LIV Sotheby’s International Realty’s (LIV SIR’s) dedication to helping the people and communities that make Colorado an amazing place to live reaches far beyond offering expert real estate advice. Together, through small acts of service, we can make a big difference. Here is a snapshot of some of the incredible events and initiatives our brokers proudly assisted with in recent months.
Gwenivere Snyder – A Precious Child
Gwenivere Snyder, LIV SIR broker, lends her support to A Precious Child, an organization that provides opportunities and resources to children and families in need in Colorado. Snyder sits on the board and is the Founder of the Women’s Guild for the organization. Last summer, A Precious Child partnered with the Jerry Jeudy Youth Football ProCamp.
Discover more about A Precious Child by visiting apreciouschild.org
Scott Bernard – Envision: You
Scott Bernard, LIV SIR broker, sponsored Envision: You’s Annual Art Show & Auction fundraiser in September. Envision: You seeks to close gaps in behavioral health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals through co-oriented community programming, advocacy engagement, public awareness campaigns, and evidence-based training.
Learn more about Envision: You by visiting envision-you.org/
DJ Johnson and Aimee Welch – NoCo CARES
LIV SIR Brokers DJ Johnson, and Aimee Welch serve on the Board of Directors of
NoCo CARES (Community Awareness of Resources, Enrichment, and Services), whose mission is to promote awareness of the philanthropic needs in Northern Colorado, as they aim to educate and inspire others to make a difference in the community.
NoCo CARES, in partnership with TPC Colorado, hosts quarterly gatherings featuring local nonprofit organizations that discuss the needs seen in the community while offering solutions through volunteer opportunities or otherwise.
In its inaugural year, NoCo CARES donated a total of $57,500 to the following local nonprofit organizations, in addition to raising a total of $385,000 at their year-end fundraising event:
• Marshall Fire Victims fund
• Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County
• Teaching Tree Childhood Learning Center
• Animal Friends Alliance
• House of Neighborly Service – Berthoud
Discover more about NoCo Cares at nocofoundation.org/nococares
Ron I. Martinez – Sean Ranch Lough Foundation
Ron I. Martinez, LIV SIR broker is the Co-Founder and Board Member of the Sean “Ranch” Lough Foundation (SRLF) which awards several deserving Denver high school seniors with four-year scholarships to Colorado State University (CSU), with all tuition, room and board expenses covered, every year. LIV SIR brokers, staff, and leadership take the scholarship winners shopping for their dorm room essentials and back to school supplies for their first year at CSU.
This summer, Lauren Crowder, Director of Operations, Stacey Ginsburg, Director of Creative & Production, LIV SIR broker Kenzie Robertson, and Martinez took two of the recipients shopping at Target. The carts were full of new backpacks, laptops, and supplies. The third scholarship recipient was not able to participate in the shopping trip but did receive a gift card from the foundation.
1,100 applications are received for the four-year scholarship to CSU, the alma matter of Sean ‘Ranch’ Lough, who died in a tragic bike accident 21 years ago. Fundraising for the scholarships is accomplished primarily through the Denver Derby Party.
For more information, visit denverderby.com
Erin Rule – Missions Ministries
LIV SIR broker Erin Rule and her daughter spent four days in Juarez, Mexico with Missions Ministries helping to construct a home for a single mother and her four children. The family had been living in an unsafe, single room dwelling, sharing one bunk bed. Rule worked with a team of people who built a solid, three-bedroom home including individual beds for each family member, and a full pantry.
Additionally, the group hosted 80 children in the neighborhood by providing an art project and hot meal. Finally, they delivered food bags to the community where most residents live in homes made of pallets and other various materials. Rule has a passion to serve on multiple international outreach groups that administer aid to those living in extreme poverty.
Explore more at missionsministries.org
Margaret Wysocki – Libertad, Belize
Margaret Wysocki, LIV SIR broker, went from Castle Rock to Belize with her daughter on a mission trip supporting the community in Libertad, a small village outside of Corozal. Each day, they traveled to the village, lending support to a local school, residents, and a church. Wysocki volunteered in a classroom helping the teachers with various tasks, as well as the small children with art projects.
At lunchtime, the group would go on home visits where they delivered bags of food and sat and talked with the residents. “Connecting with these people was life changing for my daughter and me,” said Wysocki.
After the home visits, they went to the local church to teach vacation Bible school and hold sports camps for the kids. A “spa night” was held for the women of the church where they were pampered and made to feel special.
In this season of giving, we hope you are as inspired by our brokers and staff as we are!