Danielle Edwards

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Peter Pan The Ballet

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Peter Pan The Ballet

Enjoy 40% off PETER PAN THE BALLET!

With Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, and the rest of your beloved Neverland characters, let your imagination run wild on a fantastic voyage there. The audience may discover the mysteries of Peter’s life before his legendary escapades in this never-before-seen adaptation of Peter Pan with new choreography by Christopher Stuart, and you’ll definitely feel like you can fly after watching it! Just be aware that on your voyage, you might run into some pirates, crocodiles, and fairy dust.

Happy to share a promo code with all my clients and friends who love the arts!  Enjoy 40% off PETER PAN THE BALLET!  My friend Maurice Mouzon is playing as PETER!!
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HOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY

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HOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY

How I raised over $107,000 for charity in Charlotte, NC

MY DANCING WITH THE STARS JOURNEY

PRESENTED BY DANIELLE EDWARDS

Raising funds for charity is a noble cause and a way to impact the world positively. Whether you are an individual, a group, or an organization, there are several effective ways to raise funds for charity. In this article, I will discuss some of my most effective ways, which helped me raise over $107,000 for the CHARLOTTE BALLET and the Canopy Housing Foundation.

“I recently was honored to do dancing with stars here in Charlotte, which is a charitable gala where pretty much you’re responsible for raising a ton of money and all proceeds. In my case, for split 50/50 between the Charlotte Ballet and my charity of choice, Canopy Housing Foundation. What I did not have going for me is I was not a corporate executive, like my fellow competitors that have big companies like big name banks you would think of. Yeah, that could write big checks.”

WHO DO YOU KNOW?

Make a list of everyone you know and businesses you support. Car dealer, roofer, dentist, doctor, anyone you have given to support. Reach out to them and ask them to support you with your donation. The ones that you think have a prize that would be exciting, ask them for. Think of your friends with AIR BNBs. However, that might be in person, by email, or by text. I would send them a video on my phone.

I made a separate list of who maybe had a service. Please think of any of your friends who own Air-BNBs who would donate their rental.

Lastly, don’t forget your local jewelry store, or maybe you purchase your wedding ring. For example, we have Diamonds Direct. They gave me a $900 diamond necklace that I could raffle off.

 

Posted below is the $900 Diamond Necklace: 

EMOTIONAL FUNDRAISING

People want to know how their donation is going to make a difference. In my situation, I was raising money for the homeless here in Charlotte,NC. For instance, $5 donation can buy lunch, $50 can provide a blanket, and so forth.  This is where I got creative.

I used pets and kids holding up little signs to open people’s hearts, hoping it would open their charitable contribution to my cause.

I also created a separate page on Facebook for my journey, which is still there, Dancing with the Stars Journey, where I invited people to like and follow where I could place all my information and then any time I post anything or email, telling anyone I literally could send it there so they could watch my progress.

KENDRA SCOTT

Kendra Scott is amazing. You can apply to see if your charity is one they would accept.

Then they’ll either offer you to do an in-store event where you can capture that shopping too!  They will give 20% back to your charity, and in my case, a 48-hour online option where I could promote that online. I was able to raise an additional $954 doing this. Not to mention I added to my Kendra Scott collection.

This is the event flyer we launched:

ONLINE AUCTION

I did the raffle. I found it easier because my specific gala did not have an easy way to do a silent auction where I can have individual sheets of paper out.  And honestly, it was analysis paralysis, and I was getting a little overwhelmed, so I did a raffle!

So I divided the pro prizes into ‘Realtor prizes,’ ‘local Charlotte friend prizes,’ and ‘people who live anywhere prizes.’  The more they donated, the more chances they had to win.  I think this helped raise a bit more towards the end.  I used Flippity.net to create a fun wheel to choose the winners randomly.

 

CORPORATE MATCHING

There’s so much free money out there. If you Google ‘corporate matches, ‘ it will give you a list of all the companies that do corporate matches.

And hopefully, that will get your brain thinking of who you know.  For example, the Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Ally Bank, and General Mills, to name a few.  Reach out to those friends and ask if they would consider donating to this cause. And if you go the extra step to donate, clarify what they need to do to ensure the match is the right charity, and it counts towards your event.

Normally big banks, law firms, and medical practices donate large sums of money.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONAL FUNDRAISING

Sometimes when you blanket it on social media, people think they don’t need you. And a simple direct message or text goes a long way.

At the end of the day, remember whatever it is you’re doing, you’re doing it to make a huge impact.  Don’t be afraid to have fun with this on social media.  Hopefully, you’re good at social media, and you can put it on Instagram or TikTok and make funny videos out of it.

 

Learn more about this article with our recent live video. Check out the link below:

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Below are the candid moments I had during the big event.

