Look Who’s Pitching In: Chicago Association of REALTORS®
In our LOOK WHO’S PITCHING IN story series, the Chicago Parks Foundation will introduce you to the volunteers who are making the 2021 season of Pitch In for the Parks + Green Teams citywide park clean-ups possible.
Today, we meet Chicago Association of REALTORS®!
CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® organized a special Pitch In for the Parks day on July 20th at seven parks across the city!
Edgewater Beach, Garfield, Horner, Jackson, Jane Addams, McKinley, and Ogden Parks
Who is Chicago Association of REALTORS®?
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR), the “Voice for Real Estate” in Chicago since 1883, represents over 17,000 members from all real estate specialties including commercial sales, development, property management, appraisal, auctions and residential sales.
How did your organization connect with CPF?
Members of our Sustainability Work Group wanted to give back to our communities through a park clean up. We brought the idea to our Director of Government and External Affairs, Kristopher J. Anderson, who mentioned that he sits on the board for the Chicago Parks Foundation, and he connected us with their leadership who helped execute a day of REALTORS® pitching in for the parks!
Why is volunteering for the parks important to your organization?
Our members are committed to the revitalization of Chicagoland communities as healthy, vibrant and diverse places to live, work and play. Programs like Pitch in for the Parks provide the opportunity to give back in a healthy, sustainable way that benefits everyone.
How does your organization’s mission relate to the work you’re doing with CPF?
Without clean, safe parks, there cannot be vibrant, diverse, walkable communities, so our work with CPF aligns directly with our mission statement and goals.
Based on the work you did in the parks, what did you learn or take away from the experience?
We learned a few things: how easy CPF makes it to plan and execute a park clean up and our volunteer leaders love to pitch in for our city’s parks.
Thank you to the REALTORS® and the community for pitching in together, and special thanks to our Board Member, Kris Anderson! Learn more about the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and their Sustainability Initiative here.
“Our members are committed to the revitalization of Chicagoland communities as healthy, vibrant and diverse places to live, work and play. Programs like Pitch in for the Parks provide the opportunity to give back in a healthy, sustainable way that benefits everyone.”
YOU CAN PITCH IN, TOO!
Help us cover as much park ground as possible this season. The Chicago Parks Foundation’s citywide Pitch In for the Parks volunteer effort equips volunteer with the supplies and support you need to make an impact across our city’s 600+ parks!
Anyone can host a Pitch In clean-up group (free supplies delivered to you) or join a free volunteer event on our calendar. Or schedule a personalized volunteer event for your coworkers with our Green Teams corporate clean-up program. Both programs run June through October 2021.
You can also join us with a gift or become a Chicago Parks Foundation Member! Your support helps make vital park programming like Pitch In for the Parks possible. When you invest in the parks, you invest in the communities who love and depend on them!