BuyATimeshare.com Collects More Than 1,700 Pounds of Food for Families in Need November 19, 2011
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : ARDA, Charity, Customer Comments, Donate a Timeshare, General, New Features, News & Events, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel, Uncategorized , add a commentBuyATimeshare.com has wrapped up its Third Annual Food Drive with some heartwarming results. Working with local businesses, the drive was able to generate 1,200 pounds of food for the New Hampshire Food Bank and the Nashua Soup Kitchen. Together with donations from our office in Tampa, Florida, BuyATimeshare.com was able to contribute 1,778 pounds of food to local charities.
In addition, BuyATimeshare.com hosted a fundraiser at Peddlers Daughter in Nashua. The event included a raffle to raise as much money as possible. Headlining the raffle was a free vacation and airfare for two provided by BuyATimeshare.com. The winner of this year’s raffle was announced, and the successful event raised $800 for a total monetary donation of $1,315.
On Monday, November 21, the managers of BuyATimeshare.com donated their time at the Nashua Soup Kitchen. This came as a welcomed surprise to the Food Pantry, which expects to distribute over 1,000 Holiday Boxes to needy families in the area. President of BuyATimeshare.com Wesley Kogelman said, “We look forward to another great holiday food drive and I look forward to helping these families again.” A special thanks to Frederick’s Pastry’s for participating as a drop off location. And thanks to our own Randy Medeiros for a great job organizing the event and being the man on the microphone.
With so many reasons to step up and give back to the community, everyone at BuyATimeshare.com is ready to work with local businesses and residents for next year’s big Food Drive. The staff is always looking for ways to get involved. Whether working with the United Way of Nashua, Toys for Tots in Tampa Bay, BuyATimeshare.com employees are excited to contribute. Whether sponsoring an event for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua & Greater Salem, or donating backpacks to Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, there is always a way give back to the local community.
BuyATimeshare.com Reports Another Successful Food Drive November 15, 2011
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, Customer Comments, Donate a Timeshare, General, News & Events, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource , add a commentThe giving spirit at BuyATimeshare.com is reflected in a heaping mountain of food to help support the New Hampshire Food Bank and the Nashua Food Pantry. Reports of food shortages in local food banks inspired BuyATimeshare.com president Wesley Kogelman hold the food drive earlier in the year, so everyone can donate as much as possible. And after just a few short weeks the offices have collected over1,200 pounds of food.
You can help too. Join us at The Peddler’s Daughter in Nashua for a fundraiser and raffle. The NH Food Bank and The Nashua Food Pantry expect to distribute over 1,000 Holiday Boxes to families in the area. The event will be chance to raise a cash donation and to make a final weigh-in of this year’s Food Drive. So if you would like to part of our biggest event yet, join BuyATimeshare.com at the Peddler’s Daughter from 6pm to 9pm tonight, November 17.
Wesley Kogelman and the Souhegan Valley Rotary Help The 100 Holes of Golf Fundraiser August 1, 2011
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, General, News & Events, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Uncategorized , add a commentWesley Kogelman and the Souhegan Valley Rotary was able to contribute nearly $1000 in cash, as well as volunteering their time during the 17th annual golf tournament fundraiser. Held on Friday, July 29 at the Amherst Country Club, the turnout for this annual event was overwhelming. And with 100 holes of golf to shoot in one day, there was plenty of activity. All of the proceeds benefit the Milford Rotary Club Foundation where every cent goes back into the community. Wesley Kogelman, president and founder of local BuyATimeshare.com knows how important this occasion is to the community. “This is the major fundraiser for the year” Kogelman explains, “…and I look forward to being a part of next year’s event as well.” Along with college scholarships, the Milford Rotary Club Foundation supports grants, community projects and donations to other worthy organizations that help provide aide and services to the area.
Wesley Kogelman and BuyATimeshare.com and sold raffle tickets and volunteered their time to make sure the tournament when off without a hitch. By monitoring the greens and tending to flags when shots were made, the daunting task of shooting 100 holes of golf in one day remained an entertaining event. In its 16 years, this fundraiser has generated $1 million dollars for surrounding communities. Each year the golf tournament lets teams play 100 holes of uninterrupted golf. Each team member plays an equal amount of the total 100 holes. For those involved, it is a fast-paced version of an otherwise leisurely game. Each team must complete 18 holes within 2 hours and 20 minutes. This is a significant difference from the four-hour game of patients and skill. The game is played from the early hours of the morning until the late afternoon where the winner is determined. If you are interested in participating in next year’s event, CLICK HERE or call 603 881-5800.
