Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

The Brokery is hosting a weekend full of holiday events the first weekend of December. The festivities will kick off with The Brokery’s "Stuff the Sleigh'' gift collection drive from 5-8 pm on Friday, December 2, at their Arcadia office (4546 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85018). This event for local nonprofit Arizona Helping Hands will benefit teenagers in foster care. Everyone is invited to join this free event and get in the holiday spirit by bringing a teen-friendly gift to donate, enjoying free hot chocolate and live music, writing letters to Santa, and shopping the market featuring a selection of local vendors. Those who wish to donate a gift online can do so at the Arizona Helping Hands teen girl wish list and teen boy wish list on Amazon.com. Have your camera ready, as Santa will be on site to oversee the stuffing of the sleigh!

“Teenagers often get overlooked when it comes to gift collection drives,” says Arizona Helping Hands President & CEO, Maureen Noe. “The gifts donated at the Stuff the Sleigh event are going to bring a lot of joy to the many local teens in the foster care system.”

The Brokery will also offer photos with Santa on Saturday, December 3, at their Arcadia office and on Sunday, December 4, at their North Central office (840 E Bethany Home Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014). These community events are free to the public, include one complimentary digital photo with Santa, and are open to the whole family, including pets! Register for the event at https://tinyurl.com/stuffthesleigh to reserve your spot. Santa photos will also be available Saturday, December 17 at The Brokery Arcadia and Sunday, December 18 at The Brokery North Central.

“The Holidays are all about community, and our Stuff the Sleigh event on December 2 will help rally our neighbors to support Arizona Helping Hands, an incredible organization that helps make life a little brighter for kids who are in foster care,” says Debbie Pontikas, associate broker at The Brokery and branch manager of The Brokery’s Arcadia office.

Event sponsors include Bison Ventures, Landmark Title Assurance Agency, Valley Wide Title, Orion Mortgage, Integrated Inspections, First Western Trust, and Muscular Moving Men.

About The Brokery
The Brokery is a local, boutique residential real estate brokerage that is relentlessly focused on serving residents in neighborhoods across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 2012, by co-founders Tucker Blalock and Oleg Bortman, the company's number one goal is to provide unparalleled service and extensive market insight to the residents of their local community. Unlike many brokerages tucked away in corporate centers, The Brokery has neighborhood-centered offices that offer high visibility for their clients' properties in state-of-the-art showcases and allows for neighbors to engage one-on-one with local real estate experts. More information available at thebrokery.com

About Arizona Helping Hands
Founded in 1998, the mission of Arizona Helping Hands (AHH) is to support the foster care community, by providing essentials to benefit children in foster care. As Arizona’s largest service provider of essential needs to children in foster care, AHH works with hundreds of community and corporate partners and countless volunteers each year to provide children in foster care with items, including beds, cribs, clothing, diapers, and hygiene items. Arizona Helping Hands also provides backpacks with school supplies to help children succeed in school and fulfills birthday dreams to help raise self-esteem by showing children they are special and loved. Finally, AHH provides state-required home safety items to help families become licensed providers by ensuring they can offer a safe home environment all in effort to ensure every child on the foster care journey thrives. Always.

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