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Memphis, TN: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services was the number one donor for the Youth Villages' 5K/10Miler for the 37th consecutive year, raising approximately $5K between the agents and employees alone. The event was held on Saturday, April 13th and several Crye-Leike affiliates braved the rain to participate. The Crye-Leike Memphis area branch offices have been involved in the race every year since it began in 1982. Chris Crye, the late son of CEO and Co-founder Harold Crye, was an avid supporter of Youth Villages. In his memory, the agents and employees of Crye-Leike carry on a tradition of caring for kids who deserve every opportunity to learn and succeed. A portion of the money raised by this race also supports the Chris Crye Mentoring Program at Youth Villages. Paula Dismuke, a member of the Youth Villages Committee and Crye-Leike employee, organized the participation and donations of the Crye-Leike branch offices and is proud of the impact the company has had on this event. "I have been fortunate to have been involved with this Youth Villages event for the past four years," said Dismuke. "Seeing the outpouring support from agents and employees of Crye-Leike in the Memphis region for this organization has truly touched my heart. By our donations, and that of Crye-Leike, we will ensure that the legacy of Chris Crye continues." For more information regarding Crye-Leike and its community involvements, please visit the website at www.crye-leike.com/blogs. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 139 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 30,550 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2018 - its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the company's goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

Children in the care of Youth Villages throughout Middle Tennessee will be going back to school in style thanks to Crye-Leike Realtors! This year we broke records with472 backpacks donated to Youth Villages. Over the past several years, Crye-Leike associates have donated thousands of backpacks and thousands of dollars of school supplies to Youth Villages. The company's agents are always excited to buy the newest cool school supplies that they imagine will bring a smile to the face of a child in need. More About Youth Villages - Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization that serves emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families. Its mission is to help children and families live successfully. Youth Villages strives to provide intensive family restoration for kids and parents. Their goal is to ensure that each child has a functioning family, and a safe, permanent home rather than spending their childhood shifted from foster home to foster home. Today in America, more than 600,000 boys and girls are being raised by the state. Youth Villages helps more than 18,000 children and families each year from more than 20 states. For more information about Youth Villages visit http://www.youthvillages.org/

Brentwood, TN. (July 24, 2017) - With Crye-Leike Real Estate Services having a personal connection to Youth Villages, it is no surprise the nation's fifth largest independently-owned residential real estate brokerage firm's 17th Annual Backpack Drive for Youth Villages was a success. Crye-Leike's sales associates and employees of Middle Tennessee collected over 300 new backpacks, filled with required school supplies in support of Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee's annual Backpack Heroes Program. Co-founder and chief executive officer of Crye-Leike, Harold E. Crye, holds Youth Villages' Backpack Drive near and dear to his heart. Crye's son, Chris Crye, was a personal supporter of Youth Villages, and following his untimely passing, Mr. Crye committed to Youth Villages that he would continue to support the children of Youth Villages in Chris' honor. It is because of the great generosity of the Crye-Leike family of sales associates and employees that the real estate brokerage firm is Youth Villages' single largest backpack donor. Youth Villages (youthvillages.org) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care, adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs, and crisis and prevention services, all with the goal to build strong families. "Most of the young people in our care live well below the poverty line and wouldn't have anything for back to school if it weren't for the generous donations from volunteers and companies like Crye-Leike," said Patti Bryan, development manager of Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee. "Backpacks are essential school items that most children take for granted, she said. "Crye-Leike is giving these children the chance to feel the same thrill as other students do when having new school supplies to call their own. This gesture also shows the children that they can trust grown-ups who are willing to help and they don't even know." This year, Youth Villages' Backpack Heroes Program will serve over 800 children in Middle Tennessee, including Clarksville, Columbia, Dickson, Cookeville, Linden and Nashville. "By providing school supplies for these children, Crye-Leike is sending a message that they are important," said Mr. Crye. "A solid education and great schools keep our children and communities thriving and strong. We hope our small efforts help make a big difference in these children's lives." Tennessee-based Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 40 years, is ranked the nation's fifth-largest independently-owned residential real estate brokerage firm and is the largest real estate company in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike's Middle Tennessee region includes 21 company-owned and franchise offices that serve buyers and sellers in 10 counties.

