Annual “Care for Our Heroes” drive sends 1,500 care packages to US troops
[Press release — November 9, 2022]
- Annual drive for supplies to fill care packages for US military troops
- Donations gathered between September 26 and October 28
- Assembly Day on November 5 in La Canada yielded care packages for hundreds of troop members
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA — Dilbeck Real Estate has again partnered with For the Troops to gather donated supplies and create more than 1,500 “We Care” packages, to provide to US military troop members all over the world. These packages contain basic necessities such as toiletries, comfort items such as eye drops and foot powder, delicious goodies, games and, most of all, a show of support. Dilbeck’s team members have also created many handwritten thank-you notes, so each recipient has a personal note to let them know how much they are valued.
Sales partners and staff at Dilbeck’s ten branch offices across Southern California have been gathering supplies for these packages since late September, in an annual effort to provide this supplementary aid to the active military members who do so much for us. For weeks, donations have been brought to offices or shipped directly via donations made through Amazon.com, and this has been one of the company’s most successful drives yet.
It all came together at our La Canada office on Saturday, November 5, where about 50 volunteers assembled the packages into easy-to-ship bags. For the Troops will coordinate shipping and delivery. That organization has grown substantially in volunteers and donors since their inception in 2005 and has distributed more than 250,000 packages year-round to American troops who risk their lives overseas every day — far away from the comforts of home.
Dilbeck Real Estate is very proud to be part of this effort, which is led by someone who understands the program’s importance on a very personal level. Juan Carlos Argueta, one of the firm’s sales partners and manager of Dilbeck’s commercial division and a veteran himself, shares, “Military service is hard and challenging, and being away from home makes it even harder. Operation Care For Our Heroes’ mission is to brighten a military service member’s day by sending a little bit of home comfort. From personal experience as a Soldier, and I’m sure it goes the same for Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, getting a care package and a letter from the people you defend and protect means a whole lot! “
This annual campaign is part of the company’s Operation Keys for Our Heroes program, an expression of ongoing service commitment to active military, veterans and first responders. Dilbeck works with affiliated partners to offer multiple discounts on the finance, title and escrow costs associated with home purchases, “giving our sales partners a chance to make home buying more accessible for those who give our communities so much.”
About Operation Keys for Our Heroes
Dilbeck Real Estate is an exclusive member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, which is a global, by-invitation network of market-leading independent real estate companies. It is the network behind LeadingRE Heroes®, a program developed to say “thank you” to veterans, active military and first responders.
As part of our Operation Keys for Our Heroes program, Dilbeck Real Estate currently offers a 20% cash rebate or credit on a home sale or purchase to U.S. military veterans, active-duty military, and active-duty first responders. For more information, to register, or to view rules regarding the program, contact us at Keys4OurHeroes@Dilbeck.com, visit keys4ourheroes.com or call 818–276–9905.
About Dilbeck Real Estate
Dilbeck Real Estate is a local and family-owned company, founded in 1950. Over the decades, Dilbeck’s focus has always been on helping clients, friends, neighbors and families create new beginnings and lasting memories. From the beginning, Ray Dilbeck dreamed of a real estate company where every relationship is important, and the brokerage continues to build upon a commitment to superior service, honesty, integrity and the value of home ownership and family. Today, Ray Dilbeck’s son, Mark Dilbeck, leads the firm and continues his father’s vision, lasting and trusted relationships begin with a handshake.
Dilbeck Real Estate provides residential sales and leasing, estate home sales, commercial sales and leasing, corporate sales, new home sales and relocation services. As part of the global network of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® and through an affiliation with Mayfair International Realty, Dilbeck’s reach allows their sales partners to serve clients and work with other real estate professionals around the world.
The firm operates out of ten office locations across the Greater Los Angeles area, approximately 400 highly trained sales associates and about forty staff members, including ten marketing/technology specialists, and handles nearly $1.3 billion in sales and 1,300 transaction sides each year. Dilbeck’s community commitment lives on through the Dilbeck Charitable Foundation and the Operation Keys for Our Heroes program, as well as the ongoing local engagement by individual sales partners.
More information about all our programs is available on our website at dilbeck.com
