Crye-Leike Insights

Memphis, Tenn. - Realtors from Crye-Leike's Cordova branch office are donating their time and sweat labor for an upcoming benefit car wash to raise cash donations for the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) in support of the working poor devastated by the recent Memphis storm that has paralyzed the city for the past two weeks. The car wash fund-raiser is slated for Sat., August 16, 2003, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The most immediate needs of our community, which has resulted from the storm, is providing financial assistance to the hourly employees who have had their jobs suspended because there has been no power to operate a business, or they couldn't report to work due to the storm damage," said Bert Kelly, director of public relations for MIFA. "Cash donations to MIFA will help these individuals, who live from paycheck to paycheck, pay their bills, such as rent payments." The car wash will be held in the parking lot of Crye-Leike's Cordova branch, located at 894 Germantown Parkway, in Cordova. Chairing the event is Jeanie Costa and Leslie Hillard, along with Crye-Leike committee members: Trey Hogue, Mitch Goldberg, Carol Ann Burns, David Ralph and Irv White. "Our real estate office started out with the free car wash idea as a way to show the community our appreciation for their support and for our belief that Cordova is a great place to live," says Costa. "When the storm happened, we changed our focus to have the free car wash but with donations being accepted to support MIFA because MIFA knows how to put the monies we collect to the best use for the storm victims." For details on the car wash, call Crye-Leike, Realtors in Cordova at 901/756-8100. Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) serves approximately 60,000 people each year and consists of 20 social service programs. Its mission is to empower homeless families, unlock the potential of our youth, sustain the independence of frail elderly, extend a hand of hope to the working poor and develop strong support communities. For more information, visit their Web site at www.mifa.org. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee.  

Nashville, Tenn. - One of Crye-Leike's own, Kay Knox Crawford, was recently named 2002-2003 Volunteer of the Year by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. She was recognized for her leadership efforts in serving as the Southeastern Conference (SEC) team hotel coordinator for Gaylord Hotels' Music City Bowl since its inception. Crawford was among 21 outstanding chamber members who were named Volunteers of the Year at the Nashville Area Chamber's 156th annual membership meeting, held June 18, 2003. The chamber presents this award annually to members who have unselfishly given of their time and talent to better the organization's programs and initiatives. "Kay's willingness to contribute countless hours to support the SEC has helped secure the bowl's positive reports from each of the five SEC teams that have participated in the annual games," said presenter Surendra Kumar, a Nashville chamber member and small business owner, as he spoke at the special recognition ceremony before a crowd of over 1,000 chamber members and guests. Crawford is managing broker of Crye-Leike, Realtors' Bellevue branch office, located at 224 Old Hickory Blvd. She is responsible for the recruitment and sales management of 30 sales associates who market residential and commercial real estate to buyers and sellers in the west Nashville area, including Bellevue and Fairview as well as Cheatham and Dickson counties. She has over 23 years of real estate expertise. Prior to joining Crye-Leike in 2000, Crawford was vice president of Continuing Learning Institute (CLI) where she served for 14 years as a real estate trainer. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office is one of 20 Crye-Leike branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region: in Davidson, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties in Tennessee, and Warren County, Kentucky. For information on real estate as a career, or to inquire about joining Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales team in Bellevue, please contact Kay Crawford at 615/662-0707, or Brenda Decker, recruitment director, at 615/373-2044.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors, the 10th largest real estate company in the nation, is the recipient of the Above & Beyond Award from the Tennessee Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). This state award is presented to employers who surpass the federal laws in their employment benefit practices concerning employees who serve in the military. ESGR officials presented the award, on behalf of the men and women of the U.S Armed Forces, in recognition of Crye-Leike's outstanding service and continued support to the national defense. Crye-Leike currently has 54 sales associates and employees who are serving on active duty in the National Guard or have members of their family who are serving in the Armed Forces. "We at Crye-Leike understand as the business partner of our sales associates who are independent contractors and the employer of our staff that our company is vital to enabling these individuals to serve our country," said Chief Executive Officer Harold Crye. "Moreover, our active support and encouragement are keys to their success." Co-founders Crye, along with President Dick Leike, were presented the award at its quarterly meeting held July 9, 2003 in Memphis, Tenn. before a crowd of 1,200 Crye-Leike sales associates from its West Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi regions The award again will be presented at Crye-Leike's quarterly meeting held in Nashville, Tenn. on July 15th where another 1,200 Crye-Leike sales associates will be in attendance who are from its Middle, Southeast and Northeast Tennessee and Kentucky regions. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve was established by the Department of Defense in 1972 to minimize interference between part-time military duties and full-time civilian career responsibilities. The law governing employment practices is The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA) of 1994. "Many employers, such as Crye-Leike, go well beyond the USERRA requirements in a variety of ways: providing both financial and moral support to employees, dependents or families; making up the difference in pay between their civilian and military pay; and paying for extended pension or benefit plans," said Ric Sitler, public affairs officer of the Tennessee Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Southern Region of the United States. It has a network of over 2,500 sales associates and 67 corporate and franchise offices located in 36 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $3.17 billion and 22, 198 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2002.    

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors in Murfreesboro is giving back to the community by organizing a host of fund-raising events on Sat., June 14, 2003 to support the Middle Tennessee State University's Scholarship Fund and First Step Outreach. The community of Rutherford County is invited to a day of fun for the whole family, says Crye-Leike organizers. A yard sale, free car wash with donations accepted and bake sale are planned from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office parking lot, located at 1139 N.W. Broad Street. American flags will be given out as well as balloons for the children. Donations for the yard sale are being accepted at Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office, or pick up service is available. For details, call 615/895-9518. Organizers of the event are: Scott Boles, Lois Brown, Donna Davenport, Mark Delridge, Debbie Flowers and Peggy Wenvke, all of Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike's Murfreesboro branch office is one of 20 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky. First Step Outreach is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization that provides support and hope to youth, adults and families who are trying to overcome life-controlling problems such as substance abuse, and criminal behavior.  

Memphis, Tenn. - This year's Employee Appreciation Luncheons at Crye-Leike, Realtors will have more of a heartfelt meaning when the Pledge of Allegiance is recited. It will be preceded by a roll call of those 59 Crye-Leike employees and sales associates who have members of their family serving in the military at a time when President Bush declared an end to "major combat operations in Iraq." "With our company's size and close proximity to a major U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installation in Millington, Tenn. and a U.S. Army Forces Command installation in Fort Campbell, KY, it is not surprising to find a number of our employees and sales associates having family members serving in the military," says Joyce Friedman, public relations director who notes that Crye-Leike has 600 employees and 2,367 sales associates company-wide. "Our employee luncheons couldn't have been planned at a better time with the recent declaration from President Bush," said Friedman. "There definitely will be a camaraderie in the air at our appreciation luncheons as we recognize those Crye-Leike family members who support our servicemen and servicewomen." Those 59 men and women serving in the U.S. forces and their relationship to employees and sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors by regions are as follows:   CRYE-LEIKE'S GREATER MEMPHIS REGION Crye-Leike's Highway 64 - Houston Levee branch office in Arlington pays tribute to: Maj. Curt Heaslet, a Crye-Leike sales associate and Preston Cory Jones, son of Lolly Jones, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike's Germantown - Exeter branch office pays tribute to: Capt. Sheila McCarley, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and Pvt. Patrick Miller, nephew of Nancy Carr, a Crye-Leike employee; Crye-Leike's Hinson branch office in Little Rock, Ark. pays tribute to Steve Raymond, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike, Inc. in Memphis pays tribute to: Sgt. Mark Conetta, son of Marie Lozaw, a employee of Crye-Leike Relocation Services; Maj. Christopher Forbes, cousin of Sidney Ingram, a Crye-Leike employee of its Human Resources Division; Kevin McCollum, son of Connie McCollum, an employees of Crye-Leike Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Marc Phelps, husband of Gina Phelps, an employee of Crye-Leike Commercial; Crye-Leike's Millington branch office pays tribute to: Matthew A. Bogue and William R. Bogue, both sons of Wilma Vawter and brothers of Brad Merritt, both Crye-Leike sales associates; Cheryl Boskey, cousin of Kaye Duncan, a Crye-Leike sales associate; 2D Lt. Christopher Bryant and Sgt. Michael Bryant, both sons of Billie Bryant, a Crye-Leike sales associate; O.C. Parker, cousin of Maxcine Heaston, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and Petty Officer 1st Class, U.S. Navy Gary A. Strong, a Crye-Leike sales associate and husband of Therese Strong, a Crye-Leike employee; Crye-Leike's Olive Branch, Miss. office pays tribute to Kyle A. Drummond, son-in-law of Rita Johnson, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike's Southaven, Miss. branch office pays tribute to Michael Flowers, brother-in-law of Carol McGregor, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and, Crye-Leike's Whitehaven branch office in Memphis pays tribute to: Eric D. Faulkner, cousin of Angela Beckley, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and SSGT Stephanie Williams, granddaughter of Dora McGraw, a Crye-Leike sales associate.   GREATER NASHVILLE REGION Crye-Leike's Brentwood East branch office in Brentwood pays tribute to: Russ Harris, nephew of Cheryl Weaver, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Michael & Hillary Martin, son and daughter-in-law of Sally Martin-Johnson, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Brian and Rebecca Merlin, son and daughter-in-law of Le Anne Rich, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Garrett Shaw, son of Kim Travis, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike's St. Bethlehem branch office in Clarksville pays tribute to: Kevin N. Gardner, son of Glenda Gardner, a Crye-Leike employee; Philip G. Munden Sr., husband of Cathy Munden, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and Ryan Sims, nephew of Kimberly Stewart, Crye-Leike's managing broker; Samuel Stoker, husband of Mandi Stoker, a Crye-Leike sales associate, and son-in-law of Jimmy Settle, a Crye-Leike sales associate, and Gail Settle, managing broker, both of Crye-Leike's Clarksville - Sango branch office; Daniel Tester, son-in-law of Crye-Leike associate James Phillips; Samuel Stoker, husband of Mandi Stoker, a Crye-Leike sales associate, and son-in-law of Jimmy Settle, a Crye-Leike sales associate, and Gail Settle, managing broker; Crye-Leike's Sango branch office in Clarksville pays tribute to: Anthony Johnson, father of Kelli Brown, a Crye-Leike employee; David P. Kiggins, son of Barbara Kiggins of 1st Trust Bank for Savings- Mortgage Division; Bill Long, son-in-law of the Settles and brother-in-law of Stoker; and Michael Thurber, son-in-law of Susan Skirvin, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. in Brentwood pays tribute to: Jeff Beatty, son of Kathy Tomlinson, an employee of Realty Title & Escrow Co., Inc.; Philip Conn, brother-in-law of Pete McKinney, an employee of Crye-Leike Relocation Services; Michael Hunton, son of Diane Mann, an employee of Realty Title & Escrow Co, Inc.; Kenneth Nati, son of Pamm Nati, employee of Crye-Leike Marketing; and Ben Welch III, son of Ben Welch, sales associate of Crye-Leike Commercial & Property Management; Crye-Leike's Franklin - Cool Springs branch office pays tribute to Jeffery N. Garland, son of Wanda Garland Bradley, a Crye-Leike sales associate. Crye-Leike's Hermitage branch office pays tribute to: Paul Hedges, son-in-law of Pamela Hurd, a Crye-Leike employee; Michael Jarrett, son of David Jarrett, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Todd Vanover, husband of niece to Pamela Hurd, a Crye-Leike employee; Crye-Leike's Hendersonville branch office pays tribute to: Lyndon Alexander, brother of George Alexander, a Crye-Leike sales associate; David M. Fallon, son-in-law of Tom & Jean Evans, a Crye-Leike sales associates; and Christopher Staggs, nephew of Marilyn White, a Crye-Leike sales associate; and, Crye-Leike's Mt. Juliet branch office pays tribute to: Brittney Pride, daughter of JoAnn Pucciarelli, a Crye-Leike sales associate.   GREATER CHATTANOOGA REGION Crye-Leike's downtown Chattanooga branch office pays tribute to 1st Lt. Andrew Exum, son of Roy Exum, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Crye-Leike's East Brainerd branch office in Chattanooga pays tribute to: Shawn Lewis, cousin of Cherie Beckett, a Crye-Leike sales associate; Jonathan Simons, nephew of Cherie Beckett, Crye-Leike sales associate; and C.J. Carlton and Elizabeth Neal, son and daughter-in-law of Mearl Neal, a Crye-Leike employee; Crye-Leike's Hixson branch office in Chattanooga pays tribute to Michael Stroud, cousin of Melonie Carideo, a Crye-Leike sales associate. Crye-Leike's Johnson City branch office pays tribute to Tagen Davis, sister of Tyra DeMoss, a Crye-Leike employee. "Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all who serve, but especially to those we think of as ?family', " said Friedman. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.  