Brentwood, TN. (August 4, 2016) ?" Thanks to Crye-Leike, REALTORS, the children and adolescents in the care of Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee went back to school getting the same fresh start to school as every other student. Crye-Leike held its 16th annual backpack drive for Youth Villages, collecting over 280 new backpacks, filled with thousands of dollars of required school supplies, all donated by Crye-Leike's sales associates and employees of Middle Tennessee. The drive was held to contribute to Youth Villages' annual Backpack Heroes Program. Youth Villages (youthvillages.org) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully through home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care, adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs, and crisis and prevention services. "Most of the young people in our care live well below the poverty line and wouldnt have anything for back to school if it weren't for the generous donations from volunteers and companies like Crye-Leike," said Greg Schott, development manager of Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee. "Backpacks are essential school items that most children take for granted. Crye-Leike is giving these children the chance to feel the same thrill as other students do when having new school supplies to call their own. This gesture also shows the children that they can trust grown-ups who are willing to help and they don't even know. This year, Youth Villages' Backpack Heroes Program will serve over 800 children in Middle Tennessee in Clarksville, Columbia, Dickson, Cookeville, Linden and Nashville. "By providing school supplies for these children, Crye-Leike is sending a message that they are important," said Harold E. Crye, co-founder and chief executive officer of Crye-Leike. "A solid education and great schools keep our children and communities thriving and strong. We hope our small efforts help make a big difference in these children's lives." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), the nation's sixth largest residential brokerage firm, is a full service real estate company with 20 branch offices and one franchise office in Middle Tennessee.        

Crye-Leike, REALTORS Quail Hollow Agents have gone to the dogs participating in the office's first annual "Dog Days of Summer" Contest and Fundraiser for Youth Villages.   Agents and employees dressed their dogs in the most creative costumes they could find hoping their furry friend would be the new Crye-Leike Quail Hollow office mascot who would earn the privilege to appear in marketing ads for the remainder of 2009.   The dogs and their owners put on a great show on Tuesday September 1st at Crye-Leike's Corporate Headquarters located at 6525 Quail Hollow Road.   Thanks to Crye-Leike's Relocation and Insurance Departments, Magna Bank, Realty Title, and all the Crye-Leike Agents who participated, the fundraiser was a great success.   A special thanks goes to Zaxby's Chicken for providing lunch. Guests who attended the show paid $5 for lunch and homemade ice cream and desserts prepared by some of the talented cooks in the Quail Hollow office. The ticket sales from lunch raised $700 dollars to benefit Youth Villages.   Congratulations goes to Agent March Mims and her yellow Lab named Ruger for winning Best Costume and also being named the new mascot.   Congratulations also goes to Agent Cathy Anderson and her Maltese named Cooper for winning the Best Trick category.    

SOUTHAVEN. MS., - Bargain Hunters recently visited Crye-Leike, REALTORS Southaven, Mississippi branch office in search of a good deal at the office's Yard Mall Sale. Crye-Leike's Southaven branch, located at 1320 Goodman Road, held the sale on Saturday, November 20 to raise money for Youth Villages. Many eager shoppers braved the cold weather and dropped by the office in search of a good deal. Shoppers browsed through a selection of slightly used household items, tools, appliances, new guitars, purses, jewelry and clothing. The community helped the office raise $800 which will go to benefit Youth Villages. Youth Villages helps more than 11-thousand troubles children and their families each year in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and the District of Columbia. Youth Villages offers many programs to families and children including; residential, foster care, home based treatment, group homes, adoption and a center for intensive residential treatment. The agency's goal is to get a child in crisis in less than one hour, de-escalate the crisis and determine the best place for the child at the time. These practices save taxpayers' money as well as the lives of children. "Youth Villages is a great organization to sponsor and our office is extremely pleased to have raised $800 dollars to support them," said Crye-Leike's Southaven office Managing Broker C.F. Moore. "Thanks to all the outstanding agents, employees, and members of the community who braved the 28 degree weather to attend the Yard Mall Sale, the event was a tremendous success." Southaven Crye-Leike Agent Susan East, the office Youth Villages Chairperson, was assisted by associates Frances Follis, Cheryl Jordan, Office Administrator Gussie Smith and Managing Broker C.F. Moore to help coordinate the day-long sale. A special thanks goes to sales associates Annice Kyle and Shawn Boylan for orchestrating the clean-up afterwards. A special thanks also goes to David Hackman, of North American Electric Co. in Hernando, Mississippi, for donating new guitars, purses, and jewelry to be put up for sale at the Yard Mall. For all your real estate needs and personal referrals contact Crye-Leike's Southaven, Mississippi branch office by phone at (662) 349-5550. Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nations 4th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 4,100 sales associates and 132 corporate and franchise offices located in 65 counties through-out the eight-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in the following areas of specialty: residential sales, mortgage lending, title, insurance, commercial business and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services referrals. In 2007, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $5.7 billion with 32,500 closed transaction sides.  