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Below is the full video of our winning performance and the judge’s commentary :
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If you are looking for a realtor who gives back to her community in BIG WAYS please reach out!
Contact Danielle Edwards for information on Charlotte, NC, real estate.

 

Charlotte Realtor® Danielle Edwards has been helping clients with their real estate needs since 2006.
2023 is the year of the Professional Realtor and getting back to a more normal real estate market.
Danielle Edwards
Charlotte Real Estate
Realtor, REMAX EXECUTIVE

Hefferon | Edwards Team

704-761-7484

Charlotte Realtor Supports Homeless

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Charlotte real estate agent dances to raise money for Charlotte Homeless

Danielle Edwards is a dancing superstar at night in addition to being an award-winning Charlotte Realtor during the day.

  • For the Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte Gala, realtor Danielle Edwards dances with the Charlotte Ballet.
  • She will donate half of her proceeds to the Canopy Housing Foundation to assist Charlotte residents who are experiencing housing insecurity.
  • The Charlotte Ballet will receive the remaining half of the revenue.

To assist the 3,000 Charlotte residents who are homeless, she will donate half of the money she makes to the Canopy Housing Foundation. According to Edwards, the housing market is difficult for everyone, including renters, homeowners, and renters who want to become homeowners.

As a Charlotte Realtor, she stated, “I witness it every day with regular first-time homebuyers and the fact that the city has become expensive.”

The Canopy Realtor Association reports that Charlotte’s median sales price increased by over 7% this year, reaching $375,000 in January. In an effort to maybe change someone’s life in the Queen City, Edwards is battling through the discomfort while performing twists and turns.

She remarked, “I think that’s a win if I can just make a small impact and a small difference to bring awareness and maybe help alter a few lives here in Charlotte, NC.”

Watch Danielle’s piece on Spectrum news here

 

If you are doing a charitable fundraiser, here is a link for some tips on how to make your fundraiser a success.  To find out how I did,  if I won the dancing with the stars competition, click here.

Contact Danielle Edwards for information on Charlotte, NC, real estate.

Danielle Edwards

Charlotte Realtor® Danielle Edwards has been helping clients with their real estate needs since 2006.
2023 is the year of the Professional Realtor and getting back to a more normal real estate market.
Danielle Edwards
Charlotte Real Estate
Realtor, REMAX EXECUTIVE
Hefferon | Edwards Team

704-761-7484
Licensed In: NC
License #: 249833
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Dancing for Shelter: Can you help end Homelessness?

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Dancing for Shelter: Can you help end Homelessness?

Realtors, friends, clients, strangers, followers.. anyone with a Heartbeat I NEED YOU!

I am participating in DANCING WITH THE STARS for CHARITY here in Charlotte, NC.

My chosen foundation is the CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION.  I know some of you are not familiar with this charity so here is a fun video to learn about!

It is the charitable arm of the CANOPY REALTOR ASSOCIATION and will use the money raised to focus on the homeless issue in our hometown.  Every homeless person has a different story.  It could be domestic violence, loss of a job, can’t afford housing so they have to live on the streets.

The Canopy “HOUSING” Foundation strives to have the basic need of SHELTER- met. (learn more about CHF at the end)

Can you join me?  My goal is to educate the public that REALTORS do more than just sell homes.  I would say MOST of us pour back into our community.

Not to mention being in last place because I’m against big corporate executives is tough.

$5  

Provides one hygiene kit (contains all of the basic materials for good hygiene health such as toothbrush, toothpaste and soap)

 

$10  

Provides a pillow and a blanket for a homeless individual

 

$25    

Provides clean undergarments for an individual who is currently homeless as well as one clean, new t-shirt and a small assortment of hygiene products

$150     

Equips families with two essential kits (a cleaning kit and a kitchen kit) as they move from homelessness to more permanent housing

 

$350

Provides a completely furnished home for a homeless individual utilizing local partnerships and furniture donation banks

$500

Assists a family that is unsheltered in rebuilding their lived with rental assistance, medical assistance, food, clothing, transportation and job assistance

 

$1500

Assists a family of 4 (living below the poverty level) in obtaining secure and stable housing for one month period through a rental partnership program orchestrated by local rental agencies

 

$3000

Re-locate 30 families or individuals into transitional, temporary housing at a cost of $100 each – setting them on a path towards a new life

 

 

Find out more with our new video upload :

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CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION

 

About Canopy Housing Foundation

Through Canopy Housing Foundation, which serves as the charitable-arm of Canopy Realtor® Association, allows area Realtors® to address unmet housing needs and advocate for fair and affordable housing standards and practices. Since 1985, the Foundation has been working to make a difference in the communities it serves through a number of programs, events and financial support. Here’s how:

 

Habitat for Humanity Support Program

Canopy Housing Foundation conducts a Habitat Support Program to fund regional Habitat organizations in Haywood, Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties. In 2022, the Foundation awarded $21,000 to seven-area Habitat for Humanity organizations. Since 2007, the Habitat Support Program has awarded more than $296,700 to regional Habitats.