Nashville, Tenn. - When the American Red Cross issued a plea to donate blood last February to replenish the city's quarantined blood supply, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. was inspired to organize their first company blood drive in March. Crye-Leike's efforts proved worthwhile and exceeded its expectations, says Joyce Friedman, Crye-Leike's public relations director. "The American Red Cross issued a goal of 60 pints for our company, based on our employee size. We collected 78 pints of blood, with 22 from first-time donors; not so bad for our first time." "The American Red Cross made it very easy to donate by providing us with simple directions to follow in organizing a corporate blood drive. The whole donor process ran very smoothly with no interruptions during a normal business day at our corporate offices." If you are a business organizing a blood drive for the first time, the American Red Cross asks that the business identify a minimum of 45 volunteer blood donors before requesting a blood drive. The American Red Cross utilizes a mobile blood unit that is self contained and is parked in front of the business sponsoring the drive. With the summer upon us, the American Red Cross is now appealing to businesses which have organized blood drives before, says Drue Hackney, donor recruitment representative of the Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region (TVR). "The local inventory historically seems to drop during the summer months because people are more focused on enjoying the summer than giving blood. We are encouraging businesses who have held blood drives in the past to hold another one in June and we would like to have new businesses come on board, too." Branch offices of Crye-Leike, Realtors are continuing to hold blood drives. The most recent one is planned for Wilson County at its Mt. Juliet branch office, located at 1285 North Mt. Juliet Road, on May 13, 2003, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. To volunteer to donate, please call Barbara Parrish at 615/754-8999. Crye-Leike's Franklin-Cool Springs branch office, located at 206A Cool Springs Blvd., also is planning a blood drive for Williamson County in June. To volunteer to donate, please call coordinator Kathy Allen at 615/771-6620. For further information on organizing a company blood drive, please contact your local American Red Cross or Drue Hackney at 615/330-6011. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has 20 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region: TENNESSEE (Middle Tennessee) - Davidson, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties; and KENTUCKY - Warren County. Sales associates in the Greater Nashville area currently total over 800.    

Nashville, Tenn. - Out of Crye-Leike, Realtors' 18 branch offices in the Middle Tennessee region, its Columbia branch office was recently commended for their work in community service. Colene Dooley, managing broker of Crye-Leike Columbia, accepted Crye-Leike's coveted 2002 Community Service Award on behalf of her sales associates at the company's recent annual meeting. The award recognizes Crye-Leike Columbia's active involvement in its community and for distinguishing itself in public service activities. This is the first time the Crye-Leike Community Service Award was presented. Chief Executive Officer Harold E. Crye recognized that his sales associates and branch offices are just as active in their community by promoting goodwill and doing good deeds as they are in selling real estate which prompted him to establish this new company award to annually pay tribute to the Crye-Leike branch office that best exemplifies the essence of community service. Honorable mentions were presented to Crye-Leike's Smyrna branch office and Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office. Over the past year, Crye-Leike Columbia took a leadership role in organizing, supporting and participating in various community events and programs within their community. Their greatest achievement was raising over $10,000 for the cancer treatment of patient Anna Thornton who had no living relatives and was known by many as a receptionist for local real estate and title companies in the area. They did this by sponsoring a dance and silent auction on the Friday evening of Mule Day Weekend. Crye-Leike Columbia also participated in Make a Difference Day, a helping others campaign sponsored by the National Association of Realtors, by providing needed repairs and yard work for two elderly ladies, including tearing away a back porch and rebuilding a new one. Several Crye-Leike associates also played a leading role in the election of their new State Representative Tom DuBois by serving on his campaign committee. Their involvement entailed designing and writing campaign ads and materials, hosting events, helping to raise campaign monies, making campaign phone calls, working at the polls and posting campaign signs. Crye-Leike Columbia further demonstrated its commitment to serving the community this past year by volunteering and raising monies for such organizations as the March of Dimes, Children's Hospital, Easter Seals, Cancer Crusade, Heart Walk, Blood Mobile, Band Boosters, United Way and the Maury Alliance Chamber of Commerce. "Our Crye-Leike branch office works as a team," says Dooley. "We understand that by helping each other and by working together that we all can prosper from doing community service; this applies to our business and to all areas of our life." Crye-Leike's Smyrna branch office was commended for raising over $2,400 for the American Heart Association and for their second year in organizing a food drive during the holidays for needy families. Their office also raised fund to help support Habitat for Humanity and lent a helping hand to the elderly and disabled. Crye-Leike's managing broker for its Smyrna branch office is Tom Williams. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office was commended for raising $1,400 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and for their second year in organizing a Toys-for-Tots drive during the holiday season. Bellevue also focused on community awareness by holding numerous town hall meetings to give the community an opportunity to meet their elected officials and political candidates running for office. Crye-Leike's managing broker for its Bellevue branch office is Kay Crawford. "Good corporate citizenship and community service are important values at Crye-Leike," said Joyce Friedman, public relations director. "As Realtors, our sales associates understand the importance of connecting with their communities through volunteering." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $ 3.17 billion and 22,198 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2002.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Out of Crye-Leike, Realtors' 17 branch offices in the West Tennessee Region, its Germantown Poplar branch office was recently commended for its work in community service. Crye-Leike's West Tennessee Region includes Crittendon County, Ark. and numerous counties in North Mississippi. Myra Quinley, managing broker of Crye-Leike Germantown Poplar, accepted Crye-Leike's coveted 2002 Community Service Award on behalf of her sales associates at the company's recent annual meeting. The award recognizes Crye-Leike Germantown Poplar's active involvement in its community and for distinguishing itself in public service activities. This is the first time the Crye-Leike Community Service Award was presented. Co-founders and owners Harold Crye and Dick Leike recognized that their sales associates and branch offices are just as active in their community by promoting goodwill and doing good deeds as they are in selling real estate which prompted them to establish this new company award to annually pay tribute to the Crye-Leike branch office that best exemplifies the essence of community service. Honorable mentions were presented to Crye-Leike's Collierville branch office and Crye-Leike's Olive Branch office. Crye-Leike Germantown Poplar is credited for raising over $12,000 for the Wings Foundation for Cancer Research by holding a golf tournament last year, an annual event they have organized for the past eight years in tribute to those in their office who have been diagnosed with cancer and in memory of their managing broker Sherry Park, who died of this insidious disease. Their eight-year dedication to help fight cancer has contributed in raising more than $80,000 for cancer research. With all the energy it takes to organize a golf tournament, Crye-Leike Germantown Poplar still found the time to share their spirit of giving with the less fortunate by providing food and clothing; caring for the sick and raising money for charities like Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and Youth Villages. "Our Crye-Leike branch office works as a team," says Quinley. "We understand that by helping each other and by working together that we all can prosper from doing community service; this applies to our business and to all areas of our life." Crye-Leike's Olive Branch office was commended for participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, raising over $6,000. Additionally, their associates contributed $500 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in memory of DeSoto County children who were patients at St. Jude and $500 to the Olive Branch Fire Department to purchase special heat sensor equipment. Managing broker of Crye-Leike's Olive Branch office is Landis Foy Jr. Crye-Leike's Collierville branch office also was commended for raising over $3,000 for the American Cancer Society and for their community service work with the homeless, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and local community schools. Managing broker of Crye-Leike's Collierville branch office is Jeanne Lubiani. "Good corporate citizenship and community service are important values at Crye-Leike," said Joyce Friedman, public relations director. "As Realtors, our sales associates understand the importance of connecting with their communities through volunteering." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $3.17 billion and 22,198 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2002.    

