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DANVILLE – Empire Realty Associates is excited to announce that Realtor, Diana Belknap, has joined the Danville office.

A long time resident of the Tri-Valley area, Diana gained a passion for real estate while working for a national home builder, William Lyon Homes in San Ramon, where she assisted in operations, contracts and purchase negotiations. In addition, Diana contributed to the strategic direction for a fast-growing environmental and natural resource management with offices throughout North America. These experiences, along with her passion to be involved with the sales and brokerage of distinctive properties are what provide the wonderful foundation to her already impressive real estate background. She is warm and genuine, while also being highly responsive to her clients needs and has a keen attention to detail.

“We are very fortunate to be associated with Diana as she begins the next chapter of her real estate career. She is a wonderful addition to the Empire Realty Associates and we look forward to much shared success.” said Hank Perry, President of Empire Realty Associates.
For more information, please contact Diana Belknap at DBelknap@EmpireRA.com or (925) 217-3116.

WALNUT CREEK – Julie Sullivan, Realtor for Empire Realty Associates, was recently awarded the prestigious Realtor of the Quarter award by Contra Costa Realtors in Motion (CCRIM). The Realtor of the Quarter award is an honor in itself, awarded to agents who have been recognized for their exceptional leadership, goodwill and professionalism.

“Julie is a consistent contributor to the growth of our association and gives her ongoing support whenever needed. Her professional image is outstanding and her charitable and civic activities have been meritorious.” said Cathy Lee, Founder of C.L. Design Services Home Staging and Secretary for CCRIM.

Julie Sullivan has played a profound role in community causes such as Students Rising Above, a program dedicated to providing educational resources to high school students and One Warm Coat which provides warm coats to individuals and families in need during the colder seasons. She is hands on and deliberate with any cause she is undertaking and has shown great success and compassion professionally and in her community outreach.

“To be recognized by my peers for something that I am a part of and love to do is a true honor.” said Julie Sullivan, Realtor for Empire Realty Associates.

For more information, please contact Julie Sullivan at Julie@Julie-Sullivan.com or at 925- 200-3411.

Danville, CA – Dana and Paul Weiler, Partners at Empire Realty Associates, helped support Danville’s John Baldwin Elementary, Bid for Kids 2010. Bid for Kids is John Baldwins largest fundraiser of the year and both Dana and Paul, already active in supporting other local schools, were passionate about being a part of this annual fundraiser.

The event was held on March 27th at the Round Hill Country Club and boasted a “Casino Royale” theme where the guests celebrated in James Bond fashion. Guests enjoyed an evening dinner and dancing, silent and live auctions, jewelry and wine raffles along with casino style gambling. Dana and Paul Weiler sponsored the Blackjack table; a popular gaming choice for many. An array of over 25 live auction items were auctioned off for this years “Fund a Need” recipient chosen by the Cougar Education Fund. This year parents raised $12,700 to support the school library. In all, the event raised more than $140,000.00 for John Baldwin’s Bid for Kids 2010.

For more information about the John Baldwin Elementary Bid for Kids program, please contact Dana and Paul Weiler at DWeiler@EmpireRA.com or by phone at 925-998-8470.

DANVILLE – Empire Realty Associates is excited to announce that Realtor, Patty Barry, has joined the Danville office.

Upon graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in Journalism, Patty began her sales career as a pharmaceutical and medical supply representative for Smithkline Beecham. Shortly after obtaining her Real Estate license in 1985, Patty worked for Coldwell Banker and TRI before joining J. Rockcliff in 2004.

“I have great value in integrity, high production, and synergy. These elements are extremely important to me as I take my career to the next level.” said Patty Barry

With deep roots in the community, Patty and her family enjoy living in Danville, being active at the Roundhill Country Club and their involvement with the National Charity League.

“Patty’s values are parallel to that of Empire’s culture. We welcome her to the Empire Realty family and look forward to much shared success.” said Hank Perry, President of Empire Realty Associates.

For more information, please contact Patty Barry at PBarry@EmpireRA.com or (925) 217-5066.

“Eilish is a wonderful addition to our team and brings a great deal of customer service experience and lasting relationships with her clients to her new endeavor into real estate.  We welcome Eilish to the Empire Realty family and look forward to much shared success.” said Hank Perry, President of Empire Realty Associates.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Eilish moved to New York City with her family as a young child. After attending school in New York, she began a 29 year career in customer service, most recently with Sun Microsystems where she held several customer support roles. Her most recent undertaking with Sun Microsystems, was that in assisting in the growth market of Latin America. 

DANVILLE & WALNUT CREEK - Empire Realty Associates held a One Warm Coat drive in both offices that ended on January 15th.  In total, they collected 791 warm coats, jackets, and sweaters.