BRENTWOOD, TN., For the 8th consecutive year, Crye-Leike, REALTORS associates and employees in Middle Tennessee generously donated a record number of backpacks filled with school supplies to the children in Youth Village's care. This year the company provided 286 children being served by the agency across Middle Tennessee with backpacks and all the back to school supplies they need.   The record number of backpacks and supplies were presented to youngsters and representatives of Youth Villages at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Crye-Leike, REALTORS Middle Tennessee Regional Headquarters located at 5111 Maryland Way, Brentwood, Tennessee.   "We know from years past that the participation of our associates and employees helps to give these children a big boost in their self esteem and feel more comfortable with their classmates at the start of a new school year," said Harold Crye, Crye-Leike, REALTORS Cofounder & CEO. "We want these children to know that they are important and special in our community and our people are to be congratulated for their support as well."   Youth Villages helps emotionally and behaviorally troubled children rebuild their lives and fulfill their dreams of living in a safe and nurturing environment. Its mission is to help children and families live successfully. The children they serve live in three group homes in Nashville, with foster families, receive in-home counseling with their families and learn how to live independently.   "The support that Crye-Leike gives us every year for Backpack Heroes allows us the chance to "level the playing field" for our children," said Greg Schott, Youth Villages Development Manager. "The brand new backpacks and school supplies help them to feel better about themselves and more a part of their peer group."   From late July until early August Crye-Leike Associates and Employees across the Middle Tennessee region went shopping for and/or collected backpacks and school supplies. The goal this year was for every Crye-Leike, REALTORS office in the Middle Tennessee region to fill 20 backpacks for girls and boys from elementary to high school age. In 2008 the company proudly exceeded its goal.   "The Youth Villages mission, to help children and families live successfully is a mission that's at the heart of all Crye-Leike, REALTORS associates and employees," said Crye. "Our company's regional campaign has a goal of serving as many Middle Tennessee children as possible with backpacks and school supplies and I'm thrilled we delivered on our promise. And I want to personally thank every associate and employee for being Backpack Heroes."   Many of the children served by Youth Villages have had to move from place to place and have very little to call their own. More than 90% of them live well below the poverty line and most cannot afford a backpack or school supplies on their own. This project gives them the chance to feel like every other kid in getting something brand new that they can truly call their own.   Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nations 4th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 4,100 sales associates and 132 corporate and franchise offices located in 65 counties through-out the eight-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in the following areas of specialty: residential sales, mortgage lending, title, insurance, commercial business and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services referrals. In 2007, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $5.7 billion with 32,500 closed transaction sides.

Nashville, Tenn. - It was a great first day at school for over 300 children served by Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee. They were the recipients of new backpacks filled with school supplies, collected and donated by the sales associates and employees of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Middle Tennessee. "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." Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. In addition to Crye-Leike's 22 branch offices in Middle Tennessee sponsoring this back-to-school project over the past four years, Crye-Leike also holds its annual fund-raiser called Campaign for Children for the past 23 years, said company officials. Campaign for Children promotes the sale of holiday greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages' children. All proceeds raised 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 $400,000 for Youth Villages. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 8,000 troubled children and their families each year (over 1,500 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, group homes and transitional living services. Additionally, Youth Villages offers specialized crisis services to families in crisis across the state, and this past year made more that 7,000 face-to-face assessments. Today, more than 1,100 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 33 locations throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, and Washington D.C. Youth Villages has five offices in Middle Tennessee: Nashville, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville and Dickson. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 28 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,000 sales associates and 89 branch and franchise offices located in 46 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Sales associates in the Greater Nashville area currently total over 900. To learn more about how to organize a Youth Villages' fund-raiser in your office, contact Patti Bryan at 615/250-7207.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, displayed its corporate commitment to the communities it serves with a recent check presentation to Youth Villages for $30,000 from its 23rd annual Campaign for Children, an annual Crye-Leike tradition since 1981 that has raised in excess of $350,000 company wide for Youth Villages. 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. Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children is an in-house holiday fundraiser involving its 1,300 sales associates in Memphis who purchase holiday greeting cards designed by Youth Villages' children for distribution to their clients and friends during the Christmas season. The holiday card program spans a distribution within Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittendon County in Arkansas; and DeSoto County in Mississippi. 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, who experienced an untimely death in 1998. Chris was the son of Crye-Leike co-founder and CEO Harold E. Crye. "At Crye-Leike, we strive to be good corporate citizens by making community relations a part of our corporate culture," says Joyce Friedman, public relations director. "Each of our 81 branch and franchise offices are committed to enhancing the quality of life in their communities by holding community programs and fundraisers in their area." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 5,000 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. Additionally, Youth Villages specializes in crisis services and responded to over 2,500 crisis calls from families in crisis across the state this past year. Today, more than 1,100 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 33 locations throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 27 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company. It has a network of over 2,800 sales associates and 69 corporate and franchise offices located in 36 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.  

