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Baird & Warner Orland Park makes local charity donation

Along with Baird & Warner Orland Park's contribution, Baird & Warner's Good Will Network totaled $50,000 in donations to Chicago Food Pantries, Local Charities in December 2012.

Orland Park, Ill. – Baird & Warner Orland Park recently made a charitable donation to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. Karen Wegrzyn, Director of Resource Development & Community Relations for Crisis Center for South Suburbia, visited the Orland Park office in mid-January for a ceremonial event. Located in Tinley Park, the Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence.

Company-wide, the Baird & Warner Good Will Network donated $50,000 to local charities in December 2012, providing aid to non-profit organizations that assist Chicagoland residents. Of the total $50,000 donation, $25,000 was given to the joint effort between the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Northern Illinois Food Bank, $10,000 was given to both the CARA Program and La Casa Norte and $5,000 was given to Genesis House.

These charities were selected by the Baird & Warner broker associate advisory board and then voted on by the entire company. While the original goal was to give away $25,000 to one charity, an outpouring of support led the Baird & Warner Good Will Network to increase its donation to benefit all five organizations.

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“We created the Baird & Warner Good Will Network in 2002 to help raise money in the aftermath of September 11. What has kept it going all of these years has been the generous spirit of our broker associates and staff which was demonstrated in the astounding support we received for these worthy charities,” said Jennifer Alter Warden, president of residential sales at Baird & Warner.

The Baird & Warner Good Will Network seeks to provide relief to local nonprofit organizations, with a focus on shelter and homelessness particularly for families and children. Through the Good Will Network Fund, held at the Chicago Community Trust, Baird & Warner collects donations throughout the year to provide large and small charitable contributions. These contributions, as well as ongoing volunteerism from broker associates, management team and staff, have added up to thousands of volunteer hours and $1.3 million worth of donations to a wide array of local causes.

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