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, concluded its 2002 United Way Workplace Campaign by raising a total of $60,739 company wide to support United Way agencies located in 32 counties in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia, a 13 percent increase from last year's campaign. Since becoming a partner with United Way in 1995, Crye-Leike, its sales associates and corporate staff company wide have contributed in excess of $194,000 toward supporting United Way agencies in their communities. "Our company's partnership with United Way is a perfect philanthropic fit for us. By giving to United Way, we are investing in the communities we serve," said Joyce Friedman, public relations director of Crye-Leike, Realtors. "We know that United Way's board members and other volunteers safe guard that investment with a stringent process for prioritizing needs, evaluating agencies and their programs and distributing funds to those agencies most deserving and in need. Their diligence produces results and allows United Way to make a positive impact on our neighbors like supporting people in crisis, enriching seniors' lives, strengthening families, promoting health and independence and helping youth succeed." Second only to government, United Way is the largest provider of funding for health and human services in the nation. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors has expanded its community blood drive into Clarksville to compliment the company's blood drive in Nashville on March 6, 2003, an effort that now will involve over 125 blood donors. Clarksville's community blood drive is scheduled for Mon., March 10, 2003 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Crye-Leike's Clarksville St. Bethlehem branch office, located at 2512 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. in Clarksville. Knowing that the blood supply at the local Red Cross is in dire straits, Crye-Leike, Realtors has secured donor commitments from over 50 Crye-Leike sales associates, staff and members of the Clarksville community who will join in the effort to replenish the region's blood supply. Crye-Leike's Nashville initiative has attracted over 75 blood donors. Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region (TVR) is the second Red Cross Region to have put collected blood in quarantine because of a white particulate found in bags of blood products. Test results to determine the nature of the particulate are pending, but early results show it to be non-infectious. The quarantine required the TVR to import 1,400 units from other Red Cross regions to meet immediate patient needs. Blood donations from the residents of the region are needed urgently to replenish the local inventory, says Patricia A. Callicoat, chief executive officer of the TVR. "Everyone should know that a constant supply is critical," said Callicoat. "We understand that in any emergency appeal for blood, it usually attracts the Red Cross' regular donors, then six weeks later they are short again," says Joyce Friedman, public relations director for Crye-Leike. "We felt it important to participate as a company because there is strength in numbers in addressing the immediate needs of our community who our agents serve every day. We hope that other businesses will join us in holding similar blood drives in their places of business." The Red Cross is now appealing to people who haven't considered giving blood before. "It's time for the majority of our population to realize that they ?can' give blood and they must to save the lives of the patients in our hospitals," said Callicoat. "Blood cannot be manufactured; it has to come from a healthy volunteer donor." To be eligible, blood donors must be healthy, at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and must not have given whole blood in the last 56 days. There is no upper age limit for blood donation. For questions about eligibility to give blood, please call 615/327-8571, or visit the Red Cross Web site at www.redcross.org/tn/nashvilleblood. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has a network of over 800 sales associates and 20 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in TENNESSEE (Middle Tennessee) - Davidson, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties; and KENTUCKY - Warren County.  

Knowing that the blood supply at the local Red Cross is in dire straits, Harold E. Crye, chief executive officer of Crye-Leike, Realtors, will be the first in line to donate at his real estate company's blood drive on Thursday, March 6, an effort which has attracted over 80 Crye-Leike sales associates and staff who will join him to replenish the city's blood supply. The American Red Cross is further opening Crye-Leike's blood drive to the public by placing a mobile unit outside Crye-Leike's headquarters to accommodate walk up traffic. The mobile unit will be stationed at Crye-Leike, Realtors on Thurs, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5111 Maryland Way in Brentwood which is located on the corner of Ward Circle and Maryland Way and one-half block west of the YMCA Maryland Farms. Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region (TVR) is the second Red Cross Region to have put collected blood in quarantine because of a white particulate found in bags of blood products. Test results to determine the nature of the particulate are pending, but early results show it to be non-infectious. The quarantine required the TVR to import 1,400 units from other Red Cross regions to meet immediate patient needs. Blood donations from the residents of the region are needed urgently to replenish the local inventory, says Patricia A. Callicoat, chief executive officer of the TVR. "Everyone should know that a constant supply is critical," said Callicoat. "We understand that in any emergency appeal for blood, it usually attracts the Red Cross' regular donors, then six weeks later they are short again," says Joyce Friedman, public relations director for Crye-Leike. "We felt it important to participate as a company because there is strength in numbers in addressing the immediate needs of our community who our agents serve every day. We hope that other businesses will join us in holding similar blood drives in their places of business." The Red Cross is now appealing to people who haven't considered giving blood before. "It's time for the majority of our population to realize that they ?can' give blood and they must to save the lives of the patients in our hospitals," said Callicoat. "Blood cannot be manufactured; it has to come from a healthy volunteer donor." To be eligible, blood donors must be healthy, at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and must not have given whole blood in the last 56 days. There is no upper age limit for blood donation. For questions about eligibility to give blood, please call 327-8571, or visit the Red Cross Web site at www.redcross.org/tn/nashvilleblood. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has a network of over 800 sales associates and 20 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in TENNESSEE (Middle Tennessee) - Davidson, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties; and KENTUCKY - Warren County.  

Purchasing holiday greeting cards designed by Youth Villages' children are an annual tradition with Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales associates who have raised additional funds for the charity each Christmas season. Crye-Leike recently announced at its January annual meeting that a total of $28,780 was raised for Youth Villages from its 21st annual Campaign for Children. Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children is an in-house fund-raiser held each December during the holiday season among its sales associates and corporate staff in the greater metropolitan areas of Memphis and Nashville. Those areas include Crye-Leike branch offices in Davidson, Fayette, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties in Tennessee; Crittendon County in Arkansas; and DeSoto County in Mississippi. Monies collected during Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children were used to purchase holiday gifts for the children of Youth Villages and to support its mentoring program throughout the year. Since 1981, Crye-Leike, Realtors has raised in excess of $291,000 for Youth Villages. All proceeds raised are designated toward the Chris Crye Fund, in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, an active volunteer and supporter of Youth Villages and son of Crye-Leike co-founder and CEO who experienced an untimely death in 1998. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,500 troubled children and their families each year through a continuum of care that ensures treatment in the most effective, least restrictive environment. Services include: home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and transitional living services. Today, more than 900 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 corporate and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.    

Nashville, Tenn. - During the month of February, you may have a Cub Scout or Boy Scout knocking at your door to give you a free copy of the Boy Scouts of America's newly published, The Flag Book. Their mission is not to solicit funds but to conduct "a good turn," or good deed as part of a nationwide Boy Scout public service initiative. The booklet offers helpful tips on the correct and proper ways to honor the American flag. "Since the tragedies of 9-11, America has seen a rebirth of patriotism," said U.S. Representative Jim Cooper who is endorsing the flag booklet. "Americans have sought different ways to publicly express a wide range of emotions as well as support for one another and our country after that difficult time," said Rep. Cooper. "One of the most popular methods of showing support has been displaying the flag of the United States of America. The Boy Scouts are providing an invaluable service to this nation by educating the public on the proper display and care of the American flag, the true symbol of freedom on which our nation was founded." Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Boy Scouts of America - Middle Tennessee Council will be distributing over 100,000 copies of The Flag Book to Middle Tennessee residents in 37 counties during the month of February, made possible through a corporate sponsorship by Crye-Leike, Realtors and its chief executive officer Harold E. Crye. Cyre is a long-time supporter and volunteer of the Boy Scouts who is the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to youth from the Chickasaw Council and National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. "With National Flag Day being observed only on one day, we at Crye-Leike felt sponsorship of The Flag Book would help raise awareness and instill in Americans that they should ?make every day Flag Day,' " said Crye who served as president of the Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts of America in 1991. "Crye-Leike salutes the Boy Scouts for their public service efforts in bringing home the message." The first national observance of Flag Day took place on June 14, 1877, 100 years after the United States flag was adopted by the Continental Congress, according to the National Flag Day Foundation. President Woodrow Wilson officially established Flag Day in 1916 and President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress in 1949 designating every June 14 as National Flag Day. The Boy Scouts' 16-page booklet provides a colorful demonstration on the correct and proper ways to honor the flag, to fly the flag as well as to present and display the flag. Such pointers include: ? When displaying the American flag on a stage or platform, the national flag should be to the speaker's right with any other flag on the speaker's left. ? When wearing American flag lapel pins, they should be worn on the left lapel near the heart. ? When a patriotic effect is desired, the American flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. ? When the national flag is worn beyond repair, burn it thoroughly and completely on a modest, but blazing fire. This should be done in a simple manner with dignity and respect. Be sure the flag is reduced to ashes unrecognizable as a former flag.   Promoting patriotism is not new to Crye-Leike. "Our sales associates have been incorporating American flags into their advertising and marketing efforts since the company was founded 25 years ago," said Joyce Friedman, public relations director of Crye-Leike. "Our sales associates distribute thousands of American flags to their clients or to the communities they serve during all the patriotic holidays, like Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day," said Friedman. " However, with the nation's post- Sept. 11 surge in patriotism, our company did notice a significant increase of over 50,000 flags distributed by our agents this past year. The Boy Scouts' distribution of the flag book, coupled with Crye-Leike's use of American flags, might help raise awareness of National Flag Day, a holiday that is largely unrecognized, according to shopping mall owners/operator The Macerich Co. of Santa Monica, Calif. A Macerich survey last of 4,000 shoppers in 2000 found only a third of them knew that Flag Day is observed annually on June 14. "Our nation has made an about-face from desensitizing the public in the commercial use of the American flag in advertising to patriotism now being in vogue again," said Ron Turpin, director of field services for the Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America. "Truly, America has come back to the principles scouting never left," "As a scouting organization, it is our responsibility to keep patriotism alive." If the Boy Scouts missed distributing The Flag Book in your neighborhood, you can view a copy by visiting the Boy Scouts of America's Web site at www.mtcbsa.org. To further encourage duplication and distribution of The Flag Book by the public and Corporate America, the Boy Scouts are extending permission to link to their site or copyright privileges to access the original document where it can be downloaded and copied for your individual or company's distribution needs. The Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves over 45,000 youth in the Middle Tennessee Region. The mission of the Middle Tennessee Council is to foster the character development, citizenship training and physical fitness of young people through an emphasis on outdoor program experiences, and in ways to prepare them to be responsible, contributing members of society over their lifetime by instilling values based upon those found in the Scout Oath and Law. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has 20 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky.  

Crye-Leike Supports Cancer Research. Sales associates from Crye-Leike's Collierville and Olive Branch offices participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life walk-a-thon in Memphis, Tenn. and raised a total of $4,000 for cancer research.

