UNITING FOR HAITI

The Haitian earthquake disaster prompted humanitarian outreach efforts all across the globe. Prudential Waterfront Properties, Smith Mountain Lake’s premier real estate company, is working in conjunction with Prudential Financial in raising donations for Haiti. Prudential Financial, after already pledging $150,000 in earthquake relief for Haiti through the Prudential Foundation, has announced it will match affiliate donations made for Haiti.

In addition, The National Association of Realtors (NAR’s) Relief Foundation is contributing $550,000 to relief of victims of the Haiti earthquake, and is calling upon its 1.2 million members to help. Part of the contribution came from Lowe’s, a partner of NAR’s REALTOR Benefits Program, who donated $100,000. $50,000 will go to the Harvest of Haiti program, which was founded by a 2007 REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards winner, Patrick Moore. The program supports orphans, delivers clean water and provides medical care in Haiti for approximately 3,500 people every year. Moore is currently planning his 64th trip to Haiti to deliver six months worth of food to an orphanage in Anse Rouge and help residents in and around Port-au-Prince.