Dade and Broward Offices Donate to Toy Drives that help Children in Need

Miami, FL -- (SBWire) -- 12/15/2010 -- In the spirit of the holidays, employees from the Broward and Dade offices of the Continental Group are joining together to put smiles on the faces of children throughout the South Florida region.

The Broward TCG office will be working with two nonprofit organizations, “Toys for Tots” and the “I Have a Dream Foundation”. Employees of the Broward office will be collecting children’s toys, donating the first 120 toys to the “I Have a Dream Foundation” and every additional donation to “Toys for Tots”. “It’s great to know that you can make a difference for these children during the holidays. Our employees are always thrilled to be involved in such a great cause.” said Andi Escue, Director of Client Relations for the Broward office.

The Dade TCG office is also making a difference this holiday season, sponsoring their 4th consecutive “Voices for the Children” toy drive. This year, the drive will provide holiday gifts for an entire agency of 500 children who are in the foster care system. “We are proud to continue our relationship with Voices for the Children. Our Continental and our employee efforts will provide these children the gifts that will bring about a smile.” said Hector Vargas, Senior VP for the Dade office.

TCG CEO, Tim O’Keefe has all TCG offices throughout the state of Florida involved with children’s charities for the Holiday season. “The essence of the season is making sure that every child can enjoy the holidays and I encourage all corporations to help make this possible in their local communities.”

About The Continental Group, Inc.
Founded in 1990, The Continental Group’s corporate headquarters is located in Hollywood FL. It also has regional offices in Boca Raton, Miami, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Vero Beach, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Destin. The company is the largest manager of condominium and homeowner associations in the state, and one of South Florida’s leading private sector employers. Today, The Continental Group manages and maintains 1,500 Associations and more than 310,000 residential units.

As the leading community association management company in Florida, Continental pioneered many of the practices widely utilized throughout the industry today. The Continental Group is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management, which manages over 4,000 communities, representing more than 1,000,000 homes/units in 18 states. FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation. To learn more about The Continental Group, call (954) 925-8200, toll-free: (800) 215-2316 or visit http://www.thecontinentalgroupinc.com .

About Voices for the Children
Voices is part of a unique collaboration with the 11th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program, serving as its fundraising arm, with the goal of ensuring that a Guardian Ad Litem represents every abused child in Miami-Dade County. Voices also provides financial assistance to meet the children’s basic needs, such as medical, dental and mental-health services, food, clothing, furniture, school supplies, tutoring, day care, after-school care, summer camp, and more.

About Toys for Tots
The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.

About I Have a Dream Foundation
The "I Have A Dream" Foundation is working to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education. We empower children in low-income communities to achieve higher education by providing them with guaranteed tuition support and equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and habits they need to gain entry to higher education and succeed in college and beyond. By helping our Dreamers gain access to college, we are putting them on a different academic and life trajectory, while having a broader impact on the students' families and the generations that follow.