Smyrna, Tenn. - The Smyrna branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors is sponsoring its Second Annual Food Drive Festival on December 14, 2002, to benefit the Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank. The public is invited to help those in need by bringing non-perishable food items to the Crye-Leike Smyrna branch office, located at 599 Sam Ridley Parkway West, where festivities are planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additionally, to boost donations, Crye-Leike will accept non-perishable food items now and up to the day of the event, says Event Chairman Kendra Cooke, a Crye-Leike sales associate. Crye-Leike is providing various activities for children attending the December 14th event. Santa will be available for photos, and children will enjoy face painting and Christmas cookies. "The number of families in need has increased so much this year," said Martha Mankin, director of the Food Bank in Smyrna. The Food Bank accepts more than food items, noted Mankin. It also accepts hygiene items, money and many other miscellaneous items. "Items that are really needed this year are those items that go with a Christmas dinner," Mankin said. The Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank is a non-profit agency funded by United Way, private individuals and organizations, along with several area churches. Organized in 1983 to feed the needy at the military base in Smyrna, the Food Bank has since grown to serve all qualified applicants and their families of North Rutherford County. It served over 2,750 food boxes last year. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. For more information on Crye-Leike, Realtors' Smyrna-LaVergne Food Drive, contact event chairman Kendra Cooke of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Smyrna at (615) 220-1300 or Martha Mankin of Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank at (615) 355-0697.  

Memphis, Tenn. - If you are on the mailing list to receive a holiday greeting card from one of Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales associates or employees in the Greater Memphis area, chances are it won't be your ordinary holiday greeting card. Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is holding its 21st annual holiday fund-raiser for Youth Villages, called Campaign for Children, a program in which Crye-Leike sales associates and corporate staff purchase in bulk holiday greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages children, to send to their clients and friends. All proceeds raised are designated to the Chris Crye Fund and are used to purchase holiday gifts for the children of Youth Villages and to support their mentoring program throughout the year. Since establishing this holiday card drive 21 years ago, Crye-Leike has raised in excess of $263,000 for Youth Villages. "Most of the children and adolescents in Youth Villages' care have had to move from place to place and have very little to call their own," says Marler Stone, director of community relations for Youth Villages in Memphis. "For the children to receive gifts during the holiday season is such a positive way for them to start out the new year. We at Youth Villages are very grateful for this continual outpouring of support and generosity from Crye-Leike." "The inside inscription on the greeting card reads: ?At this holiday season, a donation has been made in your honor to benefit Youth Villages, a private non-profit organization committed to helping children and families live successfully,' " says Sally Brown, Crye-Leike's West Tennessee campaign coordinator who has faithfully organized this effort for the past 10 years. "We anticipate to raise company wide around $25,000 this year as we have done in years past." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,500 troubled children and their families each year through a continuum of care that ensures treatment in the most effective, least restrictive environment. Services include: home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and transitional living services. Today, more than 900 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. "With Youth Villages now having a presence in Middle Tennessee, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. will be continuing the company's holiday campaign for Youth Villages in Nashville," says CEO and co-founder Harold E. Crye,. The expanded effort will raise additional monies for over 1,000 Youth Villages' residents in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The Youth Villages' Chris Crye Fund was established in 1998 in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Harold Crye, who experienced an untimely death as a result of a horseback riding accident in 1998. Chris was an active volunteer and supporter of Youth Villages. Over 1,100 sales associates and 200 support staff at Crye-Leike's 17 branch and franchise offices in the Greater Memphis area will be participating in this fund-raising effort. Crye-Leike's Memphis Region includes branch offices in: Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Lee and DeSoto counties in Mississippi and Craighead and Crittendon counties in Arkansas. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 63 branch and franchise offices located in 32 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.95 billion and 20,768 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2001. For information on purchasing holiday greeting cards in bulk to benefit Youth Villages, contact Sally Brown at 901/756-8900 or sallybrown@crye-leike.com.    

Memphis, Tenn. - The Eighth Annual Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble, sponsored by Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust, recently presented a check to the Wings Cancer Foundation in Memphis, Tenn. for $12,000. To date, the Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble has raised over $ 63,000 for the Wings Cancer Foundation. Lucy Doane and Dan Quinley of Crye-Leike's Germantown-Poplar branch office served as this year's co-chairmen. The golf tournament was held on September 19, 2002 at the Memphis National Golf Course on Houston Levee Road in Collierville, Tenn. Next year's tournament is planned for September 11, 2003 at the same golf course. Founded in 1996, the Wings Cancer Foundation is committed to providing hope, education, research and support to anyone touched by cancer. The foundation offers services such as a lending library, a labyrinth, nutritional counseling, exercise, yoga and Tai Chi classes, crisis intervention and support groups. Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust designated 75 percent of the funds toward cancer research and the remaining 25 percent to the foundation's support services. "Thanks to generous donations like this, Wings is able to provide many support programs and services free of charge to anyone in the community touched by cancer," said Sandy Patterson, executive director of the Wings Cancer Foundation. The late Sherry Park was managing broker of Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office for nine years, which was established in 1986. When Sherry was diagnosed with cancer, she was instrumental in organizing Crye-Leike's first golf tournament in 1994 to benefit cancer research. Many of the services provided by the Wings Cancer Foundation are located within the West Clinic where Parks received her cancer treatment under the care of Dr. Lee Schwartzberg. Upon her death in 1995, sales associates of Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office continued the golf tournament by naming it in her memory with proceeds benefiting the Wings Cancer Foundation. At this year's check presentation, Dr. Schwartzberg praised Sherry for her determination and indomitable spirit. "Sherry was very concerned about being armed with the latest medical treatments available. Crye-Leike's commitment to contribute funding aimed at cancer research is a fitting tribute to an amazing woman." Major sponsors of the event were: Diamond Sponsors: 1st Trust Bank for Savings - Mortgage Division; Trustmark Bank & Mortgage and Harrah's Entertainment; Platinum Sponsors: Crye-Leike, Realtors and Hank Park Trust; Gold Sponsors: Community Mortgage and Memorial Fund to Neil Wilson; and, Silver Sponsors: Armstrong Allen PLLC; Crye-Leike Insurance; Latham Oates, Attorney; American Home Shield & Sterling Amerispec; D. Canale Beverages, Inc.; A.S. Barbaro, Inc.; dbi Distributors; Murphy, DeZonia & Webb, Attorneys; Coca-Cola Bottling Co.; and Memphis Title. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 62 branch and franchise offices located in 33 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike, Inc. in Memphis has a sales force of over 1,100 sales associates who are located in 17 branch and franchise offices in five (5) counties throughout the West Tennessee & Mississippi regions, which include Hardin and Shelby counties in Tennessee; Crittendon County in Arkansas; and DeSoto, Lee, Lowndes and Union counties in Mississippi. For sponsorship information for next year's tournament, contact Lucy Doane or Dan Quinley at Crye-Leike's Germantown Poplar branch office, 901/754-0800.  

Nashville, Tenn. - If you are on the mailing list to receive a holiday greeting card from one of Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales associates or employees in the Greater Nashville area, chances are it won't be your ordinary holiday greeting card. Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is holding its 21st annual holiday fund-raiser for Youth Villages, called Campaign for Children, a program in which Crye-Leike sales associates and corporate staff purchase in bulk holiday greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages children, to send to their clients and friends. All proceeds raised are designated to the Chris Crye Fund and are used to purchase holiday gifts for the children of Youth Villages and to support their mentoring program throughout the year. Since establishing this holiday card drive 21 years ago, Crye-Leike has raised in excess of $263,000 for Youth Villages. "Most of the children and adolescents in Youth Villages' care have had to move from place to place and have very little to call their own," says Patti Bryan, development director of Youth Villages in Middle Tennessee. "For the children to receive gifts during the holiday season is such a positive way for them to start out the new year. We at Youth Villages are very grateful for this continual outpouring of support and generosity from Crye-Leike." "The inside inscription on the greeting card reads: ?At this holiday season, a donation has been made in your honor to benefit Youth Villages, a private non-profit organization committed to helping children and families live successfully,' " says Karen Baker, Crye-Leike's Middle Tennessee campaign coordinator. "We anticipate to raise company wide around $25,000 this year as we have done in years past." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,500 troubled children and their families each year through a continuum of care that ensures treatment in the most effective, least restrictive environment. Of that total, over 1,000 are served in Middle Tennessee. Services include: home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and transitional living services. Today, more than 900 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. The Youth Villages' Chris Crye Fund was established in 1998 in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Harold Crye, who experienced an untimely death as a result of a horseback riding accident in 1998. Chris was an active volunteer and supporter of Youth Villages. Over 800 sales associates and 200 corporate staff at Crye-Leike's 20 branch and franchise offices in the Greater Nashville area will be participating in this fund-raising effort. Crye-Leike's Nashville Region includes branch offices in: Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson and Williamson counties. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,300 sales associates and 63 branch and franchise offices located in 32 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.95 billion and 20,768 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2001. For information on purchasing holiday greeting cards in bulk to benefit Youth Villages, contact Karen Baker at 615/373-2044 or kbaker@crye-leike.com.    

Nashville, Tenn. - If you are unsure who to vote for in the upcoming general election for the Tennessee House of Representatives' seats, Crye-Leike, Realtors is giving the Bellevue community an opportunity to meet the candidates running in Districts 50, 55 and 56. The Bellevue branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors is inviting the public to attend its "Meet the Candidates" reception on Thurs., October 10, 2002, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Crye-Leike has had acceptances from: Democratic Rep. Tim Garrett who currently represents the 50th District and is unopposed; Democratic Rep. Gary Odom who currently represents the 55th District and Republican opponent Remo Circo; and Republican Rep. Beth Harwell who currently serves the 56th District, Democratic opponent Shannon Wood and Independent opponent Thomas F. O'Connell. Crye-Leike will offer an additional Meet the Candidates reception on Thursday, October 24, 2002, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. where the public will have the opportunity to talk to candidates running for the Metro Council 35th District race. Candidates Charlie Tygard and Pam Ezzell have accepted invitations to attend. Kay Crawford, Crye-Leike managing broker, assures that this is not a fund-raiser. "Crye-Leike, Realtors is not endorsing any particular candidate," says Crawford. "We are simply offering this reception as a public service for our community. We encourage you to invite your neighbors, clients, customers and employees to attend this free event," she said. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office is located at 224 Old Hickory Blvd., just north of intersection Highway 70 South and Old Hickory Blvd. For more information, call Crye-Leike, Realtors at 615/662-0707. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office is one of 20 branch and franchise offices located in Middle Tennessee within 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky.  

