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Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation holds holiday party

White Plains, NY The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation (HGRF), the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, (HGAR) donated a total of $85,100 to 34 charities and non-profit organizations throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond in 2023. As it enters its 11th year of fundraising, the Foundation is gearing up for another successful year of providing financial assistance to those organizations dedicated to helping the needy in the New York metro area and elsewhere.

“The mission of the Realtor Foundation is to give back to those in need in the many communities where our members live and work,” said Gail Fattizzi, president of the HG Realtor Foundation. “Each year, we are committed to raising money that, in turn, is granted to many of the local non-profit organizations that support our local communities and help them thrive. We also encourage our members to volunteer their time, as well as provide financial support. The generosity of our Realtors and affiliate members, as well as our event sponsors ad volunteers, is vital to fulfilling the Foundation’s mission of helping our neighbors.”

The Foundation’s 2023 events included a series of popular Pub Nights in various locations throughout the Bronx and Hudson Valley, the “Dancing with the Foundation” dance competition, and the Holiday Party. “We are thrilled with the attendance at all of our events this year, and are looking forward to an even more successful 2024,” said Carol Christiansen, chair of the HGRF Fundraising Committee.

The Foundation’s 2023 donation recipients included:

914 Cares, White Plains, Westchester County

Abilities First, New Windsor, Orange County

Alliance for Safe Kids/Drug Crisis, Yorktown, Westchester County

Bereavement Center, Scarsdale, Westchester County

Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Port Chester, Westchester County

Bridge Fund of NY, Manhattan, New York City

Caritas of Port Chester, Port Chester, Westchester County

Catholic Charities of Rockland, Haverstraw, Rockland County

Center for Safety & Change, New City, Rockland County

Choice of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, Westchester County

Community Center of Northern Westchester, Katonah, Westchester County

Community Housing Innovations, White Plains, Westchester County

Connections Mentor, Manhattan, New York City

Croton Cortlandt Food Pantry, Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County

Feeding Westchester, Elmsford, Westchester County

Friends of Karen, North Salem, Westchester County

Green Chimneys, Brewster, Putnam County

Gullotta House, Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County

Hillside Food Outreach, Mount Kisco, Westchester County

Lifting Up Westchester, White Plains, Westchester County

Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, Westchester County

Meals on Wheels of Rockland, Nanuet, Rockland County

Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Panty, Mount Kisco, Westchester County

My Sister’s Place, White Plains, Westchester County

New Era Creative Space, Peekskill, Westchester County

Rockland County YMCA, Nyack, Rockland County

Rockland Youth Empowerment, Nanuet, Rockland County

SHORE (Sheltering the Homeless is Our Responsibility), White Plains, Westchester County

SPCA of Westchester, Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County

Support Connection, Inc., Yorktown Heights, Westchester County

Song Catchers, New Rochelle, Westchester County

United Hospice of Rockland, New City, Rockland County

Visions, Manhattan, New York City

As concerned members of the communities we work in, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation participates in qualified community-based charities who serve the housing, hunger, health, happiness, and humane needs of citizens everywhere.

The Foundation is now seeking applications from charities and non-profits for 2024. For more information or to apply for funding from the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, please visit www.hgrealtorfoundation.com.

The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation Committee members at the 2023 Holiday Party fundraiser at Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford, NY.

Photo courtesy of John Vecchiolla.

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