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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of good news here at Colorado Springs New Homes Real Estate. Whether dealing with real estate or not, good news is always refreshing and needed, especially in today’s market and with today’s generally severe news media. I especially find value in good community news, as it usually involved people coming together to help others. Well, a story in today’s Gazette gave me another reason to be proud of living in Colorado Springs, and I think it will make you feel the same way!
The 2007 Gazette-El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund, which ended Friday (Jan. 18), “raised a record $1.147 million during December and January, blowing past its $1 million goal.”
Read that again: people contributed $147,000 beyond the anticipated goal — WOW!
Here’s what Gazette Charities manager Amanda Mountain had to say about the donations: “In what many see as a challenging economy, the only constant is that through the generosity of neighbors helping neighbors, our community can be a place of hope and promise for everyone.”
I feel like Amanda verbalized what I’ve been trying to say for a while now at Colorado Springs New Homes: the situation is only as bad as your outlook. Here we have major news sources reporting daily on the slumping real estate market and how long it will take for it to turn around; we know the economy isn’t at its best, and we know many people in our city are struggling. These are all facts. And we can let them bring us down or we can do something about them, and today’s story is a reminder that people in our city can — and do — care very much about the well-being of others despite all the negative news affecting us each day.
Because our city chose a positive outlook and donated generously, 14 nonprofit agencies will receive money raised through the Empty Stocking Fund, including American Red Cross, Children/Chins Up Center, Ecumenical Social Ministries and Westside CARES.
Brian Wilson, Colorado Springs New Homes Real Estate
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