Nashville, Tenn. - If you like to sing, this one's for you. A "Karaoke Challenge" for the benefit of United Way is planned by the Bellevue branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors on Tues., September 24, 2002 at the Bellevue Pub, located at 142 Belle Forest Circle in Bellevue, 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The event is in conjunction with Crye-Leike of Nashville's United Way campaign kick off and is one of many fund-raising events Crye-Leike branch offices are holding during the month of September to benefit United Way. "United Way supports a network of services that help people day-in and day-out, all year long," said Kay Crawford, managing broker of Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office. "These services address some very real problems our nation and community are facing - problems such as illiteracy, AIDS, teen pregnancy, homelessness, child care, substance abuse and programs for disabled, abused and elderly individuals." Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, supports United Way within its three regional areas: Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville. Its network of over 2,200 sales associates and 596 employees has contributed over $136,000 in donations since Crye-Leike held its first United Way Workplace Campaign in 1995 in Memphis, Tenn. Crye-Leike has 62 branch and franchise offices located in 30 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.    

Nashville, Tenn. - Unsure who to vote for in the upcoming primary election? Here is your opportunity to personally meet the candidates running in Bellevue Districts 21 and 23 for the Tennessee Senate. The Bellevue branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors is inviting the public to attend its "Meet the Candidates" reception on Thurs., September 26, 2002, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Crye-Leike has had acceptances from: Democratic Sen. Douglas Henry who currently represents the 21st District and the Bellevue area for over 30 years and Republican opponent Tom Alexander; and Jim Bryson who is an unopposed Republican candidate for the 23rd District seat. Kay Crawford, Crye-Leike managing broker, assures that this is not a fund-raiser. "Crye-Leike, Realtors is not endorsing any particular candidate," says Crawford. "We are simply offering this reception as a public service for our community. We encourage you to invite your neighbors, clients, customers and employees to attend this free event," she said. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office is located at 224 Old Hickory Blvd., just north of intersection Highway 70 South and Old Hickory Blvd. Crye-Leike intends to offer other opportunities for the Bellevue community to meet the candidates in other races. For future events or information, call Crye-Leike, Realtors at 615/662-0707. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office is one of 22 branch and franchise offices located in Middle Tennessee within 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky. Its branch and franchise offices are conveniently located in: Bellevue, Brentwood (2), Clarksville (3), Columbia, Franklin, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Green Hills, Hendersonville, Hermitage, Lebanon, Monteagle, Mt. Juliet, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Priest Lake, Smyrna, Springfield and Bowling Green, KY.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors has expanded its commitment to participate in United Way's 2002 Workplace Campaign by organizing fund-raising campaigns within all of its 50 branch offices located in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia, announced Harold Crye, chief executive officer of Crye-Leike. "At Crye-Leike, we believe it important to give back to the communities in which we do business. United Way provides us that opportunity because it is the best way to help the most people," said Crye. "Our company wide United Way campaign provides the opportunity for our 2,200 sales associates and 550 employees to donate to United Way so they may shape a better future for the communities they serve." Crye-Leike sales associates and employees have contributed over $136,000 in donations since Crye-Leike held its first United Way Workplace Campaign in 1995 in Memphis, Tenn. Crye-Leike has received several awards from United Way, including the 2001 Most Improved Campaign for a large company and the 2000 Most Outstanding New Company Campaign in Williamson County. "Last year, donations for our company's United Way campaign was definitely impacted following on the coattails of the devastating events of 9/11," said Joyce Friedman, Crye-Leike's United Way campaign coordinator and public relations director. "We all felt that sense of urgency to give; there was a newfound awareness to support our communities. Everyone's generosity was clearly reflected in their donations." Donations to Crye-Leike's 2001 United Way Workplace Campaign increased 61 percent from the year prior, raising $52,863 company wide, noted Friedman. "With Crye-Leike as well as most businesses and companies kicking off their 2002 United Way campaigns in September, you can't help but be mindful and empathetic to supporting United Way when the first anniversary of 9/11 is upon us." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Sales associates and employees of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Middle Tennessee collected over 300 new backpacks filled with school supplies for Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee, a donation that has allowed the children and adolescents served by Youth Villages to start the new school year with brand new school supplies. "Most of the children and adolescents in our care have had to move from place to place and have very little to call their own," said Patti Bryan, development director of Youth Villages in Middle Tennessee. "Backpacks for students now have become essential items which most children take for granted. In many ways, having new backpacks of their own on that all-important first day of school is a big boost for our Youth Villages' children." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,000 troubled children and their families each year (over 1,000 in Nashville and Middle Tennessee) through a continuum of care that ensures treatment in the most effective, least restrictive environment. Services include: home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and transitional living services. Today, more than 750 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Youth Villages has five locations in Middle Tennessee: Nashville, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville and Linden (Deer Valley). Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. For the past 20 years, Crye-Leike, Realtors has held a holiday fund-raiser called Campaign for Children, a program in which Crye-Leike sales associates and employees purchase in bulk holiday greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages children, to send to their clients and friends. All proceeds raised are designated for the Chris Crye Fund and are used to purchase holiday gifts for the children at Youth Villages and to support their mentoring programs. To date, Crye-Leike has raised in excess of $230,000 for Youth Villages. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has 22 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky. Sales associates in the Greater Nashville area currently total over 800.            

Lebanon, Tenn. - Break away from eating at your traditional place for lunch on Friday, September 6, 2002 by eating at a lunchtime fundraising benefit for United Way. No reservations required. Sales associates at Crye-Leike, Realtors' Lebanon branch office will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs to order from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. at 1432 West Main Street. The event is in conjunction with Crye-Leike of Nashville's United Way kick off campaign. All food items are donated by Crye-Leike sales associates. Patrons can purchase a grilled plate for $5 each, which includes potato salad, chips and a brownie or cookie. "Additional contributions are appreciated beyond the $5 for lunch," said Stephanie Barnes, event coordinator. "Crye-Leike supports United Way because it is the best way to help the most people," said Barnes. "United Way supports a network of services that help people day-in and day-out, all year long. These services address some very real problems our nation and community are facing - problems such as illiteracy, AIDS, teen pregnancy, child care, substance abuse and programs for disabled, abused and elderly individuals." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has 22 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties throughout a two-state Mid-South region in Tennessee and Kentucky.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, concluded its 2001 United Way Workplace Campaign by raising company wide a total of $52,863 to support United Way agencies located in 32 counties in Tenn., Ark., Ala., Ga. and Miss., a 61 percent increase from last year's campaign. Since becoming a partner with United Way in 1999, Crye-Leike, its sales associates and corporate staff company wide have contributed in excess of $96,000 to support United Way agencies in their communities. Within Crye-Leike's Middle Tennessee region, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. was awarded the 2001 Most Improved Campaign for a large company by United Way of Williamson County, presented at United Way of Williamson County's recent campaign awards ceremony. The award recognized Crye-Leike's improvement and excellence in support of United Way campaigns where the company's Middle Tennessee contributions increased 47 percent from last year's United Way campaign. Crye-Leike has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.95 billion and 20,768 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2001.  

Crye-Leike, Realtors raised over $33,000 for Youth Villages during the company's 20th annual holiday fund-raising drives in Memphis and Nashville among its sales associates and corporate staff. Monies collected were used to purchase gifts during the holidays for the children of Youth Villages as well as support its mentoring program throughout the year. Since 1981, Crye-Leike, Realtors has raised in excess of $263,000 for Youth Villages. All proceeds raised are designated toward the Chris Crye Fund, in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Crye-Leike co-founder and CEO Harold E. Crye, who died in 1998. Chris was an active volunteer and supporter of Youth Villages. Youth Villages is a United Way agency that offers help and hope to more than 2,000 troubled children and their families each year through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and prevention services. Today, more than 750 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.95 billion and 20,768 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2001.  

Memphis, Tenn. - The Sixth Annual Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble, sponsored by Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust, recently presented a check to the Wings Cancer Foundation at West Clinic in Memphis, Tenn. for $11,000. To date, the Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble has raised over $ 51,000 for the Wings Cancer Foundation. Neil Wilson and Joy Shelley of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Germantown served as co-chairmen. Founded in 1996, the Wings Cancer Foundation at West Clinic is committed to the clinical cancer research and providing enhanced supportive care. The foundation offers support services such as a lending library, a labyrinth, nutritional counseling, exercise and strength building, yoga and relaxation classes as well as crisis and bereavement support group programs. Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust designated 75 percent of the funds toward cancer research and the remaining 25 percent to the clinic's support services. "Due to generous donations like this, the Wings Cancer Foundation is able to provide this community-based support free to anyone in the community touched by cancer," said Brenda Wiseman of the Wings Cancer Foundation. The late Sherry Park was managing broker of Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office for nine years which was established in 1986. When Sherry was diagnosed with cancer, she was instrumental in organizing Crye-Leike's first golf tournament in 1994 to benefit cancer research. Upon her death in 1995, Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office continued the golf tournament by naming it in her memory with proceeds benefiting the Wings Cancer Foundation. Major sponsors of the event were Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust. Platinum Sponsors were First Trust Bank - Mortgage Division and Murphy Dezonia & Webb, Attorneys. Gold Sponsors were: Community Mortgage, First Tennessee Bank, Murdoch Nissan and ReMax on Track. Silver Sponsors were: American Home Shield; Armstrong Allen, PLLC; Claude Banister/State Farm Insurance; Crye-Leike Insurance; Latham Oates, Attorney; Mary Ann and Jack Tapp; Teletouch; West Clinic and Womack Exterminators. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia.

Nashville, Tenn. - If you are on the mailing list to receive a holiday greeting card from one of Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales associates or employees in the Greater Nashville area, chances are it won't be your ordinary holiday greeting card. Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is holding its 20th annual holiday card drive for Youth Villages, called Campaign for Children, in which sales associates and employees purchase holiday greeting cards in bulk from Youth Villages to send to their clients and friends. The inside inscription of the greeting card reads: "At this holiday season, a donation has been made in your honor to benefit Youth Villages, a private non-profit organization committed to helping children and families live successfully." "Monies collected will be used to purchase gifts for over 500 young people in Youth Villages' care in Nashville and Middle Tennessee during the holidays as well as support Youth Villages' mentoring program throughout the year," notes Karen Baker, Crye-Leike's campaign coordinator. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,000 troubled children and their families each year through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and prevention services. Today, more than 750 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. For the past 20 years, Crye-Leike, Realtors in Memphis has held this annual holiday greeting card campaign, raising in excess of $255,000, reports Patti Bryan, development director of Youth Villages in Middle Tennessee. All proceeds raised during Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children are designated to go toward the Chris Crye Fund in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Crye-Leike co-founder Harold E. Crye, who experienced an untimely death as a result of a horseback riding accident in 1998. Over 800 sales associates and 200 support staff at Crye-Leike's 20 branch offices in the Greater Nashville area will be participating in this fund-raising effort. Crye-Leike's Nashville Region includes offices in Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties in Tennessee. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000. For information on purchasing holiday greeting cards in bulk to benefit Youth Villages, contact Karen Baker at 615/373-2044 or kbaker@crye-leike.com.  

