
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.