STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island Board of Realtors’ (SIBOR) headquarters in Graniteville doubled as a staging area in December for members and office staff’s final community initiative of 2011: The annual “Adopt a Senior” program.

Nursing homes scenes similar to this one from December 2010 were repeated hundreds of times in recent days, due to the volunteer efforts and generosity of Staten Island Realtors.

Chaired by Annmarie Izzo of SIBOR, with the teamwork of her office colleagues, the program attracted scores of Realtors from across Staten Island, who generously contributed gift items for local seniors without families.

As a result, some 500 seniors residing in nursing homes around the borough received an assortment of gift donations — such as games, books, puzzles, hand lotions, makeup, face cream, perfume, cologne, clothing including sweaters, scarves, hats, socks, gloves, pajamas, undershirts, jogging outfits and undergarments — just in time for the winters holidays.

In recent days, the SIBOR volunteers packed their cars with the gift donations, took them to the nursing homes scattered throughout the borough and hand-delivered the care packages directly to the seniors.

The nursing homes included: Eger Harbor House, Carmel Richmond, Golden Gate, Silver Lake, Verrazano, Seaview, Staten Island Care Center and Clove Lakes.

 About The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR)

The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR) is the largest not-for-profit trade association in Staten Island, N.Y.

SIBOR exists to enhance the ability and opportunity of its members to conduct their business successfully and ethically; and to promote the preservation of the public’s right to own, transfer and use real property.

Comprised of over 1,800 members, SIBOR serves real estate agents, brokers and affiliated professionals throughout the borough and surrounding areas. 

SIBOR is the provider of the Staten Island Multiple Listing Service (SIMLS), which works as a clearinghouse through which more than 250 local real estate firms exchange information on properties they have listed for sale. Together, its members participate in over 3,000 real estate transactions every year.

All SIBOR members belong to the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

SIBOR may be reached at 718-928-3220 and visited online at http://siborrealtors.com/.

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