Memphis, Tenn. - If you are on the mailing list to receive a holiday greeting card from one of Crye-Leike, Realtors' sales associates or employees in the Greater Memphis area, chances are it won't be your ordinary holiday greeting card. Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is holding its 20th annual holiday card drive for Youth Villages, called Campaign for Children, in which sales associates and employees purchase holiday greeting cards in bulk from Youth Villages to send to their clients and friends. The inside inscription of the greeting card reads: "At this holiday season, a donation has been made in your honor to benefit Youth Villages, a private non-profit organization committed to helping children and families live successfully." "Monies collected will be used to purchase gifts for over 350 residents at Youth Villages in Memphis during the holidays as well as support Youth Villages' mentoring program throughout the year," said Sally Brown, Crye-Leike's campaign coordinator. "We anticipate to raise around $25,000 this year as we have done in year's past." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,000 troubled children and their families each year through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and prevention services. Today, more than 750 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. For the past 20 years, Crye-Leike, Realtors in Memphis has held this annual holiday greeting card campaign, raising in excess of $255,000, reports Marler Stone, director of community relations for Youth Villages in Memphis. All proceeds raised during Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children are designated to go toward the Chris Crye Fund in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Crye-Leike co-founder Harold E. Crye, who experienced an untimely death as a result of a horseback riding accident in 1998. Over 1,100 sales associates and 200 support staff at Crye-Leike's 19 branch offices in the Greater Memphis area will be participating in this fund-raising effort. Crye-Leike's Memphis Region includes offices in: Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Lee and DeSoto counties in Mississippi and Craighead and Crittendon counties in Arkansas. With Youth Villages now having a presence in Middle Tennessee, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc., additionally, will be raising monies for over 500 Youth Villages residents in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000. For information on purchasing holiday greeting cards in bulk to benefit Youth Villages, contact Sally Brown at 901/756-8900 or sallybrown@crye-leike.com.  

Bellevue, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors of Bellevue is sponsoring a toy drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots. The public is encouraged to bring new and unwrapped toys for all ages to Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office, located at 224 Old Hickory Boulevard. Toys received from the Christmas drive will be distributed to needy children through the Salvation Army, Bethlehem Center, Martha O'Brian Center and others. Crye-Leike, Realtors in Bellevue is accepting toys seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Dec. 18, 2001. To make money donations, make checks payable to the Toys for Tots Foundation. "The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve has designated Crye-Leike, Realtors as the only drop-off for Bellevue, so we hope to collect a lot of toys," said Kay Crawford, branch manager of Crye-Leike in Bellevue. "Last year, we received over 60,000 toy donations," said Major Randall of the U.S. Marines. "Due to the recession this year, we're hoping to raise close to 100,000." Since 1957, Toys for Tots has provided over 272 million toys throughout the nation. Established as the only charitable effort within the Department of Defense, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots was designed to return to the communities from which the nation draws its armed services. For more information on the Crye-Leike's Toys for Tots toy drive, contact event director Kay Crawford at (615) 662-0707. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Smyrna, Tenn. - The Smyrna branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors is sponsoring a Food Drive Festival on December 1, 2001, to benefit the Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank. The public is invited to help those in need by bringing non-perishable food items to the Crye-Leike Smyrna branch office, located at 599 Sam Ridley Parkway West, where food drive festivities are planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crye-Leike is providing various activities for children attending the event. Santa will be available for photos, and children will enjoy face painting and Christmas cookies. "The number of families in need has increased so much this year," said Martha Mankin, director of the Food Bank in Smyrna. The Food Bank accepts more than food items, noted Mankin. It also accepts hygiene items, clothing, furniture, money and many other miscellaneous items. "We can use about anything you have at your house," Mankin said. "We'll take it if it's in good condition." The Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank is a non-profit agency funded by United Way, private individuals and organizations, along with several area churches. Organized in 1983 to feed the needy at the military base in Smyrna, the Food Bank has since grown to serve all qualified applicants and their families of North Rutherford County. It served 2,700 food boxes last year. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. For more information on Crye-Leike, Realtors' Smyrna-LaVergne Food Drive, contact event director Kendra Cooke of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Smyrna at (615) 220-1300 or Martha Mankin of Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank at (615) 355-0697.  

