FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

Gathering for the presentation of the Staten Island Board of Realtors’ (SIBOR) contribution to Sunrise Day Camp – Staten Island are, from left: Realtor Jon Salmon, a past president of the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island (JCC); Annmarie Izzo, SIBOR event coordinator; Realtor Scott Setaro, 2019 president of SIBOR, and David Sorkin, CEO and executive director of the Staten Island JCC. (Photos: Courtesy of the Staten Island Board of Realtors®)

Funds from annual golf event to benefit Sunrise Day Camp and Kids Against Cancer unit at Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) marked July 2019 by donating a total of $15,040 to a pair of local initiatives dedicated to helping children with cancer.

The annual Realtors’ Challenge Cup fundraiser, held in June, resulted in donations to Sunrise Day Camp – Staten Island, and the Kids Against Cancer Pediatric Oncology Center at Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health, Ocean Breeze. Since 2015, the Realtors’ Challenge Cup has raised $73,240 for charity.

The event took take place at the Grand Oaks Country Club, Huguenot, in conjunction with Freedom Mortgage® as the principal sponsor.

SIBOR representatives donate funds earmarked for the Kids Against Cancer Pediatric Oncology Center at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) Northwell Health. Participating in the presentation are, from left: Sandy Krueger, CEO of the Staten Island Board of Realtors’ (SIBOR); Vivian Alestra, a child life specialist at SIUH Northwell Health; Annmarie Izzo, SIBOR event coordinator; Realtor Thomas P. Smith; Realtor Scott Setaro, 2019 president of SIBOR, and Dr. Philip Roth, SIUH chairman of Pediatrics and vice president of Medical Education.

About the Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR)

Established in 1915, the Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR) is the largest professional and 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 promote the preservation of the public’s right to own, transfer and use real property.

Comprised of more than 2,000 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 Inc. (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 5,000 real estate transactions every year.

All SIBOR Realtors 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 viewed online at SIBORREALTORS.com. SIBOR may also be visited on Facebook at “Staten Island Board of Realtors” and on Twitter via @SIBOR.

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