For Immediate Release

Orlando Foreclosures Expo raises $2,000
for Russell Home for Atypical Children

Orlando – A test drive in an Aston-Martin and a weekend vacation for two in Naples were among the prizes auctioned at a recent event hosted by the Orlando Foreclosures Expo and held at Luxautica Car Club to raise money for the Russell Home for Atypical Children. Phil Peachey, who is founder and organizer of the Expo, presented the Russell Home with a check for $2,000.

An Orlando-based non-profit organization for brain-damaged children, the Russell Home is near and dear to Peachey, who wanted to help raise funds and awareness for the organization upon visiting the home last year. Russell Home officials are trying to generate financial help to build a new facility. The Orlando Foreclosures Expo will be held from Feb. 7-9 at the International Plaza Resort & Spa in Orlando.

“The Orlando Foreclosures Expo is not just a first-of-its-kind forum that brings buyers, sellers and other professionals who work with short sales and foreclosures under one roof, but it is also designed to help people facing foreclosure,” Peachey said. “In the spirit of helping, we are committed to creating added exposure for the Russell Home. Hopefully, the money we raised helps them get closer to their financial goal for building a new facility.”

The Russell Home (www.russellhome.org) was founded by Vantrease Russell in 1951 when the woman who was affectionately called “Grandma” was asked to care for a 3-year-old with Cerebral Palsy. The child, whose name is Marilyn, is still a resident at the home today.

Over the years, more children whose parents could not give them proper care were taken in by Grandma Russell, who transformed her house into an organization that offers full-time residency and care, day care and part-time care for brain-damaged children. Today, the Russell Home has more than 60 full-time residents (many who are adults and have lived their since infancy) and a full-time staff of 21. Grandma Russell died in 2003, but her daughters have continued her mission.

At the recent fundraising event, Russell Home spokesperson Vantrease Blair - one of Grandma Russell’s granddaughters who are involved in operating the facility – gave a presentation about the organization’s mission.

“We do not receive aid from the local, state or federal governments, so we solely rely upon private donations,” Blair said. “Without the compassion and generosity of organizations like the Orlando Foreclosures Expo, the Russell Home would not be able to continue. We are grateful for fundraising events like this one.”
One of the prizes that raised money for the Russell Home was a $250 hotel stay anywhere in the southwestern United States donated by Barterfirst International, which is based in Casselberry.

Peachey created the Expo (www.foreclosuresexpo.com) as a forum for homeowners facing foreclosure and looking to sell their homes, and for real estate industry professionals who are involved in foreclosure-related work. The Expo will bring everyone from real estate agents and brokers, real estate attorneys and REO department representatives from banks to lenders, investors, wholesalers, builders and others in the foreclosure industry under one roof.

The Expo will also allow homeowners in danger of foreclosure to list their properties and the minimum price they need. In addition, homeowners facing foreclosure can visit a help desk, which will be staffed by real estate industry professionals who can provide advice on how the homeowners can resolve their situation.
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