Clarksville, Tenn. - Just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors' Fort Campbell branch office organized a disaster relief car wash that community officials claim to be the biggest relief fund-raiser in Clarksville. The community rallied together washing over 700 cars and raising over $12,800 in donations for the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund in support of the relief and recovery mission. Sales associates with Crye-Leike, Realtors were joined by numerous community and civic leaders and groups washing over 100 cars an hour for donations at three areas set up along Fort Campbell Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fund-raiser was held in the parking lot of Crye-Leike as well as in the neighboring parking lots of Am-South Bank and Grandpa's Sporting Goods. Nearly 100 local businesses donated food, goods and services. After the terrorist attacks, Crye-Leike sales associates in Ft. Campbell felt compelled to organize a fund-raiser to support the disaster relief since their office is located just four miles from the Fort Campbell Army base. "Every Tuesday, Crye-Leike holds its weekly sales meeting. Our September 11th sales meeting was one we will never forget and one in which our sales associates immediately wanted to do something to support the relief efforts," said Wendy Daly, a Crye-Leike sales associate in Ft. Campbell who spearheaded this fund-raiser, along with Mike McKeethen who also is a Crye-Leike sales associate in the same office. "The event snowballed into a major happening in Clarksville." The grounds were donned with donated American flags, balloons, fire trucks, city and county police cars and even a life flight helicopter which sold $5 chances to win a helicopter ride around the city.   "The community was so responsive and supportive of our event," said Daly. "The cars were backed up on Fort Campbell Boulevard, but when motorists realized what the traffic jam was all about, they were putting $20 bills in the hands of police directing traffic." "It was more than just a car wash. It was an American event that brought this community together as one." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 54 branch and franchise offices located in 26 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Ezell-Harding Christian School will be the last charitable group to benefit from veteran auctioneer Martin Cummings' volunteer services. A principal auctioneer with Crye-Leike, Realtors, Mr. Cummings will retire from charity auctions after raising over $1 million during his 28-year- auction career for as many as 100 charities in Middle Tennessee. But, he is quick to add that he will continue with Crye-Leike, Realtors as principal broker, managing and selling real estate in Middle Tennessee as he has done for the past 26 years. The crowning moment for Mr. Cummings will be the honor of auctioning a quilt handmade by 101-year-old Annie Johnston of Nashville at the school's auction, Sat., October 13, 2001. The auction is part of the school's annual fund-raiser, Fall Festival, which begins at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Johnston's most recent handy work, made of the school's colors in crimson and white, is the 20th quilt she has crafted for Ezell-Harding's fund-raiser. Her connection with the school has been her grandchild and great grandchild, both of whom attended the school, as well as a relative on the board of directors. Mrs. Johnston will be 102 years old in January 2002. "And this is her last!" exclaimed Anita Keith, auction chairman and president of the school's Eagle Support Association. "An interested board member suggested that a price tag of $25,000 be placed on the quilt in hopes of that amount being raised. Plans are to display it at the school in Mrs. Johnston's honor." Mr. Cummings started doing charity auctions when his daughter attended Ezell-Harding in 5th and 6th grade. Then, she transferred to Mt. Juliet Junior and Senior High Schools where she was a field commander in the school band for her last two years of school. "Her school band was always in need of financial support for their band trips, so I was glad to help out by holding auctions for the school's fund-raisers," said Mr. Cummings. "I have been doing charity auctions for not-for-profits ever since and never charge them for my services." He said that his latest charity auction was for Ducks Unlimited, a dinner and auction, which raised over $32,000 in one night. Crye-Leike, Realtors entered the Nashville real estate market in September 1992. "I remember that day, Labor Day," recalls Mr. Cummings. "Harold Crye, the co-founder of Crye-Leike in Memphis, shook my hand and recruited me as his first agent in Nashville to run the company's first Nashville branch office at 1285 North Mt. Juliet Road in Mt. Juliet, the first firm licensed under Crye-Leike." Today, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has 20 branch and franchise offices in nine counties in Middle Tennessee with sales associates in the Greater Nashville area who currently total over 800. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. recorded 7,491 units sold in 2000, representing a sales volume of $1.08 billion. To become a practicing auctioneer, the Tennessee Auction Commission requires auction agents to apprentice for two years under a master auctioneer. Mr. Cummings has had over twenty auction agents apprentice under him during his career. According to school estimates, Mr. Cummings has raised over $250,000 for Ezell-Harding Christian School during the past 20 years he has conducted auctions for their school's annual fund-raiser, reports Mrs. Keith. Parents have expressed concern of Mr. Cummings' announcement that this would be his last auction for Ezell-Harding Christian School as well as other charity auctions. "This may be the last charity auction I am responsible for, but I am not letting them down," said Mr. Cummings. "I am turning it over to the younger group." His son-in-law, Brandon Gunnels, a master auctioneer who is also affiliated with Crye-Leike, Realtors, "will follow in my footsteps," he says, while Mr. Cummings' daughter, Rachel, who is married to Brandon, is currently enrolled in real estate school to become Brandon's real estate assistant. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, has an auction division, Crye-Leike Auctions, which sells all types of real estate, including residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural, in Tennessee with the opportunity to auction in most other states upon request. Crye-Leike is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 54 branch and franchise offices located in 26 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Ezell-Harding Christian School, a private, Christian school located in Antioch, Davidson County, will hold its Fall Festival & Auction on Sat., October 13, 2001, 12:30 p.m. until approximately 6 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium at 574 Bell Road. Open to the public and free of charge, the fund-raiser, organized by Eagle Support Association, offers for sale crafts and bake goods, activities for the children as well as an array of donated goods and services that will be auctioned for the benefit of the school. School proceeds will be used to improve the school's facilities, computer technology as well as support the activities of the school band and athletic department.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors in Nashville is continuing its commitment to participate in United Way's 2001 workplace campaign, announced Tom Kimbrough, vice president and general manager of Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. "With the devastating events of September 11, 2001, Crye-Leike understands the important role United Way plays for those communities directly affected by the terrorists activities," said Kimbrough. "The donations collected from United Way workplace campaigns are vital in maintaining the community-wide infrastructure that helps sustain the quality of life in our communities. Long after the rescue teams have dispersed, United Way will be there for the recovery and rebuilding process to heal lives, families and shattered communities." Crye-Leike of Nashville's workplace campaign for United Way is being held in its 20 branch and franchise offices located in nine counties in Middle Tennessee: Davidson, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties. "Crye-Leike also is committed to supporting United Way corporate wide because of the depth of health and human services needs it reaches within the communities in which Crye-Leike serves," said Kimbrough. "We have regional fund-raising workplace campaigns also being conducted in the Greater Memphis and the Greater Chattanooga areas." Crye-Leike has a network of over 2,200 sales associates, 600 support staff and 54 branch and franchise offices in a four-state Mid-South region. Since Crye-Leike's 2000 United Way workplace campaign, sales associates and employees have contributed in excess of $79,000. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South, with offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Sales associates in the Greater Nashville area currently total over 800. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors in Memphis is continuing its commitment to participate in United Way's 2001 workplace campaign, announced Steve Brown, vice president and general manager of Crye-Leike, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn. "With the devastating events of September 11, 2001, Crye-Leike understands the important role United Way plays for those communities directly affected by the terrorists activities," said Brown. "The donations collected from United Way workplace campaigns are vital in maintaining the community-wide infrastructure that helps sustain the quality of life in our communities. Long after the rescue teams have dispersed, United Way will be there for the recovery and rebuilding process to heal lives, families and shattered communities." Crye-Leike's United Way workplace campaign for its Memphis Region is being held in its 22 branch and franchise offices located in nine counties throughout a three-state Mid-South region: ARKANSAS - Crittendon, Craighead and Mississippi counties; MISSISSIPPI - DeSoto, Lafayette, Lee and Union counties; and TENNESSEE: Hardin and Shelby counties. "Crye-Leike also is committed to supporting United Way corporate wide because of the depth of health and human services needs it reaches within the communities in which Crye-Leike serves," said Brown. "We have regional fund-raising workplace campaigns also being conducted in the Greater Nashville and the Greater Chattanooga areas." Crye-Leike has a network of over 2,200 sales associates, 600 support staff and 54 branch and franchise offices in a four-state Mid-South region. Since Crye-Leike's 2000 United Way workplace campaign, sales associates and employees have contributed in excess of $79,000. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South, with offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike, Inc. in Memphis has a sales force of over 1,100 sales associates. Company wide, Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Lebanon, Tenn. - The community donated generously to Crye-Leike, Realtors' Crayons for Kids school supplies drive. The drive, sponsored by Crye-Leike's Lebanon branch office, benefited those Wilson County school children who receive free or reduced price meals within the Wilson County School System and the Lebanon Special School District. Pictured left to right with the donated school supplies are Crye-Leike sales associates and staff: Inez Wiley; Stephanie Porterfield; Angie Hayes; Larry Hubbard; Margaret Stevens; Nancy J. Oberti; Rick Stewart; Tommy Harvey; Ken Winfree; Miranda Harvey and Sandy Saint. According to the Tennessee Department of Education's School System Report Card for 2000, the Wilson County School System and the Lebanon Special School District combined had a total of 2,540 school children who participated in the system's free/reduced price meals program. That total represents 17.8 percent of the total 14,226 students in those two school districts. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, has committed to a major sponsorship toward the construction of what will be the world's largest gingerbread house. The gingerbread house, which will stand five and one-half stories high or 57 feet, 3 inches tall, will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. The gigantic gingerbread house is being built by Roger Pelcher who holds the current record for a 52 footer he built in Des Moines, Iowa in 1990. That one took 2,200 sheets of gingerbread and 1,650 pounds of icing. Crye-Leike representatives were on hand at the official "ground baking" ceremonies on Tues., Sept. 4, 2001 in Memphis, Tenn. when construction began for this year's planned record breaker. Construction is expected to be completed by mid-November, in time to serve as Santa Claus' official headquarters. The gingerbread house, which is located in the Center Court area of Wolfchase Galleria, a 1.1 million square foot shopping center, is projected by officials to be recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. The house will display around 2,500 sheets of gingerbread, 4,000 pounds of royal icing, along with about 3,600 pounds of chocolate on the chimney - not to mention hundreds of pounds of peanut brittle, assorted Christmas candy and colored popcorn. Donation packages of gingerbread sheet pans are for sale to benefit St. Jude. The packages range in price from $25 to $100. Those making donations will receive special commemorative items as well as tickets to special events. For more information on the sheet pans, call 901/372-9409. Pelcher, who learned to make gingerbread houses from his father, owns Unique Ideas, Inc., based in Lakeland, Tenn, and is general manager of Chickasaw Country Club in Memphis. His Memphis project will be his third record-setting gingerbread house. He built his first house in 1983 for the Stouffer Hotel in Mobile, Alabama. It was 13 feet tall and was the original Guinness record. Construction photos can be seen on his Web site at www.worldrecordgingerbreadhouse.com. After someone else built a 31-footer, Pelcher eclipsed that mark with the 52-footer. He says this will be his last project. "The fact that this project could help benefit St. Jude got me going again," he said. "The sponsorship of a gingerbread house was a perfect match for Crye-Leike, being a full service real estate company with over 50 percent in residential sales," said Dick Leike, co-founder and co-owner of Crye-Leike. "Our company always looks for ways to support the communities in which we serve. Crye-Leike is proud to be a part of this spectacular fund-raising effort for the children at St. Jude." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is the world's premier center for research and treatment of leukemia and other catastrophic childhood diseases. Their world-renowned physicians and scientists have revolutionized leukemia treatments in children since 1962. St. Jude is the only cancer center funded by the National Cancer Institute that is devoted solely to children and the only private cancer center in the United States committed to caring for and supporting children with cancer regardless of the family's financial or health care resources. Wolfchase Galleria, which opened in 1997, has 1.1 million square feet of shopping and offers more than 120 specialty stores, four restaurants, a movie theater and a fantasy carousel. Along with Crye-Leike, Realtors, other major sponsors of the gingerbread house include: Linkous Construction Co. Inc.; NAFTA Food and packaging; Formus Architects; Body Smart; Bank of America; ADT Security; Champion Awards; Skipworth Photography; Otolaryngology Consultants of Memphis and the Wolfchase Galleria.  

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Crye-Leike of Chattanooga, Inc. has made a commitment to participate in United Way of Greater Chattanooga's 2001 workplace campaign, an effort that brings Crye-Leike full circle in its corporate statewide support of United Way with regional fund-raising campaigns also being conducted in the Greater Memphis and the Greater Nashville areas. Crye-Leike has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices Since Crye-Leike's 2000 United Way workplace campaign, sales associates and employees have contributed in excess of $79,000. "Crye-Leike of Chattanooga is proud to have joined the growing list of corporate citizens who are committed to supporting United Way in their community," said Jack Webb, vice president and general manager of Crye-Leike of Chattanooga, Inc. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South, with offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000. Crye-Leike of Chattanooga, Inc. has nine branch and franchise offices in five counties within the Greater Chattanooga area: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn and Meigs counties, including Catoosa County in North Georgia. Branch and franchise offices are conveniently located in Athens, downtown Chattanooga, Cleveland, Decatur, East Brainerd, Hixson, Signal Mountain and Soddy-Daisy, including Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sales associates within the Chattanooga area currently total over 260. Crye-Leike of Chattanooga sold 2,210 units in 2000 with a sales volume of $255 million.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Sales associates and employees of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Middle Tennessee donated over 200 new backpacks to help the children and adolescents at Youth Villages get off to a fresh start for the new school year. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 2,000 troubled children and their families each year (over 500 in Nashville and Middle Tennessee) through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs and prevention services. Today, more than 750 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 15 cities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. "Most of the children and adolescents in our care have had to move from place to place and have very little to call their own," said Patti Bryan, development director of Youth Villages in Middle Tennessee. "Backpacks for students now have become essential items which most children take for granted. As the school year begins, having new backpacks of their own will be a big boost for our Youth Villages' children in many ways." Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. For the past 20 years, Crye-Leike, Realtors in Memphis, Tenn. has held a holiday fund-raiser called Campaign for Children, a program in which Crye-Leike sales associates and employees purchase in bulk holiday greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages children, to send to their clients and friends. All proceeds raised are designated for the Chris Crye Fund and are used to purchase holiday gifts for the children at Youth Villages and to support their mentoring programs. To date, Crye-Leike has raised in excess of $230,000 for Youth Villages. With Youth Villages now having a presence in Middle Tennessee, Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. will be continuing the company's Campaign for Children holiday program in the Greater Nashville area, noted company officials. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.    

Memphis, Tenn. - Golfers, it's not to late to sign up for the Sixth Annual Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble on Thurs., September 13, 2001, at Stonebridge Golf Course. The event, sponsored by Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust, will benefit the Wings Cancer Foundation at West Clinic in Memphis, Tenn. Sherry Park was managing broker of Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office for nine years which was established in 1986. When Sherry was diagnosed with cancer, she was instrumental in organizing Crye-Leike's first golf tournament in 1994 to benefit cancer research. Upon her death in 1995, Crye-Leike's Germantown branch office continued the golf tournament by naming it in her memory with proceeds benefiting the Wings Cancer Foundation. To date, the Sherry Park Memorial Golf Scramble has raised over $ 40,000. Major sponsors are Crye-Leike, Realtors and the Hank Park Trust. Platinum Sponsors are First Trust Bank - Mortgage Division and Murphy Dezonia & Webb, Attorneys. Gold Sponsors are Community Mortgage, First Tennessee Bank, Murdoch Nissan and ReMax on Track. And Silver Sponsors are American Home Shield, Armstrong Allen, PLLC, Crye-Leike Insurance, Latham Oates, Attorney, Mary Ann and Jack Tapp, Teletouch and West Clinic. The cost is $75 per person or $300 per team which includes green fees, golf cart, goodie bag, driving range, lunch and refreshments. The field will be limited to the first 144 players per shotgun times of 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Trophies and hole prizes will be awarded to the winners of the one-day event. To register or to become a sponsor, contact Co-Chairmen Neil Wilson or Joy Shelley of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Germantown at 901/754-0800. Founded in 1996, the Wings Cancer Foundation at West Clinic is committed to the clinical research of cancer and providing enhanced supportive care. The foundation offers support services such as a lending library, a labyrinth, nutritional counseling, exercise and strength building, yoga and relaxation classes as well as crisis and bereavement support group programs. "Due to generous donations, the Wings Cancer Foundation is able to provide this community-based support free to anyone in the community touched by cancer," said Brenda Wiseman of the Wings Cancer Foundation. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Nashville, Tenn. - Donations of gently used books, magazines and movies are being accepted by Crye-Leike, Realtors in Lebanon to support its Book & Bake Sale for the benefit of United Way. The fund-raising event will be held on Fri., September 7, 2001, at Crye-Leike's Lebanon branch office, located at 1432 West Main Street, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The day includes a free car wash with donations also being accepted. The event is in conjunction with Crye-Leike of Nashville's United Way campaign kick off. "United Way supports a network of services that help people day-in and day-out, all year long," said Stephanie Porterfield, United Way team captain for Crye-Leike's Lebanon branch office. "These services address some very real problems our nation and community are facing - problems such as illiteracy, AIDS, teen pregnancy, homelessness, child care, substance abuse and programs for disabled, abused and elderly individuals." Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, supports United Way within its three regional areas: Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville. Its network of over 2,200 sales associates and 596 employees have contributed over $79,000 to support the United Way agencies in their communities. Crye-Leike has 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia.  

