AAGO Invites Members to Celebrate National Apartment Housing Month with Community Service

As an industry, we have the honor of welcoming people home each and every day. This task is an extremely personal one and a responsibility we don’t take lightly. An important part of this responsibility is making a positive impact in the communities we serve. Our industry’s commitment to public service and supporting the local community is just one of many reasons the Apartment Association of Greater Orlando (AAGO) formed the AAGO Foundation, Inc.

During the month of April, the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the AAGO Foundation will celebrate the positive impact multifamily housing has on the local community. In recognition of National Apartment Housing Month, AAGO encourages members to participate in the events listed below that are being hosted in conjunction with the AAGO Foundation. We hope you will join us at one of the wonderful events listed below and help make AAGO shine in the communities we love and serve! 

The AAGO Foundation’s mission is, “To educate and empower the homeless, veterans reintegrating into the workforce/society, and teens aging out of foster care." This mission is accomplished through charitable giving, volunteer opportunities, and partnerships with service organizations in the central Florida. Last year, the AAGO Foundation exceeded its goal and raised $35,000, which is already making an impact in our local community thanks to the services provided by our charity partners.

The AAGO Foundation’s 2018 charity partners include:

• Bags of Hope, which provides children suffering from hunger food care packages and support programs.
• Rethink Homelessness, which seeks to address homelessness in central Florida.
• Seminole County Friends of Abused Children Inc., which provides assistance to children facing abuse.
• The Sharing Center, which serves individuals and families by providing basic needs and preventing them from losing their homes or facing hunger.
• The Stephen Siller Foundation, which supports children who have lost a parent, firefighters, and military who have been seriously injured. 

How will you celebrate National Housing Month with AAGO?

Light of Hope Ceremony- Charity Partner Event

Sunday April 8th from 5:00 – 8:00pm

Cranes Roost Park (274 Cranes Roost Boulevard, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701)

This event will benefit the Seminole County Friends of Abused Childr

en. We hope to have a large group in attendance and plan to wear AAGO t-shirts to show our solidarity at this event. You can learn more about this event and register online at: https://www.aagofoundation.org/events/charity-partner-event-light-of-hope-ceremony.

Good Samaritan Breakfast- Charity Partner Event

Thursday, April 19th from 7:30am – 9:00am

The Sharing Center (600 N. Highway 17-92, Longwood, FL 32750)

The Good Samaritan Breakfast will benefit the Sharing Center. AAGO member, Renae Gates, will be there to represent the AAGO Foundation and would be pleased to have other members join her at this event. You can register for this event online at: https://www.aagofoundation.org/events/charity-partner-event---good-samaritan-breakfast.

AAGO Foundation Charity Partner Service Day

April 22nd from 12:00pm – 2:30pm

The Remington Inn in Altamonte Springs (450 Douglas Avenue, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714)

Our new Charity Partner, Bags of Hope, is hosting a day of service on Sunday April 22nd from 12:00pm – 2:30pm.  Volunteers will be supporting the Kids Club Program, which provides assistance and services to families in need. This program targets the motels where hundreds of impoverished families are forced to live due to limited housing and, often, transportation options. You can sign up to volunteer and learn more about this opportunity online at: https://www.aagofoundation.org/events/charity-partner-service-day-opportunity-april-22nd.

Donation Drive at the 2018 AAGO Trade Show

Tuesday April 24th 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Central Florida Fairgrounds (4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808)

The AAGO Foundation will have a booth at the AAGO Tradeshow on Tuesday, April 24th from 4:00 – 8:00pm. Please bring canned goods, toiletries, blankets, clothing, shoe store gift cards or grocery store gift cards to the Friends of the Foundation booth at the Trade Show. Your donations will benefit Bags of Hope and the Sharing Center, which serve families in need in central Florida. You can learn more about this opportunity online at: https://www.aagofoundation.org/events/2018-donation-drive.