CORFAC News

COLUMBIA, Md. (Mar. 25, 2010) – Demonstrating that it is better to give than to receive, Manekin, LLC, along with 91 subcontractors and vendors, raised over $37,000 for charity at the company’s annual subcontractors party.The funds will support 28 non-profit organizations in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard and Prince George’s counties, as well as Baltimore City and Central Maryland.Twenty-six years ago, Manekin hosted an event to thank its construction subcontractors who helped the company achieve success. The event was established in the name of Karen Dean, a Manekin employee who passed away in 1996.Since then, the subcontractors party has become an annual event and has grown to become a Manekin party thanking all vendors company wide. The funds are collected and disbursed to non-profit organizations from the Karen Dean Memorial Fund. The cumulative amount raised is approximately $725,000.“The subcontractors party represents part of a long history of giving back to the communities where we do business,” said Richard Alter, Manekin’s president and CEO. “We carry on the tradition which was founded 64 years ago by Bernard and Harold Manekin.”“For many businesses in the real estate industry, 2009 was a struggle to survive financially,” Alter added. “Although donations were down, I am proud and humbled by the generosity of the associates of Manekin.”In 2009, cash and in-kind donations by Manekin and its employees exceeded $138,000. The company previously won the Maryland Business Philanthropy Award for its commitment to improving Marylanders’ quality of life through philanthropic efforts.Founded in 1946, Manekin, LLC is a full-service commercial real estate and residential land development firm headquartered in Columbia, Md. with additional offices in downtown Baltimore and Southern Maryland. The company offers asset management, brokerage, construction, development and investment services. For more information, visit www.manekin.com.