The Intero Foundation has become a large organization, but not too large to remember that we are part of something still larger: a community to which we must give in order to receive. It is our vehicle for expressing a meaningful and sustained commitment to our community.

The Intero Foundation continues to impact the growth and well being of children and youth in the communities we serve. Empowered by Intero agents and employees, the Intero Foundation has given over $1.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that support children in need.

To read more on the Intero Foundation’s success in 2011 click here.

Bring in your old electronic equipment, cords, chargers, cameras, phones and etc.

Make some money to help out the Intero Foundation!!

20% of your food and drink purchase will go to the Intero Foundation, therefore giving back to the children in our community. You can dine in or place an order for takeout.

It’s going to be a fun time with music, margaritas and swirls…and it’s all for the kids!

Please bring the flyer below and/or mention the Intero Foundation when you place your order.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Intero Foundation is delighted to be involved with Good Karma Bikes and granted $3,000 which goes to rehabbing bikes for the Good Karma Kids Program. They will be giving out 1600 bikes this Christmas to children in need within our community. Thank you to all Intero agents and employees for making this possible!

Silicon Valley, California (November 28, 2011) – The Intero Foundation (www.interofoundation.org), a non-profit organization, founded by Intero Real Estate Services founders in 2002 to benefit children in need, announced that it has donated over $200,000 to 20 charities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 as part of its mission to positively impact the growth and well being of children in our communities.

John Thompson, Intero’s Executive Vice President explains, “Agents donate a portion of their commission per transaction. As a company, this commitment makes a big statement. Therefore, when you drive by an Intero for sale sign or work with an Intero Realtor, feel good that at risk children in the community will be served and we thank each and every one of you for your support.”

“When Intero Real Estate Services was founded just nine years ago, its founders set out to create a company that was different. That difference would be based on values,” states Founder, President and CEO of Intero, Gino Blefari. “One of those values is Commitment. The Intero Foundation is our vehicle for expressing a meaningful and sustained commitment to our community.”

Intero Foundation CFO, Cathy Jackson adds, “The organizations we support may be smaller, but they have a huge impact on thousands of lives in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, they’re often over shadowed by the larger nonprofits that people are more aware of. For many of the organizations we give to, our donation makes up a large portion of their annual budget. They really rely on us for help in keeping their programs and services up and running.”

The Intero Foundation continues to impact the growth and well being of children and youth in the communities we serve. Empowered by Intero agents and employees, the Intero Foundation has given over $1.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that support children in need. In 2011 alone, over $200,000 was granted to organizations benefitting children in need.

Small Steps
Family Connections
Advocates for Children
Family Supportive Housing, Inc.
Just Read Centers
Rape Trauma Services
My New Red Shoes
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Abilities United
Achieve Kids
JustMATH
At the Crossroads
CASA of San Mateo
SPARK
Pajama Program
Role Model Program
Reach Potential
Good Karma Bikes
CCPY
Turning Wheels for Kids

The Intero Foundation is funded, promoted and governed by Intero agents – each of whom are vested in the health of the communities in which they work and live. An executive committee, led by Intero President and CEO Gino Blefari, provides strategic guidance. All members of the Intero community – executives, staff and agents – donate their time to further the Foundation’s mission.

Intero and its agents have always believed in the importance of giving back to communities in which we serve, and 2011 was a perfect example of ‘paying it forward’.

Join Us on November 30th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.  For every tree purchase, Patchen Tree Farm will donate $5.00 to the Intero Foundation.  Bring your family and friends…special guest appearance from the North Pole at 5:00 pm

Donations will continue throughout the month of December.  Just mention Intero so the Farm will contribute to the Foundation.   Thank you for your continual support!

Happy Holidays!

A portion of the proceeds for the evening will be generously donated to the Intero Foundation. Stop in, have some special sushi and drinks!!! Mingle with your fellow agents to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.

1. Intero and our Foundation recently recognized for its contributions and commitment by Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Assemblyman Richard Gordon.
   
   
2. Your Bank, Western Bancorp, with a recent donation check of $2,300 to the foundation! Our Loan officers and the Bank are making contributions from your loan referrals…so keep those referrals coming! Thank you Western Bancorp! You make a difference.
   
3. Intero recently finished a campaign with Whole Foods Market, where their customers were introduced to Intero and our Foundation in their store and 22,088 of them agreed to donate 5 cents of their purchase to our cause, raising $1,104.40 and spreading our branding with this positive exposure to all their customers. (Thank you Toni Roberts for setting this up!) Here is a quote from one of their Corporate offices: “I had such a blast with this partnership, and am so impressed with everyone at Intero. you all are such great people, and I am so happy to see the dedication you all give to support your Foundation and our community children.” Raschel Hutton, Marketing Team Leader – Whole Foods Market 
4. PR that Intero received in the newspaper with the recognition of a grant the Foundation made to Abilities United.
   
5. During a most recent E-Waste collection day for the Foundation at an Intero office, a stranger drove up, rolled down their window, and gave an unsolicited  check for $200! The remark simply was ‘you are doing such good work and I wanted to support it with a contribution.

The people in our communities are noticing and recognizing our brand and commitment to being more than a company that just sells a lot of Real Estate. We are making a difference in what we do and who we are being.

The Saratoga Intero will have an e-waste event on Saturday Nov. 12 from 9am-3pm.  The  address is 12900 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga CA 95070 on the corner of Saratoga Ave and Cox Ave., near Hwy 85.

Bring in your old electronic equipment, cords, chargers, cameras, phones and etc.  Make some money to help out the Intero Foundation!!

Saturday, October 29th 9:00 – 3:00 pm

Saturday, October 29th 9:00 – 3:00 pm