The Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS® (GGAR) donated nearly $4,500 total to 11 local area food pantries in November to help individuals and families in need of their services during the holiday season.

GGAR spread the contributions equally among the following organizations: Bond County Food Pantry, Collinsville Food Pantry, Community Hope Center, Crisis Food Center, Highland Food Pantry, Litchfield Food Pantry, Livingston Park Association, Maryville Food Pantry, Ministries Unlimited, New Creations Food Pantry and Staunton Helping Hands, according to GGAR CEO Kyle Anderson. Each received checks for $413.

Earlier in the year, REALTORS® raised money for the project through its annual Taste of Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS® event.

GGAR is led by Anderson, President Rick Lauschke of Paul Lauschke & Associates in Alton, President-elect Elaine Rhodes of Coldwell Banker Brown in Godfrey and Immediate Past President Laurie Moore of RE/MAX Alliance in Collinsville. Greater Gateway serves 1,200 members from its office in Glen Carbon.

(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts about charitable community work performed by local Illinois REALTORS® during the final months of the year. Watch for more stories in the coming days.)

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REALTOR® Kris Dempsey (right) helps present a check to the Highland Food Pantry.
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Affiliate members present a check on behalf of GGAR to representatives of the Livingston food pantry.
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REALTORS® donated $413 to help the hungry in the Litchfield area.
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The Maryville food pantry accepted $413 from GGAR.
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Ministries Unlimited in Troy accepted the 2019 REALTOR® donation.
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Representatives of the Collinsville Food Pantry accepted the GGAR donation from affiliate members.