CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The RE/MAX
network in northern Illinois
reports that its 2,250 sales associates raised $156,796 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
(CMN) and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2015, surpassing the 2014 total of
$149,698 by 5 percent. RE/MAX is the
official real estate sponsor of CMN.
"Once again, our sales associates have made an extra effort to
assist CMN and Lurie Children's with the great work they do helping
children and their families who are facing serious medical
challenges," said Jim Merrion,
regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network. "Since
1992, our network has donated nearly $2.9
million to CMN, and we expect to reach the $3 million mark this
year."
The donations to CMN are generated in a number of ways, with
nearly all of the funds coming directly from RE/MAX sales
associates, most in the form of either a single annual gift or a
contribution made each time the associate closes a real estate
transaction. In 2015, 57 offices in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois
network, more than half the total, achieved Miracle Office status by reaching certain
donation goals.
The 2015 gift to CMN was augmented by a new program developed in
cooperation with CBS Radio and the Chicago Bears Radio Network.
Each time the Bears scored a touchdown, participating RE/MAX
offices made donation to Touchdowns for Charity, with all proceeds
benefitting CMN.
RE/MAX agents consistently rank among the most productive in the
industry. In the United States,
RE/MAX agents averaged 15.6 years of real estate experience and
16.0 transaction sides in 2014. RE/MAX has been the leader in the
northern Illinois real estate
market since 1989 and is continually growing. The RE/MAX Northern
Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of more than 105
independently owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full
range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its mobile
real estate app, available for download at
www.illinoisproperty.com, provides comprehensive information about
residential and commercial property for sale in the region. The
northern Illinois network is part
of RE/MAX, a global real estate organization with 100,000+ sales
associates in 90+ nations.
Contact:
Stephen Johnson
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
847-428-4200
stephenjohnson@rfcpinc.com
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