Sandy Futral Honored with Ben Ball Community Service Award
Sandy Futral Honored with Ben Ball Community Service Award
Hard work rarely goes unnoticed! At the annual end-of-the-year meeting held by the Carteret County Association of REALTORS®, our own Sandy Futral was honored with the Ben Ball Community Service Award, which recognizes members that make outstanding and dedicated contributions to the betterment of our local community.
The acknowledgment is certainly well-deserved, as Sandy has been hard at work supporting our community for several years. This year, in particular, was special to her while she served as Chair of the local association’s Public Relations Committee.
Read More About Some of Sandy Futral’s Community Service This Year –
Swinging for Scholarships
Through Sandy’s leadership, the local board of REALTORS® was able to host its 1st Annual ‘Swing for Scholarships’ Golf Tournament Fundraiser. The event was held on August 9th and marked a success from the 1st drive. The funds raised from this inaugural event will benefit members of the organization directly through the CCAR Scholarship fund. Every year, soon-to-be High School graduates with a guardian as a member of CCAR have the opportunity to be awarded scholarships for college. Sandy and the Public Relations Committee hope to give more scholarships than ever this upcoming Spring since the event was so well attended.
Hurricane Florence Relief
Our area directly felt the impacts of Hurricane Florence, which brought several days of rain into our area with heavy winds and high tides. Many families around the county were displaced due to flooding and/or roof damage, but Sandy and the CCAR team quickly offered their support. The CCAR Board office was a drop-off destination for food, water, clothing, and cleaning supplies. Members of the local community gathered together to distribute the collections to those most affected by the storm and offer their services to anyone needing temporary housing or those who were searching for qualified contractors to begin the rebuilding process.
Toys for Tots
For many years, Sandy has coordinated with the United States Marine Corps and hundreds of local businesses to designate themselves as a Toys for Tots drop-off location. The USMC does a great job of collecting and distributing these generous donations to the children that need them most throughout the course of the Holiday season. Toys for Tots boxes can be found at our Bluewater Real Estate offices. We welcome you to stop by and drop a new and unwrapped present for a child in need.
Backpack Friends
In addition to an Annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ event, where local Real Estate offices and similar businesses gather donations of school supplies for area educators, Sandy is heavily involved with the Backpack Friends team. Every week, a group of dedicated volunteers gathers together to combine a bag full of donated canned goods, fruits, snacks, nutritional bars, and healthy drinks. At the end of the week, children of low-income families take a bag home to enjoy with their families over the weekend. It’s the little things like this that make Sandy so passionate about helping, as those students with free or reduced lunch options are often forgotten about over the weekends. A significant amount of time, money, and effort is contributed by Sandy for causes like this and so much more.
If you see Sandy, congratulate her on receiving the prestigious award, and thank her for everything she does in our community.
