Long & Foster Companies Participates in Toys for Tots for 25th Year

Dec. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- CHANTILLY, Va. – The Long & Foster Companies, parent company to Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, is again participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots program. This year marks Long & Foster’s 25^th year contributing to the holiday collection campaign, and over the years, the company’s many offices across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have collected thousands of toys for the Marines and Toys for Tots.

“It’s the 25^th year that Long & Foster and its affiliated businesses have chosen to help provide a better holiday season to children in need within our local communities and across the Mid-Atlantic,” said P. Wesley (Wes) Foster, Jr., chairman of The Long & Foster Companies. “We’re very proud to be able to support this worthy cause and to help make sure that children in our area have a happier holiday.”

Community members may drop off new, unwrapped toys at their participating Long & Foster sales offices between now and mid-December. Employees at the company’s corporate headquarters are also participating in the annual initiative, collecting donations at the building located at 14501 George Carter Way in Chantilly, Va., from now through Dec. 15.

Once the toys are collected and presented to the U.S. Marines, they are distributed through churches and social welfare agencies to the neediest children throughout the community. Started by the U.S. Marines in 1947, the Toys for Tots campaign is an annual toy collecting drive that now reaches throughout 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Last year, the Toys for Tots campaign distributed more than 18 million toys to nearly 7 million children, according to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 2014 Annual Report.

“Giving back to the communities in which Long & Foster agents and employees live and work is a top priority for all of our professionals, and that’s why we participate in the Toys for Tots drive year after year,” said Jeffrey S. Detwiler, president and chief operating officer of The Long & FosterCompanies. “The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve has built a tremendous program with Toys for Tots, and our employees, agents and their clients appreciate—and enjoy—the opportunity to share the holiday spirit with children who might not receive anything otherwise. We’re so pleased to be contributing for a 25^th year.”

For more information, visit www.LongandFoster.com or www.ToysforTots.org.

About Long & Foster^® Real Estate

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. is the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States. The company is part of The Long & Foster Companies, which also includes Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Long & Foster Insurance and Long & Foster Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate is the exclusive affiliate for Christie’s International Real Estate throughout select parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and it is a founding affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a prestigious global network of real estate professionals that includes the Luxury Portfolio International division. Long & Foster Real Estate represents more than 10,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, plusthe District of Columbia. The company sold more than $28.3 billion worth of homes and helped people buy and sell homes more than 80,000 times in 2013. The combined sales and equivalents for The Long & Foster Companies in 2013 were in excess of $51 billion. Visit www.LongandFoster.com for more information.

About the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program

The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The goal is that this distribution will deliver hope and the joy of the holidays to less fortunate children that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive and patriotic citizens. This collection unites members of communities for a common cause each year and helps build better communities and a better future. For more information about the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, visit www.toysfortots.org.