CCAR Scholarship Foundation Luncheon a BIG Success!

CCAR Scholarship Foundation Luncheon a BIG Success!

At our sales meeting last week, Empire Realty Associates Partner, Tom Hart, and CCAR Scholarship Foundation President shared with us details about the wonderful awards luncheon that was held at Blackhawk Country Club.

According to the CCAR (Contra Costa Association of Realtors) website, "The CCAR Scholarship Foundation fosters the highest standard of professionalism in the real estate industry by providing college scholarship grants to aspiring students in the fields of finance, business and real estate. Our commitment to support higher education is the heart of the Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®' desire to make a difference! The Contra Costa Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Foundation has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to deserving students over the past four decades. Helping to underwrite the cost of higher education for students from central Costa Costa county is a great way to positively impact both individuals & families here in our local communities."

The Foundation receives its financial support directly from REALTORS®, industry Affiliate members and friends of the Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®.

At the luncheon this month, over 20 students were honored and received collegiate grants totaling over $47,000. Over 130 combined guests & students attended.

Student schools include: UC-Berkeley, Wake Forest University, Loyola Marymount, Claremont McKenna College, Arizona State University, University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, California State/Chico, UC-Santa Barbara, Humboldt State University, San Diego State, John F. Kennedy University, Cal Poly State University & Sonoma State University.
This is the 42nd year of the Foundation. Tom Hart is the current president and there are 9 other governing trustees. For more info, please visit http://www.ccarscholarship.com/ or go to http://www.tomhart.com/

posted by Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Empire Realty Associates