The Continental Group's (TCG) Employees Build a Home in Destin with Habitat for Humanity

Dec. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The Continental Group (TCG), a FirstService Residential Management company, partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a new home for a family in need on Saturday, Dec. 10th in Defuniak Springs, FL.
 
Employees from TCG’s Destin regional office spent the day putting up sheet rock and painting the home along with fellow volunteers from Habitat for Humanity who worked on other construction projects around the family’s house.

“It is an honor to work with a renowned charity like Habitat for Humanity in building a home for an entire family and ensuring that they could celebrate the holidays together under one roof. TCG is privileged to have been involved in such an amazing holiday cause,” said Dan Buckner, TCG’s Senior Vice President of Gulf Coast Region.
 
Each holiday charitable effort is part of Continental Cares, TCG’s year-round corporate philanthropic outreach program dedicated to enhancing the lives of the neighbors, residents, and communities it serves. The primary focus of Continental Cares is to assist nonprofit organizations and entities whose missions are aligned with those of Continental Cares.
 
“The essence of the season is making sure that every family can enjoy the holidays and I encourage all corporations to help make this possible in their local communities,” stated Tim O’Keefe, TCG’s CEO, who is the guiding force behind the holiday initiatives taking place throughout its statewide regional offices.

About The Continental Group, Inc.

Founded in 1990, The Continental Group’s corporate headquarters is located in Hollywood, FL. It also has regional offices in Boca Raton, Miami, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Vero Beach, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Destin. The company is the largest condominium and homeowner associations’ manager in the state, and one of South Florida’s leading private sector employers.  

Today, The Continental Group manages and maintains 1,500 Associations and more than 310,000 residential units. As the leading community association management company in Florida, Continental pioneered many of the practices widely utilized throughout the industry today.  

The Continental Group is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,600 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.  FSR is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ- FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector, providing a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and property services. More information about FirstService is available at www.firstservice.com.

To learn more about The Continental Group, call (954) 925-8200, toll-free: (800) 215-2316 or visit www.tcgmgt.com.    

About Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit Christian housing organization that seeks to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Since 1976, Habitat has served more than 500,000 families by welcoming people of all races, religions and nationalities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. For more information, to donate or to volunteer, please visit www.habitat.org , or follow us at www.facebook.com/habitat or atwww.twitter.com/habitat_org or join Habitat’s blog