With great joy, we are thrilled to announce the 7th annual holiday food drive was a tremendous success! Firstly, many thanks goes to the seventy-five businesses and groups throughout  the Treasure Coast  that stepped up to be a box host.  Making it easy for businesses to participate every year, White Glove Moving & Storage delivers the boxes to each location empty.  Thereafter, the boxes are collected full a week later. Subsequently, some locations contribute just a few items whereas others exceed the one box tenfold.  For example, Elite Electric & Air chose to conduct an internal competition among their staff resulting in 1,000 lbs. of food!

Additionally, as a token of appreciation, a complimentary on-air talk radio interview goes to the organization yielding the most items based on their region. Ambitiously, the goal was to raise 2,500 lbs. of food. Presently, we are ecstatic to share the results exceeded our goal yielding 3,460 lbs. during the food drive! In the rain, the delivery was made on December 2oth, in time for distribution to families in need during the holidays and long school break. As you may know, success like this requires the help of many. Therefore, we will be highlighting each location based on their county within the Treasure Coast.

To begin, a big thank you goes to the following food drive venues in Indian River County:

• Star Suites by Riverside Theatre,
• Spectrum Interior Design,
• Renaissance Senior Living,
• Indian River Bikram Yoga,
• A Moment’s Notice Health Care,
• My Florida Roofing,
• Bent Pine Golf Club,
• Sebastian Insurance,
• HR Dynamics,
• Rooney & Rooney P.A.,
• Alexander Insurance,
• offices of Bridgeview formerly Univest,
• Stringer Gallery,
• RE/MAX Associated Realty,
• LED Capstone,
• Manpower,
• Mattress Market of Vero,
• Fully Promoted,
• Springhill Suites,
• Hampton Inn,
• Coldwell Banker Paradise Beachside,
• Patchington on Ocean,
• Purple Plum Boutique,
• Vero Beach Magazine,
• Powell Shoes,
• TC Automotive,
• Store Right Self Storage on US1,
• Isles of Vero,
• Marine Bank on Beachland,
• Wild Thyme Catering,
• VB Home Interiors,
• Vero Heritage Center & Citrus Museum,
• St. Lucie Battery & Tire of Sebastian,
• Sebastian Friendly Tennis Club
• Vero Premier Women’s Network

 

After calculations, Bent Pine Golf Club took first place earning an on-air talk radio interview with host and VP of Marketing, Anna Valencia Tillery on the Vero Insider. In addition, a close second went to GHO Homes followed by the Sebastian Friendly Tennis Club during this year’s high yielding food drive.

 

Furthermore, in St. Lucie County a special food drive thanks goes to the following businesses and groups:

• AmeriGas,
• Treasure Coast Naturists,
• The Civil  Air Patrol FL078,
• Century 21,
• IBM South Eastern Credit Union,
• Freedom Boat Club,
• St. Lucie Battery & Tire,
• Storage King USA,
• Coastal Pest Control of the Treasure Coast,
• The Atlantic at Tradition Apartments,
• Aapex Electric,
• GHO Corporate Office,
• Holiday Inn of Pt. St. Lucie
• Elite Electric and Air.
  

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Additionally, from Martin County, wonderful food drive donations came from:

• Bonnie C. Landry & Assoc. of Stuart,
• The Cabinet Gallery,
• St. Lucie Battery & Tire of Palm City,
• the Palm City Chamber,
• Law offices of Svetlana Z. Nemeroff,
• Glenn Webber Esq.,
• the Better Business Bureau
• Canopy Cove in Hobe Sound by DR Horton.

As a marketing benefit, winners from St. Lucie County and Martin County will be featured on the radio show Martin County Movers & Shakers, hosted by Anna Valencia Tillery of White Glove.  First place, from St. Lucie County, Elite Electric & Air filled a half a White Glove truck raising 1,000 lbs.! Impressively, second place goes to the Civil Air Patrol Squadron.  The high producing group is made up of dedicated teens looking to make a positive impact locally. Furthermore, in Martin County the St. Lucie Battery store in Palm City took the lead followed closely by the Better Business Bureau.

For those considering participating in some way, Spring is a great time. In particular, condos and other seasonal home owners associations can collect food when residents are leaving for the season. If interested, White Glove will deliver and pick up the boxes at no charge. To enlist, simply email AnnaV@WhiteGloveUSA.net or call 772-778-4750.  Since 2013, nearly 200,000 lbs. of non-perishable food have been raised in this annual, Move for Hunger effort.  Most importantly, remember the professional movers at White Glove are here to help with all the heavy lifting for yourselves or those you know, locally or nationwide as an interstate agent with Bekins Vanlines.  

In conclusion, please consider supporting these businesses throughout the Treasure Coast, it is a great way to honor their goodwill.  Finally, the White Glove Moving, Storage & Delivery team wishes everyone a prosperous and happy new year. Cheers!

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