Building a School

We're excited and proud to tell you that a number of your colleagues have stepped up to fund$25k fora school in Guatemalathrough a popular charity,Pencils of Promise. At a recent gathering we held of top real estate execs from around the country in Miami, we heard from the non-profit's founder,Adam Braun, and several folks in attendance from DC decided to make generous donations. Big thanks to each contributing $2,500: Bruce & KateBaschuk,RobertBellinger& NatalieWilensky, JimBachner,David & KimKessler, JesseGarchik, Arlene & BobBegelman, Herb & BenMiller, BobMurphy& GigiWebb, and theBisnowfamily. Plus, nine others gave several hundred each to make up the last slot, including four amazing staff members of our own: Graham Cohen, Aram Taghavi, Michael Farber, and Ryan Begelman. We'll keep you up to date with pictures of the school as it's being built. Thanks again for supporting such a great cause!

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