Nashville, Tenn. - A "Karaoke Challenge" for the benefit of United Way is planned by the Bellevue branch office of Crye-Leike, Realtors on Wed., September 5, 2001 at Cancun Mexican Restaurant, 7077 Highway 70 South in Bellevue, 6 p.m. The public is invited. The event is in conjunction with Crye-Leike of Nashville's United Way campaign kick off. "United Way supports a network of services that help people day-in and day-out, all year long," said Kay Crawford, managing broker of Crye-Leike's Bellevue branch office. "These services address some very real problems our nation and community are facing - problems such as illiteracy, AIDS, teen pregnancy, homelessness, child care, substance abuse and programs for disabled, abused and elderly individuals." Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, supports United Way within its three regional areas: Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville. Its network of over 2,200 sales associates and 596 employees have contributed over $79,000 to support the United Way agencies in their communities. Crye-Leike has 56 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia.  

Lebanon, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors' Lebanon branch office is holding a Crayons for Kids school supplies drive to benefit those Wilson County school children who receive free or reduced price meals within the Wilson County School System and the Lebanon Special School District. "With less than three weeks away before school starts, we are asking parents to purchase extra school supplies when purchasing items for their own children," said Nancy Oberti, managing broker of Crye-Leike's Lebanon branch office. According to the Tennessee Department of Education's School System Report Card for 2000, the Wilson County School System and the Lebanon Special School District combined had a total of 2,540 school children who participated in the system's free/reduced price meals program. That total represents 17.8 percent of the total 14,226 students in those two school districts. Such items requested are a box of crayons, markers or pencils, notebook paper, scissors and glue. Donations are being accepted on Thursday, August 2, 2001 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Crye-Leike Lebanon branch office located at 1432 West Main Street in Lebanon, Tenn. Donors will receive free ice cream for their contributions. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 27 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000.  

Memphis, Tenn. - If you are on the mailing list to receive a holiday greeting card from one of Crye-Leike's 1,100 sales associates or 200 employees in the Greater Memphis area, chances are it won't be your ordinary holiday greeting card. Crye-Leike, Realtors is holding its annual fund-raising drive for Youth Villages, called Campaign for Children, in which sales associates and employees purchase holiday greeting cards in bulk from Youth Villages to send to their clients and friends. The inside inscription reads: "At this holiday season, a donation has been made in your honor to benefit Youth Villages, a private non-profit organization committed to helping children and families live successfully." Crye-Leike, Realtors in Memphis has held this annual campaign for the past 19 years, raising in excess of $230,000 reports Marler Stone, director of community relations for Youth Villages. "Monies are used to purchase holiday gifts for the 350 plus children at Youth Villages during the holidays as well as support its mentoring program throughout the year." Sales associates and employees in all of Crye-Leike's 17 branch offices in the Greater Memphis area, including Mississippi and Arkansas, join in this fund-raising effort. "We anticipate to raise around $27,000 this year as we have done in years past," projects Sally Brown, Crye-Leike's campaign coordinator. All donations made during Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children are designated to go toward the Chris Crye Fund in memory of real estate broker Chris Crye, son of Crye-Leike founder Harold E. Crye, who experienced an untimely death as a result of a horseback riding accident in 1998. More than 2,000 children and families throughout Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi receive help from Youth Villages each year. Youth Villages provides programs such as home-based counseling, residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, community-based services, adoption and a shelter for homeless and runaway teens. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), the largest real estate firm in Tennessee and the Mid-South, has over 2,100 sales associates. Its 45 branch offices are located in 17 counties throughout a four-state Mid-South region: Tennessee (Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville), Arkansas (Jonesboro, West Memphis), Mississippi (Hernando, Olive Branch, Southaven) and Georgia (Fort Oglethorpe). Independently owned and operated, Crye-Leike's sales volume of $3 billion in 1999 ranked it No. 10 among the nation's top 500 residential real estate brokerage firms, as reported in May 2000 by REAL Trends Magazine.  

Nashville, Tenn. - With the holiday season upon us and parade fever in the air, ever wondered what happens with most parade floats after the parade? Most are torn down, left as only fading memories in the eyes of its spectators. A few others are stored away, refreshed and reused for next year's parade. The Crye-Leike, Realtors' float in the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce's December 10, 2000 parade will be turning an old tradition into a novel idea. The sales associates at Crye-Leike, Realtors in Hendersonville, Tenn. felt in order for them to participate in Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce's parade that they should use their time and materials wisely. They have planned to auction their specially-designed and custom crafted float after the parade on December 16 at Crye-Leike's Hendersonville branch office, located at 383 Johnny Cash Parkway. To compliment the parade's theme, Home for the Holidays, Crye-Leike sales associates chose to build a children's Victorian playhouse, valued at over $ 1,000 in building materials. The 8 ft. by 8 ft. playhouse will be constructed on Friday, December 8, 2000 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors at New Hope Construction's warehouse, located at 40-E Industrial Park Drive in Hendersonville. On Saturday, December 9, Crye-Leike sales associates will decorate the float for the parade after the playhouse has been positioned on a flat bed truck, donated by Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. "Proceeds from the auctioned playhouse will be donated to Crye-Leike of Hendersonville's favorite charity, New Hope Construction," said Jan Page, managing broker of Crye-Leike's Hendersonville office. "Russell Meade, founder and president of New Hope Construction, is a sales associate of our office. We have came to know and respect his relentless mission of providing low income families with affordable housing." "New Hope Construction is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that provides low-cost preframed house packages to churches and other 501c(3) organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Partner's Inc.," said Meade. " We design our own plans and, with the help of volunteers, the preframed walls are constructed at our Hendersonville facility and then shipped to the building site. Thanks to Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, who is a major supplier and donor of building materials and equipment, New Hope Construction's services now extend into Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee." For every 10 house packages New Hope Construction sells, they donate the 11th house package. "We have very strict requirements and guidelines for the organization receiving the donated house package. The recipient family's income must be at or below the poverty level and not able to qualify for housing through an existing program within their current state of residency," Meade said. The Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce Parade will be held on Sunday, December 10 at 2 p.m. The parade will begin at Drakes Creek Park, proceed to East Main and conclude at Executive Park Drive. Over 100 entries are expected and Crye-Leike, Realtors was their first entry, reports chamber officials. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, has 19 branch offices in the Greater Nashville area within Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties, along with two Tennessee franchises in Monteagle (Grundy County) and Pickwick Dam (Hardin County). Independently owned and operated, Crye-Leike's sales volume of $3.3 billion in 1999 ranked it No. 10 among the nation's top 500 residential real estate brokerage firms, as reported in May 2000 by REAL Trends Magazine. For details on the Crye-Leike Victorian playhouse auction, contact Jan Page at Crye-Leike, Realtors in Hendersonville at 615/824-8008 or Russel Meade at New Hope Construction at 615/822-0111.  

Brentwood - Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. has committed to participate in Middle Tennessee's United Way campaign, a first for a real estate brokerage firm, according to local United Way Officials. While the relationship between United Way and Crye-Leike is not new, it is the first time that sales associates within Crye-Leike's Middle Tennessee branch offices will have the opportunity to support the agencies in their communities. Crye-Leike in Memphis has held an agent/employee United Way campaign over the past four years, raising a total of $52,000 in contributions. "Crye-Leike of Nashville has grown significantly since we opened our first office in 1992, " said Harold Crye, chief executive officer of Crye-Leike. "With a sales force of over 900 sales associates and a staff of over 200 in the Greater Nashville area, Crye-Leike of Nashville is now in a position to join our counterparts in Memphis by partnering with United Way." Since the corporate offices for Crye-Leike of Nashville are located in Brentwood, United Way of Williamson County will lead the effort. "This United Way partnership with a real estate firm is unique to the Middle Tennessee market," said Cindy Scearce, campaign coordinator for United Way of Williamson County. United Way of Williamson County will be coordinating the United Way campaigns for Crye-Leike's branch offices in Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner and Wilson counties. "Each partnering United Way office will work directly with the Crye-Leike branch manager in their area to provide specific information on local agencies during Crye-Leike's September sales meetings," said Scearce.   "We're thrilled that Crye-Leike has joined a growing list of corporate citizens who are committed to supporting United Way in their community," said Karen Mitchell, United Way of Sumner County's executive director. "This is a first for the real estate community and we are encouraged that others may follow Crye-Leike's example." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com) , the largest real estate firm in Tennessee and the Midsouth, has over 2,200 sales associates who operate in 46 branch offices, located in 19 counties and six regional areas, Arkansas, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Memphis, Mississippi and Nashville. Crye-Leike also has five franchise offices in New Albany, Oxford and Tupelo, Miss., Blytheville, Ark. and Monteagle, Tenn. As a privately held company with over 480 employees, it attained record sales of $3.3 billion corporatewide in 1999, the best year reported in company history. Nationally, Crye-Leike is ranked No. 10 among the nation's top 500 residential real estate brokerage firms and No. 3 among the nation's largest 161 privately owned independent real estate companies, as reported in May 2000 by REAL Trends Magazine.