A COMPANY WITH HEART With a corporate purpose to create #impact in 2020, the Spirit of EXIT Dollar-forDollar Matching Program will continue to be a powerful, positive conduit for good across North America.
18 Volume 9 Issue 1
BY MELANIE ROBITAILLE SR. STAFF WRITER & GRAPHIC DESIGNER & MAEGAN CARRASQUILLO STAFF WRITER
In a sales business such as real estate, many assume that agents are only concerned with the bottom line, that is until they experience the light that shines from within EXIT Realty; a collective brilliance from a company made of REALTORS® with heart. Two such agents are EXIT Realty Premier Sales Representatives, William Anthony Dean and Robert Schwendel. Tony and Robbie, or EXIT’s Real Estate A Team, as they’re known by friends, family and clients, found the Young Survival Coalition (YSC), while working for EXIT. “To say it was life altering is an understatement. It wasn’t until a few days later that I realized what I had gotten myself into,” Tony reminisced of the night he agreed to his first YSC Tour de Pink ride; a ride that Robbie would also take on a few short years later. This annual ride they participate in is no small feet either. It’s a 3-day, 220mile cycling event that spurred the creation of another fundraiser that betters the planet all at the same time. Tony and Robbie have built a 40-person, selfless crew of cyclists over the last seven years. They have persevered through some personal, team losses, raising almost $1 million for the YSC with the help of their Pink Cans for Cancer recycling program, which places pink bins in community businesses, venues and schools to collect aluminum cans. In 2019 the team partnered with EXIT Realty Corp. International, through the Spirit of EXIT Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program, raising $21,618.35, which when matched by EXIT Realty meant $41,618.35 for YSC. This year Tony and Robbie hope to raise even more for this wonderful organization which has provided for so many cancer patients even during the 2020 pandemic with things like masks for those at high risk for Coronavirus (Covid-19). Keep up on their journey by following them at instagram.com/pinkcans4cancer. EXIT’s Spirit of EXIT program allows philanthropic members like Sales Representative, Larry Gardner, with EXIT Realty All Pro to sprinkle kindness and love like confetti on beloved local and registered charities. Known as Larry “Love” by all, he embodies a life of servitude, through his career, his repeated role as a foster parent, his continual mentoring and support of fellow EXIT agents, and his several volunteer efforts. For over 36 years, Larry has been a bell ringer as part of the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, personally raising over $170,000 for his local New York chapter. After receiving a proclamation from his local municipality for his efforts in 2018, he immediately challenged himself to reach greater goals the next year, and vowed to partner with EXIT Realty Corp. International to match what he could raise at two sponsored kettle locations.
