{"id":11541,"date":"2018-03-01T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/era-wilder-realty-recognized-as-top-philanthropic-company-in-era-franchise-system\/"},"modified":"2018-03-01T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:30:00","slug":"era-wilder-realty-recognized-as-top-philanthropic-company-in-era-franchise-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/era-wilder-realty-recognized-as-top-philanthropic-company-in-era-franchise-system\/","title":{"rendered":"ERA Wilder Realty Recognized As Top Philanthropic Company In ERA Franchise System"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MADISON, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 1, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, recently recognized ERA Wilder Realty, Inc., a franchise affiliate company with 10 offices in <span class=\"xn-location\">South Carolina<\/span>, for its outstanding corporate social responsibility efforts over the past year. The company, led by broker\/owner <span class=\"xn-person\">Eddie Wilder<\/span>, was awarded the 2017 Ed Bilinkas Memorial Award. The honor was announced at the 2018 ERA<sup>&reg;<\/sup> International Business Conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/351576\/era_real_estate_logo.jpg\" title=\"ERA Real Estate. (PRNewsFoto\/ERA Real Estate)\" alt=\"ERA Real Estate. (PRNewsFoto\/ERA Real Estate)\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&quot;<span class=\"xn-person\">Eddie Wilder<\/span> exemplifies ERA Real Estate&#8217;s core belief that commitment to community is imperative,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sue Yannaccone<\/span>, president and CEO of ERA Real Estate. &quot;Since we announced our brand&#8217;s commitment to send 1,000 children to MDA Summer Camp, Eddie and his team have gone above and beyond to meet that challenge. We are inspired by their continued philanthropy and engagement driven by their desire to do good.&quot;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Presented annually, the <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Bilinkas<\/span> Memorial Award recognizes the&nbsp;<i>ERA<\/i>&nbsp;system&#8217;s top fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).&nbsp;<i>ERA<\/i><i>&nbsp;<\/i>Real Estate has partnered with MDA for more than 35 years, and in 2014 created the <i>ERA<\/i> MDA Summer Camp Challenge: to send 1,000 children to MDA Summer Camp over the next three years. The network has achieved 100 percent of its goal to date, raising over <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 million<\/span> in the process. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;The spirit of compassion that this program brings to ERA Wilder is something that is hard to deny &ndash; the magic and wonder these kids have is infectious,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Eddie Wilder<\/span>, president of ERA Wilder Realty, Inc.&nbsp; &quot;For many of these kids, going to camp is their only chance to experience a sense of normalcy and see the possibilities for a full life. &nbsp;I&#8217;m so proud of the many creative ways that ERA Wilder has raised funds to help these kids realize their full potential and live their best life.&nbsp; Two of the kids we sent to camp nearly a decade ago are now freshman in college.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>As the top fundraiser for the <i>ERA<\/i> MDA Summer Camp Challenge, <span class=\"xn-person\">Eddie Wilder<\/span> and his team have raised more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$75,000<\/span> in 2017 and more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$22,000<\/span> in 2016 to send nearly 100 children to camp. In 2017, ERA Wilder offices across <span class=\"xn-location\">South Carolina<\/span> hosted numerous fundraisers including Classic Car Shows in <span class=\"xn-location\">Sumter<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbia, SC<\/span>; a dance event called Shag Night; as well as numerous car washes, raffles and more. In addition, <span class=\"xn-person\">Eddie Wilder<\/span> was recognized as the South Carolina MDA Ambassador of the year in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Bilinkas<\/span> Memorial Award honors the memory of <i>ERA<\/i> broker <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Bilinkas<\/span> who spent the last 15 years of his life tirelessly raising funds and support for the MDA. Often quoted as saying: &quot;I never met a stranger I wouldn&#8217;t ask for a donation for MDA,&quot; Bilinkas helped raise more than half a million dollars for the organization. <\/p>\n<p><b>About ERA Real Estate<br \/><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.era.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ERA&nbsp;Franchise&nbsp;Systems&nbsp;LLC&nbsp;<\/b><\/a>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.era.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.ERA.com<\/a>) is a global leader in the residential real estate industry with more than 40 years of experience in developing consumer-oriented products and services, delivering value through innovation and collaboration. The ERA Real Estate network includes more than 39,000&nbsp;affiliated brokers and independent sales associates and approximately 2,300 offices throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and 31 other countries and territories. Each office is independently owned and operated except offices owned and operated by NRT LLC. ERA Franchise Systems LLC, which operates the ERA&nbsp;Real Estate&nbsp;system,&nbsp;is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global provider of real estate services. ERA Real Estate information is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreera.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.ExploreERA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Maggie Rohr<\/span><br \/>973-407-4027<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:maggie.rohr@era.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">maggie.rohr@era.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  ERA Real Estate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, N.J., March 1, 2018 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, recently recognized ERA Wilder Realty, Inc., a franchise affiliate company with 10 offices in South Carolina, for its outstanding corporate social responsibility efforts over the past year. 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