Community Grants Program

Canopy Housing Foundation’s second grant initiative, the Community Grants Program, aids local housing organizations in Mecklenburg, Iredell and Haywood counties, whose purpose is expansion, improvement and sustainability of housing in our community. Launched in 2009, the program annually awards funds to area nonprofits addressing unmet housing needs. In 2022, Canopy Housing Foundation awarded $50,000 in grants to 17 area nonprofits. To date, the Community Grants Program has awarded approximately $444,800 to area nonprofits in the community.

 

Strides for Shelter 5K Run/Walk

Open to the community, Canopy Housing Foundation’s Strides for Shelter 5K Run/Walk is one of the only local races dedicated to addressing homelessness. More than 600 runners participate each year in this community-wide race. This year, the Strides for Shelter 5K Run/Walk was held on Oct. 22, 2022. Each year, the race benefits a local housing nonprofit. Since 2016, the Foundation has returned more than $125,000 from race proceeds to the following local beneficiaries:

  • 2016 – Housing First Charlotte-Mecklenburg/Urban Ministries – $5,000
  • 2017 –A Child’s Place – $15,107.66
  • 2018 – Men’s Shelter of Charlotte – $20,555.43
  • 2019 – The Relatives – $25,222.22
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID-19
  • 2021 – Hope House Foundation – $26,760
  • 2022 – Charlotte Rescue Mission – to be announced Dec. 16, 2022

 

Realtors® Care Day

Realtors® Care Day is Canopy Housing Foundation’s annual all-day home repair project to assist homeowners with critical exterior home repairs and provide safety modifications for the elderly and disabled in Mecklenburg, Iredell and Haywood Counties. Launched in 2009, Realtors® Care Day brings together almost 400 volunteers, from Realtors® to contractors, Habitat for Humanities and other housing partners to repair multiple homes during National Fair Housing Month (April), while helping to change the lives of the homeowners living in them.  Realtors® Care Day has evolved to include work on community sites, like Serenity House of Mooresville where exterior and interior painting was done and Harvest Center of Charlotte where a community garden was planted. Since inception, the program has helped 300 families and organizations and has had a financial impact exceeding $1.2 million. The 2022 Realtors® Care Day project was held on April 29, 2022.

Project REACH

In 2017, Canopy Housing Foundation started Project R.E.A.C.H. (Realtors® Engaging And Creating Hope) as a vehicle to provide Realtors® with hands-on community service experiences at five local nonprofits annually. Each year approximately 125 Realtors® donate their time and volunteer with local community nonprofit partners, identified by Canopy Housing Foundation’s Fair and Affordable Housing Advisory Group (FAHAG).

Canopy Housing Foundation Awards & Scholarships

Through Canopy Housing Foundation, Realtors® are able to annually recognize individuals, projects or groups that are making outstanding contributions to the community.  The Humanitarian Award, established in 2007 is, given annually in December.  Upon receiving the Humanitarian Award, recipients may designate a nonprofit organization of their choice to receive $5,000 from the Foundation. Since its inception, the foundation has returned more than $50,000 to community organizations through the Humanitarian Award program.

In 2019, the Canopy Housing Foundation instituted the YES Award to recognize and celebrate the area’s youth who are engaged in improving the quality of life in the region. Young people engaged in service mature into adults who serve the community. Youth ages 10-18 are eligible and the chosen recipient is honored by receiving a commemorative plaque and $500 to be donated to the charity of their choice in their name.<h/5>

Each year Canopy Housing Foundation – Western Region (Haywood County) provides two scholarships to graduating seniors. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a panel of Realtors® in Haywood County, who make its recommendation for recipients to Haywood County Schools Foundation. Since 2020, $5,000 has been invested in these students and their continuing education.

Contact Danielle Edwards for information on Charlotte, NC, real estate.

Danielle Edwards

Charlotte Realtor® Danielle Edwards has been helping clients with their real estate needs since 2006.

Did you know that less that 91% of Charlotte Realtors have worked in a market with less than 45 days on the market and interest rates above 6%!!

2023 is the year of the Professional Realtor and getting back to a more normal real estate market.

Danielle Edwards
Charlotte Real Estate
Realtor, REMAX EXECUTIVE

DANCING WITH THE STARS – CHARLOTTE

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CHARLOTTE BALLET PRESENTS DANCING WITH THE STARS

Star Dancer- Danielle Edwards

Dancing to ensure homelessness is center stage

Dancing with the Stars Charlotte

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the Charlotte Ballet Dancing with the Stars event about?