A Face of Cancer March 3, 2011
Posted by John Stephens in : Charity , add a commentWe call our product timeshare. The idea of sharing time with others on vacation, or sharing the unit we buy or rent with family or friends with whom we want to share time. Sharing time with the special people in our lives is the real joy of the timeshare concept.
Sometimes, the ravages of cancer can interrupt those plans and the time we find ourselves sharing with others becomes much more meaningful. Especially when the disease strikes a child.
7-year old Caleb Cook of Rochester, New Hampshire, suffers from a rare form of cancer that can develop in the connective tissues of young children. Called rhabdomyosarcoma, it is a form of childhood cancer that affects tissues of the body that would normally develop into skeletal muscles.
Caleb is receiving treatment at the renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass., but there is a significant cost involved, which is why businesses and members of the southern New Hampshire community gathered for the Caleb Cook RMS Fund Benefit to raise money for the Cook family as their son fights against the disease.
BuyaTimeshare.com was one of 10 companies sponsoring the event on February 19th, which featured the band Blind Spot, food and drink and a silent auction. The money raised will go toward Caleb’s medical costs and the evening demonstrated the significant community support shown towards the Cooks according to those who attended the event.
Peter Emery, our Sales Director at BuyaTimeshare.com, was one of those in attendance.
“It is a terrible tragedy when children are afflicted with something like this. I have two young daughters around Caleb’s age and I don’t know what I would do if anything like this happened to one of my girls,” said Emery. “It is heartening to see the community rally around the Cook family this way and we all hope and pray that Caleb can beat this.”
Caleb’s treatment includes regular rounds of chemotherapy at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since its founding in 1947, the Institute has been committed to providing cancer patients with the best treatment available while developing cures through cutting-edge research. Dana-Farber specializes exclusively in cancer treatment and research, is a Harvard Medical School affiliate and has been ranked as the best cancer hospital in New England and sixth best in the nation in U.S. News and World Report‘s “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. More information on the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can be found at http://www.dana-farber.org/.
Event organizers are still tallying up the generous donations from the benefit and we’ll provide an update to the evening when those figures are released.
To follow Caleb’s journey, you can follow on his Facebook Page by clicking here or by going to the website at http://www.ccrmsfund.bbnow.org/, which was set up for the Benefit. Donations are still being accepted and you can make a donation to help with Caleb’s medical costs by clicking here.
Rotary Clubs Lead By Serving Others February 24, 2011
Posted by John Stephens in : Charity , add a commentService clubs are part of the fabric of this country, with thousands of people volunteering their time each year in projects that benefit the community. Many of these acts and projects go unnoticed in the eyes of the general public, but service clubs fundraise and work their way into the hearts of people who are touched by their acts of kindness.
It is because of the great work that Rotarians do every year that I wanted to draw your attention to a ceremonial act that took place yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange. Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith rang the closing bell at the Exchange during a ceremony with representatives from Rotary and the group Sanofi Pasteur, a leading provider of polio vaccine, in honor of Rotary’s 106th anniversary and in support of a polio-free world. Representatives of the two organizations also took part in opening bell ceremonies in four financial markets in Europe yesterday: Lisbon, Portugal; Amsterdam; Brussels, Belgium; and Paris.
Polio eradication has been Rotary’s top priority for more than 20 years and it boggles the mind that polio still exists when it can be avoided with such a simple vaccine. The “End Polio Now” campaign is underway as Rotary looks to raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families. According to Rotary International, the incidence of polio infection has plunged worldwide from about 350,000 cases in 1988 to fewer than 1,000 cases in 2010. More than two billion children have been immunized in 122 countries, preventing five million cases of paralysis and 250,000 pediatric deaths.
You may be asking what this has to do with timeshare? Our president and CEO, Wesley Kogelman, has been a member of Rotary since 2006 and he is part of a new Rotary chapter which just opened in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Rotary Club of Souhegan Valley celebrated its new beginning on Monday with a visit from Mr. Klinginsmith before he headed down to the Big Apple for yesterday’s ceremony.
