disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. The visitors turned volunteers worked in partnership with the non-profit disaster relief group HeadKnowles Foundation, spending an afternoon sorting through a huge volume of donations that have been arriving in the Bahamas.