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Santa Called Me... wanted to know who is ActiveRain and why are they doing his job????

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties Licensed in Connecticut

Santa Called Me... wanted to know who is ActiveRain and why are they doing his job????

SantaYes indeed, Santa called me. He wanted to know all about ActiveRain because the members of ActiveRain seemed to be lightening his load and doing his job for him! His list keeps getting shorter and shorter.

With all the posts about ways to help kids (and their families) who may not have had a good Christmas this year, I guess Santa won't have to work so hard. At first he thought he was being replaced by someone called ActiveRain. I explained we were just trying to help. After all, there are so many kids...

Thank you to all for getting the word out about helping those in need this year. Every day I run across another post of how to help. And I am convinced that each post makes a difference as does each deed. This year has taken its toll on many in all walks of life, children have already lost their homes, their lives have been altered through no fault of their own. The least we can do is buy a gift, make a small donation, do one thing to help brighten the life of a child. And based on what I see here on ActiveRain, you have all done a fine job of helping Santa reach his goal.

So Santa, take a chill pill, we are only here to help!

Elf yourself and have a great time helping to make someone's Christmas a bit brighter this year!

Elf yourself

 

Posted by

Andrea Swiedler, Realtor, Southern Litchfield County Real Estate

2017 President, Greater New Milford Board of Realtors

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Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Andrea-Giving is such a great feeling as much if not more to the giver than the receiver. Have yourself a wonderful day.

Dec 13, 2010 11:35 PM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Randy, why thank you! It is the season of giving.

Judith, AR is full of wonderful people. You have a great day too!

Dec 13, 2010 11:35 PM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Sharon, good morning! Always wonderful to see your smiling face here. Giving is the best, I agree. You have a fantastic holiday yourself!

 

Dec 13, 2010 11:36 PM
David Snell 704.545.0098
WWW.ExecutiveRestoration.Com - Charlotte, NC
CERTIFIED MOLD INSPECTOR, CERTIFIED MOLD REMOVAL.

Thats wonderful! Keep up the good work! I love AR

Dec 13, 2010 11:45 PM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

David, me too! I am inspired each day as I read about more ways to help.

Dec 13, 2010 11:56 PM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

There's a ton of power in this community!

Dec 14, 2010 12:05 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Liz and Bill, their certainly is! I love it! And honesty, so did Santa. I think he was a bit relieved. Took some of the stress off him.

Dec 14, 2010 12:11 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Hi Andrea, sometimes a minute out of our day can make such a difference to soneone else's life. Get rid of the junk, life gets much nicer and more rewarding.

Dec 14, 2010 12:13 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Ed, you are so right. And it doesn't take much. A bit of food thrown into one of those collection boxes, a small gift to an organization that is handing out presents to kids, anything.

Dec 14, 2010 12:15 AM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Anyone who thinks Realtors are make too much money and are only looking out for themselves hasn't seen all the good that we do.... and not just during the holiday season. We do these type of things year round.

Dec 14, 2010 12:35 AM
Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528
Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY
Real Estate Salesperson

Andrea, love the cleverness of this post and even more, love the giving spirit of this community and feel priveledged to be a part of it.

Dec 14, 2010 01:06 AM
Larry Lawfer
YourStories Realty Group - Newton, MA
"I listen for a living." It's all about you.

A beacon of light in these times you are.  Thank you.

Dec 14, 2010 01:32 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Craig, you are so right, we do things all year long and go unnoticed.

Leah, thank you! And I do too, this is a wonderful place to be sure.

Larry, why thank you!

Dec 14, 2010 03:09 AM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Yes I think the true Christmas spirit is alive and well! ?We see giving and sharing trees all over town to help remind us all.

Dec 14, 2010 03:22 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Andrea, now there is a thought, putting Santa out of work :)

If we did that the old jolly guy would have a lot more time for all that milk and cookies that are left for him :)

Dec 14, 2010 07:04 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Andrea - When I first read the sentence, "He wanted to know all about ActiveRain because the members of ActiveRain seemed to be lightening his load and doing his job for him! His list keeps getting shorter and shorter."  I thought it was because Santa was using ActiveRain to figure out who was naughty or nice.  Because his list was getting shorter, I suspected more of us were being naughty. . .LOL

Dec 14, 2010 09:30 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Such a cute post Andrea.....you know Andrea you have such a way with words and what a way to again ask for help for those that need it!! Excellent job, you rock solid girl!

Dec 14, 2010 01:10 PM
Dan Quinn
The Eric Steart Group of Long & Foster Real Estate - Silver Spring, MD
Dan Quinn

Thanks again for the reminder to help those who are in need at this time of year.  It's so easy to forget or ignore those who need our help.  Merry Christmas!

Dec 15, 2010 07:35 AM
Dan Quinn
The Eric Steart Group of Long & Foster Real Estate - Silver Spring, MD
Dan Quinn

Thanks again for the reminder to help those who are in need at this time of year.  It's so easy to forget or ignore those who need our help.  Merry Christmas!

Dec 15, 2010 07:37 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Thanks everyone! I am so blown away at all my AR friends are doing, and how they are pushing the word out to others to do the same!

And of course, I love this photo and just can't wait to use it, LOL.

Dec 15, 2010 11:20 PM