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The importance of giving back to the community Real estate provides an opportunity to help people move forward in their lives — an intrinsic component of the community where agents can meet people and develop close connections that create the potential for a closer and more prosperous community.
Gareth Robins — Managing Director, Collective First National Wellington
William Yip — Performance Director, Collective First National Wellington
The winners of the Community Service Awards at the 2021 REINZ Awards for Excellence, Collective First National Wellington, and Ray White Bishopdale & Strowan in Christchurch, share the importance of giving back, and how their branches contribute to the betterment of their communities. Collective First National Wellington — Winner of Community Service Award — Medium The support and enrichment of our local community is something that is extremely important to us at Collective First National. When we rebranded in early 2020, our direction was clear from the outset; we wanted to be a force for good in the area, channeling company profits into programs and facilities that make our local community a better place to live. The Collective Community Hub opened to the public in May 2021. Since it opened its doors, more than 7,500 community members have made use of the state-of-the-art space. Even more
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Barry Ellis — Business Owner, Ray White Bishopdale & Strowan, Christchurch
satisfying are the 650 events held in this community space free of charge. The Collective Community Hub has so far absorbed an investment in excess of $300,000, which Collective First National has fully funded.
A local focus, a space for community Unlike other local real estate companies that often direct profits offshore, every property sold through Collective First National contributes funds back into this fabulous facility as well as a multitude of other community groups. In addition to the hub, $75,000 has been raised and distributed to worthy causes throughout Wellington and Porirua over the past 18 months. The Collective Community Hub consists of one large meeting room seating up to 75, one mid-sized meeting room seating up to 25, two board rooms that seat eight and an open plan workspace/meeting space. There are excellent projectors, audio and
