{"id":2323,"date":"2017-09-20T16:10:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T23:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2017-09-20T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T23:20:13","slug":"realty-executives-supports-hurricane-irma-relief-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/realty-executives-supports-hurricane-irma-relief-efforts","title":{"rendered":"Realty Executives donates funds to Hurricane Irma relief efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARC_Logo_Bttn_HorizStkd_RGB.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARC_Logo_Bttn_HorizStkd_RGB.png\" alt=\"American Red Cross logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Realty Executives has donated funds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Red Cross<\/a> in support of Hurricane Irma relief efforts in Florida and the Southeastern U.S. The company matched a contribution made towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/realty-executives-supports-hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Harvey<\/a> relief efforts earlier this month, when \u00a0profits earned from Texas operations in 2017 were donated to the Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma, we couldn\u2019t help but respond to the need for resources and assistance. Business operations aside, our hearts go out to all those affected and we\u2019ll continue to monitor the situation closely to see how else we can be of service,\u201d says Alysia Heun, VP of Franchise Services at Realty Executives International.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross is part of a large team of organizations responding to efforts to provide shelter, food and comfort to people affected by Hurricane Irma across six states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Over 2,600\u00a0Red Cross workers are responding to Hurricane Irma now, with approximately 160\u00a0emergency response vehicles activated, and an extra 315 volunteers on their way to provide assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The Realty Executives network has been mobilized from the beginning, from promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/office\/oceanside\/blog\/2017-hurricane-preparedness-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricane preparedness<\/a> within their communities, to helping with cleanup and fundraising efforts after the fact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m raising money for Rebuilding Anguilla Homes. Click to Donate: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a1Vo2kbinS\">https:\/\/t.co\/a1Vo2kbinS<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gofundme\">@gofundme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gloria Shoon (@Gowithgloria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gowithgloria\/status\/906902638427602945\">September 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Victims of Hurricane Irma are encouraged to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/hurricane-irma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA<\/a> for detailed information on state and local resources, the National Flood Insurance Program, and to report instances of fraud or price gauging.<\/p>\n<p>To help those affected, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvoad.org\/voad-members\/national-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster\u2019s website<\/a> for a list of trusted organizations currently assisting with relief efforts, or read our blog post with tips on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/realty-executives-supports-hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how you can help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realty Executives has donated funds to The American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Irma relief efforts in Florida and the Southeastern U.S. The company matched a contribution made towards Hurricane Harvey relief efforts earlier this month, when \u00a0profits earned from Texas operations in 2017 were donated to the Red Cross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[285],"tags":[527],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2335,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions\/2335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}