In case you’re wondering, Wesley is the guy with the glasses wearing the red tie on the left in the back of the photo. Mr. Klinginsmith is the man holding the new charter on the left with new chapter president, David Williamson, holding the charter to the right.
So our company is connected to Rotary through our chief executive, which means we wanted to bring this issue to your attention in case you, your family or someone you know has been affected by polio and wanted to do something to help.
By clicking here, you will be taken to a webpage where you can make a contribution to help Rotary battle this debilitating disease. If you choose to do so, you have our utmost thanks and we appreciate the step you’ve taken to join us in the fight.
Wesley Kogelman and Buy A Timeshare.com Help North Ridge Church and its Fill the Bus Food Drive December 1, 2010
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, Customer Comments, General, Marriott Timeshares, New Features, News & Events, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel , add a commentIn addition to contributions made to the NH Food Bank Wesley Kogelman has teamed up with his local church. Located in Derry, New Hampshire, the NorthRidge Church is hosting the January 2011 Fill the Bus Food Drive.
President and CEO of the local advertising firm BuyATimeshare.com, Kogelman and his company help timeshare consumers. His team allows people to market their properties online and offers a marketplace of affordable vacations for buyers and renters. They are one of the few firms who specialize in timeshare resales.
With a recent food drive resulting in over 3500 pounds of donations, Kogelman is excited to see just how much a school bus will hold. NorthRidge Church fills every seat in their 72-seat passenger bus with bags of groceries. They are delivered to the Salvation Army Food Pantry and Chester Food Pantry following the Holiday rush. Last year both emergency food pantries were depleted over the holidays. The NRC Bus rolled in right after Christmas packed with groceries donated by their church members. They completely filled both pantries just before the sever winter power outages.
Pastor Mike Mills of NorthRidge Church expresses the need for The NRC bus and the importance of contributions from patrons and businesses alike. “We are looking forward to filling up the North Ridge Church Bus again this January. With so many groceries to deliver in our community, we are grateful to Wesley Kogelman and his company for their compassion to help us fill this bus. That means filling a lot of hungry tummies in Southern New Hampshire this January.”
BuyATimeshare.com Helps Local Charities with over 3000 pounds and $2,400 in donations November 23, 2010
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, Donate a Timeshare, General, News & Events, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel , add a commentThe Annual Buy A Timeshare.com Food Drive has come to a close. This event stretched from October 15 to November 22. In the first few days it truly was the season of giving. Employees of this local advertising firm set a goal of 500lbs. This increased to 1000lbs after an impressive first week resulted in over 700lbs of food.
Their new ½ ton goal was easily conquered. The food and drinks slowly became a huge pile of groceries. The benefactor of this Food Drive is the New Hampshire Food Bank and Metropolitan Ministries . The New Hampshire Food Bank has recently opened a new storage facility in Manchester, New Hampshire. This is the only food bank in the granite state. They help to feed over 127,000 people each year. Even in the grip of a recession the group donated as many cans, jars and boxes as they could. This has resulted in a gift of 1590 pounds and $1200 to the NH Food Bank.
This is not the first year that Buy A Timeshare.com has held a great Food Drive. In December of 2009 the staff donated 348 lbs to Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, Florida. This year, the group was able to donate nearly 2500 lbs to that same charity. Even customers were able to be part of the event. For the first time ever, the local business used a portion of its revenue toward a cash donation to local charities.
Metropolitan Ministries has been operating in the Tampa Florida area since 1972. For over 35 years, together with the Tampa Bay community, they have made it possible for 522,200 families to be served through Outreach and Prevention Services, nearly 23 million hot meals have been prepared and 354,520 safe haven shelter nights have been provided.
Wes Kogelman, president of Buy A Timeshare.com expressed his appreciation at the overwhelming sign of charity and giving. “It’s great to see this kind of generosity in an office where everyone is feeling the recession. Even though people are struggling, we can still come together and contribute what we have and make a huge difference.”
Over the past few years, Buy A Timeshare.com has seen a lot of success. The marketing firm services over 500,000 timeshare owners. Eager to give back to its communities, both offices have made this Food Drive an annual event. If you would like to join this team, Buy A Timeshare.com is always seeking professional advertising executives. If you want to change the way you work or vacation, call 800-882-0296 today.
