{"id":29968,"date":"2017-08-03T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=29968"},"modified":"2017-08-03T13:03:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:03:05","slug":"code-blue-receives-local-5000-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/08\/code-blue-receives-local-5000-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Blue Receives Local $5000 Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Maureen Werther<\/span><\/p>\n Maxwell Property Management has donated $5,000 to Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) and Code Blue. <\/span><\/p>\n Maxwell Herrick, owner of Maxwell Property Management, and his office administrator, Cherrie Van Derburg, decided to do something to give back to the community as part of Maxwell\u2019s year-long 25th anniversary celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n The previous fall, they committed to donating 10 percent of all new broker\u2019s commissions. <\/span><\/p>\n The company provides consulting services and works with owners and their attorneys to convert properties into valuable investments for clients. Maxwell Property also manages multi-unit properties and turns \u201cdistressed\u201d units into attractive rentals. They average about 300 leases per year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe act as the firewall between the landlord and the tenant,\u201d said Herrick, adding that he represents landlord\u2019s interests and manages properties \u201cthe way I would my own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re all about housing. What better way to show our support of the community than to give back to an organization like SOS? This is our clear support of the Code Blue project and its future,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n Herrick said the money will go directly to help the Code Blue program, which provides shelter to the homeless when temperatures drop to freezing.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>The year-long philanthropic initiative was the result of conversations between Herrick and his long-time office manager, Cherrie Van Derburg, whom Herrick calls the \u201creal boss\u201d of the business.<\/span><\/p>\n Herrick said Van Derburg organized the entire initiative, including the formal presentation of a check to Deputy Mayor Meg Kelly and staff of SOS and Code Blue. Van Derburg said the donation is part of the company\u2019s ongoing efforts to give back to the community. She said they plan similar initiatives for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are very excited about this,\u201d said Herrick.<\/span><\/p>\n Cheryl Murphy Parent, director of Code Blue, said the donation helps them to \u201ckeep doing what we do, which is to save lives.\u201d She said the money will go toward supplies, food and other necessities that are always needed by the Code Blue team and the people they serve.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Maureen Werther Maxwell Property Management has donated $5,000 to Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) and Code Blue. Maxwell Herrick, owner of Maxwell Property Management, and his office administrator, Cherrie Van Derburg, decided to do something to give back to the community as part of Maxwell\u2019s year-long 25th anniversary celebration. The previous fall, they committed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\n