Nashville, Tenn. - It was a great first day at school for over 150 children served by Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee. They were the recipients of new backpacks filled with school supplies, collected and donated by the sales associates and employees of Crye-Leike, Realtors in Middle Tennessee. "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." Supporting Youth Villages is not new to Crye-Leike. In addition to Crye-Leike's 19 branch offices in Middle Tennessee sponsoring this back-to-school project over the past three years, Crye-Leike also has held a fund-raiser called Campaign for Children for the past 22 years, said company officials. Campaign for Children is a fund-raiser where greeting cards, designed by Youth Villages' children, are sold to Crye-Leike sales associates and employees in bulk. All proceeds raised are designated to the Chris Crye Memorial 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 $320,280 for Youth Villages. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 3,000 troubled children and their families each year (over 1,500 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. Additionally, Youth Villages specializes in crisis services and responded to over 2,500 crisis calls from families in crisis across the state this past year. Today, more than 1,100 counselors, teachers and skilled support staff provide Youth Villages' services from offices in 33 locations throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. Youth Villages has five offices in Middle Tennessee: Nashville, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville and Dixson Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 27 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,000 sales associates and 75 branch and franchise offices located in 39 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Sales associates in the Greater Nashville area currently total over 900. To learn more about how to organize a Youth Villages' fund-raiser in your office, contact Patti Bryan at 615/250-7207.    

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, displayed its corporate commitment to the communities it serves with a recent check presentation to Youth Villages for $28,500 from its 21st annual Campaign for Children, an annual Crye-Leike tradition since 1981 that has raised in excess of $391,000 company wide for Youth Villages. 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. Crye-Leike's Campaign for Children is an in-house holiday fundraiser involving its 1,900 sales associates in Memphis and Nashville who purchase holiday greeting cards designed by Youth Villages' children for distribution to their clients and friends during the Christmas season. The holiday card program spans a distribution within Davidson, Fayette, Grundy, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties in Tennessee; Crittendon County in Arkansas; and DeSoto County in Mississippi. 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, who experienced an untimely death in 1998. Chris was the son of Crye-Leike co-founder and CEO Harold Crye. "At Crye-Leike, we strive to be good corporate citizens by making community relations a part of our corporate culture," says Joyce Friedman, public relations director. "Each of our 69 branch and franchise offices are committed to enhancing the quality of life in their communities by holding community programs and fundraisers in their area, with our most far-reaching fundraiser being that for United Way." Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 5,000 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 program; transitional living and specialized crises 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 27 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company. It has a network of over 2,800 sales associates and 69 corporate and franchise offices located in 36 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.    

Nashville, Tenn. - This Christmas just got merry for a group of Middle Tennessee children in need, thanks to a holiday fund-raiser for the children at Youth Villages, sponsored by Crye-Leike, Realtors. The nation's 10th largest real estate company is holding its 22nd annual 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 22 years ago, Crye-Leike has raised in excess of $291,000 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 inscription on the inside of the greeting card reads: ?Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Year. 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. "We anticipate raising company wide around $28,000 this year as we have done in year's past," says Kristen Pendergraft, Crye-Leike's Middle Tennessee campaign coordinator. Youth Villages (www.youthvillages.org) offers help and hope to more than 5,000 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 1,500 are served in Middle Tennessee. Services include: home-based counseling, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, residential treatment, community-based programs, transitional living services and specialized crisis 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 900 sales associates and 200 corporate staff at Crye-Leike's 19 branch offices in the Greater Nashville area will be participating in this fund-raising effort, along with an expanded effort among Crye-Leike's 1,200 sales force in its Greater Memphis Region. Crye-Leike's Nashville Region includes branch offices in: Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and counties. If you wish to make a charitable contribution to Youth Villages during this holiday season, please make a check payable to Youth Villages and send to: Patti Bryan, Director of Development Middle Tennessee, Youth Villages, 3310 Perimeter Hill Drive, Nashville, TN. 37211, or call 615/250-7207 for more information. 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 the Southern Region of the United States. It has a network of over 2,800 sales associates and 68 branch and franchise offices located in 36 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida.  

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.    

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.    

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. - 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.            

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.