Net Hope Project Benefits St Charles Foundation

A few months ago, we announced a fantastic project made possible by several local companies and individuals dubbed "Net Hope." This one-of-a-kind fundraiser is a  zero energy home being built to benefit St. Charles Foundation and the St. Charles Cancer Center. Net Hopereceived a big financial boost recently when Sunlight Solar Energy Inc. presented a $9,000 donation to the fund.

Home builder David Hesla of Seven Bridge Signature Homes, and property owners Joe Emerson and Ann Brayfield of zerohomes.org are building the three-bedroom contemporary-style home at 61076 Ruby Peak Lane in Bend’s Hidden Hills neighborhood. The builder and seller will donate proceeds from its sale to St. Charles Foundation for cancer support services and nurse navigation to help patients and their families who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis. The partners hope to make this an annual project.

The home is designed to produce as much electrical energy as it consumes over the course of a year. Sunlight Solar Energy Inc. is supplying and installing SolarWorld photovoltaic panels made in Hillsboro, Ore. Proceeds from the sale, including direct donations of materials, services and funds, will go to St. Charles Foundation to help underwrite outpatient support services for patients and families who are dealing with cancer. 

The home will be on display during the 2014 COBA Tour of Homes™ July 18-20 and July 25-27. We are excited to be marketing the home, visit our new Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate of Bend website for more information.

Joe Mazzarella, right, system designer with Sunlight Solar Energy Inc., presents replica check for $9,000 to Corinne Martinez, right, and Lisa Dobey, center, representing St. Charles Foundation. Dobey is Executive Director of the foundation and Martinez is a member of the foundation’s board of directors.

Help Out Those in Need This Season in Bend, Oregon

Not only is it the season for celebration, but it's also the season for giving. If you are looking for some ways to give back this holiday time, we have two easy things that you can do! 

1. "Like" Our Facebook page: Until the end of the year, we will be making a cash donation of $1 for every new like to The Garner Group Real Estate Facebook page to Relay for Life. As some of you might know, our team was very involved with the 2012 Relay for Life annual fundraiser in Central Oregon. We were able to raise more money to fight cancer through this event that ever before! So it is a cause that is near and dear to our hearts. Please share our page far and wide to help raise money for this worthy cause.
   
2. Come by our office with your non-perishable food item! We are a donation station for NeighborImpact which will be helping to provide food for Central Oregon families in need this season. NeighborImpact is a private nonprofit organization established to serve and speak out for economically disadvantaged people in Central Oregon. Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty by helping remove the barriers that prevent people from achieving economic self-sufficiency. 

So we hope to see you soon - either on our Facebook page or in our office. Happy Holidays!