Community Connections
Dean Realty Co. assists area activities and causes. We are proud to team with a generous group of local businesses who support the efforts of several outstanding organizations. We believe giving back to the community is never a requirement, but always an honor.
For more information on this outstanding local organization, visit their web site at www.operationbreakthrough.org. | |
For information on this wonderful non-profit program, visit www.projectwarmthkc.com. |
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Harvesters - Harvesters is Kansas City's only food bank, a clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of food and household products. Helping people in need since its inception in 1979, the organization is part of a network of more than 550 not-for-profit agencies serving a 13-county service area. Forty-three percent of the people served each year are children, more than 88,000. For more information on the special ways Harvesters helps hungry and disadvantaged people in our community, visit their web site at www.harvesters.org. |
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The Salvation Army - Dean Realty Co. assists the Salvation Army directly and through the contribution of time and space for their affiliate programs. Since the Salvation Army's inception as homeless shelters in 1881, to its modern-day ARC (Adult Rehabilitation Center), the Salvation Army is dedicated to re-inventing lives. Proceeds from their thrift store and auto donation programs help fund opportunities to improve families and communities. For more information, visit the local Salvation Army web site at www.salvationarmy.org. |
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American Red Cross - While most people are aware of the American Red Cross' work during times of disaster, the organization is also administrator of other outstanding programs. Blood and tissue services programs are saving lives everyday. And the American Red Cross provides invaluable assistance to military and veterans' families. To learn more about the organization, visit their site at www.redcross.org. |
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In addition to supporting charitable organizations, Dean Realty Co. actively involves itself in industry memberships that improve communities, help grow our cities and foster healthy working relationships. A list of those organizations includes: Wyandotte Economic Development Council |
Operation Breakthrough - In addition to direct donations,
Dean Realty Co. further supports the efforts of Operation Breakthrough
by providing space for storage of generous public and private
sector holiday gifts. These donations help ensure that
a great number of children being raised at the poverty level
will experience the joy of a Christmas toy. Operation
Breakthrough's overall mission is "to help children who
are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by
providing them a safe, loving and educational environment." Over
400 children are served weekly by the St. Vincent's Family
Service Center. From its 1971 inception, it has grown
from a modest organization serving a few into a very important
community resource offering diversified assistance programs
to hundreds.
Project Warmth - In the early 1980's,
The KC Star and KCTV5 teamed up to sponsor the Project Warmth
campaign, dedicated to making winter and summer months more livable
for thousands of the community's needy residents. Since its
inception, the campaign has collected 1,943 tons of clothing,
blankets and non-perishable food--over 4,710 bags of coats and
2,050 blankets were distributed to 85 agencies in 2005. Cash
donations were used for rental and utility assistance, with absolutely
no administrative fees or salaries paid from monetary donations. Dean
Realty Co. donates the warehouse space used to sort and distribute
the tons of items collected at local malls in November each year. These
donations help ensure families stay warm and fed through the harsh
Kansas City winters.