Buy A Timeshare.com Announces its Second Annual Food Drive October 22, 2010
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, General, New Features, News & Events, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel , add a commentOver the past few years, BuyATimeshare.com has experienced a significant amount of growth thoughout its company. Expanding both offices and its staff the marketing firm has provided over 500,000 timeshare owners with reliable access to the online timeshare resale market. Always looking for another way to give back to the community, BuyATimeshare.com has taken on the challenge of raising 500 pounds of food in 4weeks for its local NH Food Bank.
Help be part of the donation! From October 15 to November 22, BuyATimeshare.com employees will be holding a contest for its sales department. For every timeshare owner who puts their vacation property up for sale or rent, BuyATimeshare.com will donate a portion of that fee toward a cash donation to the NH Food Bank. Over the next month we are hoping to raise $2000 to purchase turkeys and other nutritious food that you won’t find in a can.
You can be part of our battle against hunger in the Granite State while being instrumental in the sale of your own timeshare. This is not the first year that BuyATimeshare.com has taken on hunger-related issues. In December of 2009 the firm was able to donate 348 lbs to Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, Florida. This year, BuyATimeshare.com is looking forward to reaching the 500 pound mark. For 2010 BuyATimeshare.com has teamed up with the NH Food Bank in order to provide quality food to folks in need. If you would like to know how you can help, contact BuyATimeshare.com at 800-882-0296 today!
Women in the Timeshare and Shared Ownership Industry October 16, 2010
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : ARDA, Charity, General, Marriott Timeshares, New Features, News & Events, RCI, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel , add a commentSince the inception of BuyATimeshare.com the Company has focused on returning back to local businesses, communities and industry affiliated organizations. Examples of the Company’s philanthropic endeavors are the Rotary Club, supporting its local Boys and Girls organizations and the Chamber of Commerce.
Although BuyATimeshare.com is not directly related to WIN (Women In Industry) the company would like to recognize the women who play crucial roles in the day-to-day success as well as the future success of BuyATimeshare.com. Without the support of the women and men alike, and the passion for connecting worldwide timeshare sellers and buyers, BuyATimeshare.com would not be the leader it has become and having done so in positive light of the Better Business Bureau.
While membership is not solely for women, this nonprofit organization is committed to fostering the growth of women in the vacation ownership industry by connecting and mentoring them through charities, businesses, and through educational and networking events.
All of the timeshare resorts that benefit from WIN can be found at BuyATimeshare.com, where the resale market continues to save vacationers millions of dollars every year. Resorts like Marriott Vacation Club, Wyndham Worldwide, Shell Vacations and RCI memberships continue to provide unforgettable memories for families around the world.
About WIN
WIN (Women in Industry) is a nonprofit organization supporting women in their effort to be the best they can be as well as attracting and cultivating women leaders of tomorrow in the vacation industry.
The goals of WIN include: Providing a forum for women in the vacation industry to unite and leverage best practices, foster networking and business training through social and educational events and ongoing community and philanthropic activities.
In addition the organization focuses much of its efforts on developing a membership base that is reflective of women across diverse businesses. They do this by promoting and recognizing women’s achievements in the vacation industry. By facilitating research in the vacation industry and providing scholarship opportunities, women are able to attain industry certifications and attend training programs in order to advance their career path.
Wesley Kogelman and Timeshare Resale Firm Sponsor the 8th Annual CBM Cares Golf Classic September 10, 2010
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Charity, Donate a Timeshare, General, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel, Uncategorized , 1 comment so farA cool September morning greeted the 8th annual CBM Cares Golf Classic in Tuesday. A day of friendly competition raising some much-needed funds for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Nashua & Greater Salem, BuyATimeshare.com was there to help sponsor the tournament. Held at the Green Meadow Golf Course in Amherst, New Hampshire, the Golf Classic has become an annual outing. All proceeds go directly toward supporting essential Club programs and services for youngsters in greater Nashua & greater Salem communities. Wesley Kogelman, president of BuyATimeshare.com, is also a member of the CBM Cares Board of Directors.
A local business owner, Kogelman makes frequent contributions to not-for-profit organizations throughout his native New Hampshire. In Addition to raising funds for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua, CBM Cares and BuyATimeshare.com continue to sponsor events with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire, the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley and City Arts Nashua. BuyATimeshare.com, a celebrated timeshare resale firm, is proud to be part of a great cause and raising money for these noble organizations. If you would like more information about how to donate to the Big Brother Big Sisters of Greater Nashua, call 603-883-4851 or Click Here