PHILADELPHIA, PA— The Philadelphia chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women, known as CREW Philadelphia, is making a major philanthropic commitment to practical education in real estate. CREW held its annual charity fundraising luncheon recently at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel and raised about 14 thousand dollars that will be used for scholarships and other support at YouthBuild Philadelphia.
“We are a school that really empowers young people who had previously left school to come back and reclaim their education and reclaim their futures,” says Ted Malloy, individual giving coordinator, YouthBuild Philadelphia. Malloy says the funding from CREW will help the school expose students to a broader range of commercial real estate career options.
You can hear an audio news story about the CREW Philadelphia donation to YouthBuild Philadelphia in the player below.
|Philadelphia CREW President Lynn McDowell, a senior paralegal at Equus Capital Partners, says the organization is always looking for ways to extend its “purposeful philanthropy” in ways that can help women advance in the CRE industry.
“Commercial real estate has long been dominated by men, so now we have the opportunity to introduce young women into the real estate field and understand that there are many opportunities available to them,” she says. “We're educating them on what real estate is, and the career paths they may choose.”
The students, most of whom had previously dropped out of high school, get a year of study and practical field experience from YouthBuild, followed by a year of mentoring support as they move out into careers or into college programs, says executive director Scott Emmerick.
“There are young people across the city who have an incredible amount of talent, ability, and motivation,” he says. “You see graduates come back and talk about what they've done for their families, what they've done in their jobs and their communities, and it is incredibly rewarding.”
Gazing out over the ballroom filled with more than 600 CREW Philadelphia women, YouthBuild student Shonte Workman can feel the possibilities for herself.
“I see them and they made it, and why can't I?” she asks. “It's women power, it's awesome!”
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Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