Since 2013 the Charlotte Ballet presents Dancing with the Stars, pairing local community and corporate leaders and Star Dancers with our professional dancers. Together the six duos compete to raise funds for their charity.

I am proud to announce that I have been chosen to be a star dancer for this event.  It is one of the most fun, glamorous, charitable events in Charlotte for 2023. I have been paired with Professional Ballet Dancer Maurice Mouzon.

I have a goal of $150,000 to raise for my chosen charity the CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION.   All proceeds are split 50/50 between the Charlotte Ballet and CHF.

Gala Ticket Tier Information

Benefitting Charity:  CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION

As part of its commitment to focusing on the full housing continuum (from homelessness to homeownership), the Foundation will utilize the funds raised to address identified needs of the 3,000+ housing-insecure people in our community.  Specifically, the Foundation will target the funds to address the needs of the area’s estimated 375 homeless families with children.  Working with local service organizations, the Foundation will seek to understand the best placement and utilization of these funds to create a lasting impact.

Canopy Housing Foundation is the charitable arm of the CANOPY Realtor Association(CLT).  Allows Realtors to address unmet housing needs and advocate for fair and affordable housing standards and practices.  Since 1985 it has made a difference in our community through programs, events, and financial donations and grants to area nonprofits.

I have enjoyed working with Habitat for Humanity annually on Realtor Care Day to see these funds at work all over our area from the center city of Charlotte to Matthews.  It is my hope that this money raised can make an even bigger impact so that hopfully one day everyone will have a place to call home.

THREE WAYS TO SUPPORT MY CHARITY AND CHEER ME ON!

The event is Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Knight Theater in Uptown (and sells out)! 

  1. Purchase tickets- Tickets go on sale on December 21, 2022, and you can choose from two ticket tiers.
  2. Vote- is open to anyone online in advance of the event. $1 = 1 vote and the website will record the voting credit in real time to my running total on the website. Think of voting as a donation if you can’t come to the event but want to support the cause! Both ticket sales and voting all count towards my $150k goal.
  3. Sponsorship / Employee matching / Donations- If you own a business, have employee matching programs, or need a tax deduction for 2022 or 2023 I would love your support. I will also be doing videos for local businesses that support me to give them exposure too.   

Businesses or larger groups can also consider getting a table that comes with sponsorship recognition too!

Do you know a company or business that would be interested? Do you know a business that would provide a raffle item for a silent auction?

Thank you in advance for considering donating to the Charlotte Ballet/Canopy Housing Foundation when you consider your charitable donations for 2022/2023.  Donations can also be split for this and next year too!

We’d like to inform everyone that we have just recently created a Facebook page. We’ll be posting updates and live videos on my journey, and answering questions in real-time!  Who knows you could maybe help vote for the music I choose to dance with.

Thank you for continuously supporting us in this Journey. Please help us grow and gather more engagement and support to make this event possible and make the goal happen.  By sharing my posts or gathering your friends you also can help the homeless in our community and enable the Charlotte Ballet to thrive.

” A life worth giving is a life of living. Dancing for Shelter” -Let’s give joy and love to the homeless.

Please like, share and follow our page: https://web.facebook.com/canopydances4homeless 

 

Dancing with the Stars - Charlotte

 

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! 

WHO– I am dancing to ensure homelessness is center stage ❤❤💃🕺🪩 and being paired with a charlotte ballet company member, Maurice Mouzon.
WHAT– A prestigious entertaining “GALA” that is not just a night of cheering, but scrumptious food, open bar, and live band SOL FUSION following the DWTS event.
WHEN– Knight Theatre, Uptown Charlotte March 4th(however, you can VOTE and get your tickets now)
WHERE– Check the link in my bio for tickets and other good stuff!
HOW– YOU can invite your friends, YOU can ask me about employee matching BEFORE you purchase or donate, YOU can ask me about featuring YOUR small business, and YOU can be a part of helping the homeless AND supporting the arts here in Charlotte.
WHY– My chosen charity is the Canopy Housing Foundation – proceeds will focus on helping the homeless in our area.
Watch this video to learn more:
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💃 I know it isn’t the best time of year to be asking you to buy tickets! However, I want to share for anyone wanting a write-off for this calendar year, OR just get your tickets before they sell out!!

More information on this link : https://gala.charlotteballet.org/danielle-maurice/

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Danielle Edwards
RE/MAX Executive
12104 Copper Way Ste. 100
Charlotte, NC 28277
704-276-6882
info@soldondanielle.com

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