Empire Realty decided to participate in this drive because it reaches out to the local community and delivers a good message, that it is a simple way to help people who are in need.  The dream is that One Warm Coat will become part of the American lifestyle, so that when a coat is no longer in need, people will donate their gently used items to One Warm Coat.  This year they raised around 350,000 coats and arranged over 2,000 drives.  

 “It was a great feeling to see so many people spreading the warmth to those in need. We were able to reach such a great goal with the help of the team of Realtors in my office, clients, friends, family and the Contra Costa Realtors in Motion group.
One day I received a call from a local teenager who had 300 coats she collected for the drive. It was definitely a team effort.  I am looking forward to supporting this great cause again in 2010.” says Julie Sullivan, Realtor for Empire Realty Associates.

Thank you for supporting the One Warm Coat drive and Empire Realty Associates in order to help those who are in need. There are 791 people who are a little warmer this winter season because of everyone’s support.  For more information or to find out how you can help with our 2010 One Warm Coat Drive, please contact Julie Sullivan at Julie@Julie-Sullivan.com or at 925- 200-3411.

Press Release | 1/20/10
EMPIRE REALTY ASSOCIATES WELCOMES REALTOR, EILISH EGAN

DANVILLE – Empire Realty Associates is excited to announce that Realtor, Eilish Egan, has joined the Danville office.

“Eilish is a wonderful addition to our team and brings a great deal of customer service experience and lasting relationships with her clients to her new endeavor into real estate.  We welcome Eilish to the Empire Realty family and look forward to much shared success.” said Hank Perry, President of Empire Realty Associates.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Eilish moved to New York City with her family as a young child. After attending school in New York, she began a 29 year career in customer service, most recently with Sun Microsystems where she held several customer support roles. Her most recent undertaking with Sun Microsystems, was that in assisting in the growth market of Latin America. 

For more information, please contact Eilish Egan at EEgan@empireRA.com or (925) 217-2276

DANVILLE / WALNUT CREEK – Empire Realty Associates has once again teamed up with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to gather donations for the Holiday Food Drive 2009.  With combined efforts, Empire Realty’s Danville and Walnut Creek offices collected 312 pounds of donations including canned and dried goods, peanut butter, fruit juice, and other non-perishable items, to help provide immediate relief and hope to families and individuals suffering from hunger.

The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano has been serving the community for 34 years. Food is directly provided to more than 100,000 hungry people in need every month at community sites and through a network of 178 charitable agencies. Over 11.2 million pounds were distributed last year. The Food Bank works to reduce food waste, feed hungry people, and raise public awareness of issues related to food and hunger. The work could not get done without the help of the hundreds of volunteers that donate their time to coordinate food drives, sort and pack the food, and help distribute it to their hungry neighbors.

“During the holidays, Empire Realty is pleased to be involved in the food drive. It is one of the ways we can directly and immediately help families in our area.   It is important for all of us to remember that The Contra Costa Food Bank accepts donations year round in order to continue to assist local families.” –Tracey Casella, Office Manager for Empire Realty Associates, Walnut Creek.

Empire Realty Associates and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano recognize the growing rate of families in need this holiday season.  Empire has participated in the traditional food drive before and has always been committed to the greater good of the community. 

For more information, please contact Tracey Casella, Walnut Creek office manager at 925-465-9926 or TCasella@EmpireRA.com.

Walnut Creek – Empire Realty Associates has proudly sponsored AIDS/Life Cycle 9 Rider #1028 – Randy Shinn through the efforts of Brian Willingham, Realtor at Empire Realty. From June 6-12, 2010, cyclists from all over California will be making the 545 mile / 7-day ride along California’s coast to support the AIDS/Life Cycle Foundation. AIDS/Life Cycle is the only AIDS fundraising bicycle event in California organized by the non-profit agencies that will benefit from the money raised by its participants. Our sole concern is providing critical services to people living with HIV and AIDS.

“It is so rewarding to be able to help clients like Randy, a retired school teacher, who donate so much of their time and energy into supporting worthy causes.  I was honored when he invited me to support him in the ALC ride this year” – Brian Willingham, Realtor at Empire Realty Associates.

Money raised during this event will directly allow for critical services to be provided. AIDS/Life Cycle provides vital services and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and to reduce the number of new infections that occur each year. The organization continues to be a leader in educating at-risk communities about HIV/AIDS prevention and in connecting thousands of people to the critical information they need to make informed decisions about HIV-related risk and health. Unfortunately, current economic conditions have dramatically impacted this vital organization. Public funding for the program has been drastically cut and private donations are affected as well.  Our support is needed to help continue the services they provide. 

Please help us support the efforts or Rider #1028 and the AIDS/Life Cycle Foundation by making a direct, tax deductible donation at www.tofighthiv.org/goto/JeepMan1. For more information, please contact Brian Willingham at 925-465-9931 or BWillingham@EmpireRA.com