The Continental Group (TCG) Employees Spread Holiday Joy Throughout St. Petersburg
The Continental Group (TCG), a FirstService Residential Management company, is joining forces with local charities Metropolitan Ministries and Isaiah's Inn to spread cheer to children and their parents this holiday season.
- Miami, FL (1888PressRelease) December 08, 2011 - The St. Petersburg regional office will collect donated food for homeless men and women in the St. Petersburg area. The TCG staff expects to make a strong impact by contributing and delivering food for the holidays.
They are also sponsoring two families from Isaiah's Inn "Adopt-a-Family" program. Employees will provide each family with gifts on their wish lists. Moreover, wrapping paper, tape and bows will be provided to assure that parents do not miss out on the joy of wrapping their children's gifts this year.
"It is a pleasure for us to participate in the food and gift drive donations. Our employees' efforts will provide families with essentials that will surely bring them joy during the holidays," added Mark Stoops, TCG Regional President, North Florida.
Each holiday charitable effort is part of Continental Cares, TCG's year-round corporate philanthropic outreach program dedicated to enhancing the lives of the neighbors, residents, and communities it serves. The primary focus of Continental Cares is to reach out to nonprofit organizations and entities that align with the Continental Cares mission.
"The essence of the season is making sure that every child can enjoy the holidays and I encourage all corporations to help make this possible in their local communities," stated Tim O'Keefe, TCG's CEO, who is the driving force behind the holiday initiatives taking place throughout its statewide regional offices.
About The Continental Group, Inc.
Founded in 1990, The Continental Group's corporate headquarters are located in Hollywood, FL. It also has regional offices in Boca Raton, Miami, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Vero Beach, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Destin. The company is the largest condominium and homeowner associations' manager in the state, and one of South Florida's leading private sector employers.
Today, The Continental Group manages and maintains 1,500 Associations and more than 310,000 residential units. As the leading community association management company in Florida, Continental pioneered many of the practices widely utilized throughout the industry today.
The Continental Group is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,600 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FirstService Residential is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector. Further information may be obtained at www.firstservice.com.
To learn more about The Continental Group, call (954) 925-8200, toll-free: (800) 215-2316 or visit www.tcgmgt.com.
About Metropolitan Ministries
Metropolitan Ministries has been reaching out to hungry and homeless men, women and children since 1972 by providing them with food, clothing, shelter and other vital services. More importantly, they offer compassion and hope - hope for a brighter day and future. As the need in their community continues to grow, so does the Ministries' commitment to its cause.
Metropolitan Ministries' mission is to care for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in their community through services that alleviate suffering, promote dignity and instill self-sufficiency as an expression of the ongoing ministry of Jesus Christ. To learn more about Metropolitan Ministries please visit http://www.metromin.org/page.aspx?pid=329 or call (813) 209-1000.
About Isaiah's Inn
Isaiah's Inn is a very small, non-profit organization located in Clearwater, FL. Isaiah's Inn provides housing services, a back-to-school program, summer camp, schooling, automobiles and the Adopt-a-Family program during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to local residents in need. Isaiah's Inn has achieved great success and has helped many; in 2010, Isaiah's Inn housed 43 families, and provided new shoes, clothes, books and school supplies
to 213 children, sent 117 children to summer camp, encouraged 12 single moms and one single dad to go back to school to better their families' lives and provided major auto repairs for 7 families. To learn more about Isaiah's Inn call (727) 449-2600.
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