RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, July 22, 2024 – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer partnered with Sportable for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 through their Thalhimer Gives program, a companywide initiative focused on community involvement and charitable giving. Sportable’s mission is to create opportunities and transform the lives of youth and adults with physical disabilities and visual impairments through sport.

Through Thalhimer Gives, associates actively engage in the community by donating financially, providing much-needed supplies, and giving generously of their time to local non-profit organizations.
• Donating financially
– Thalhimer donated a total of $6,490 to Sportable for Q2. Throughout the quarter, Thalhimer’s associates provided $3,245 through various associate donations, and the company matched that amount dollar-for-dollar. Richmond associates also purchased multiple items for Sportable to be utilized throughout their various sporting activities.

• Giving generously of their time
– Richmond associates volunteered with Sportable at three events:
– Assisted with setting up for the NWBA National Championships held at the Henrico Sports and Events Center
– Helped Sportable with a ‘spring cleaning’ session where they helped build organizational shelves for their wellness/fitness items, organized their large supply closet, and folded hundreds of t-shirts and hoodies
– Assisted at Sportable’s signature event, the 2024 River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, held at Collegiate School’s Williams Bollettieri Tennis Center

“Sportable is incredibly grateful to Thalhimer for their support and partnership. By including us in their Thalhimer Gives program, Thalhimer associates had a real impact on our organization. From volunteering at events, to providing support in our workspace to providing resources that help make our work possible, Thalhimer’s impact on our work and mission has been tremendous. Our ability to execute our mission is made possible through community partners, and we are so honored that Thalhimer chose to partner with us – their support makes our work of impacting lives through sport possible.” Hunter Leemon, Chief Executive Officer, Sportable.

“It’s hard to find a non-profit in our community that’s more active and more impactful than Sportable. Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Our Thalhimer Gives team loved connecting with Sportable, helping at the 2024 Adult and Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Tournament, and volunteering at the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. The athletes and the Sportable team and their mission are truly inspirational. Thalhimer was proud to support them.” Lee Warfield, President & CEO of Thalhimer.

About Sportable
Since its founding in 2005, the mission of Sportable has been to create opportunities and transform the lives of youth and adults with physical disabilities and visual impairments through sport. Sportable removes the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating in sports and recognizes every participant as an athlete. Sportable programs include team sports, individual sports, competitive opportunities, and recreational opportunities. The Sportable community includes athletes as young as three and as old as 83. Some athletes were born with a disability, and others acquired it through injury or progressive disease. Common physical disabilities Sportable athletes have include spinal cord injury, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, amputations, visual impairments, strokerelated disability.
Sportable offers an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to set and pursue their personal goals. For more information, please visit: sportable.org.

About Thalhimer Gives
Founded in 2018, Thalhimer Gives is a companywide initiative focused on community involvement and charitable giving in the markets we serve. Through Thalhimer Gives, our associates actively engage in the community by donating financially, providing much-needed supplies, and giving generously of their time, with paid time off, to local non-profit organizations. Organizations are nominated each year by Thalhimer associates who are actively involved with a non-profit or passionate about the organization. To-date, Thalhimer Gives has donated more than $237,565 to local charitable organizations.

About Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
Thalhimer was founded in 1913 and currently has offices in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, Virginia. The company has nearly 100 broker professionals and employs more than 450 associates. Thalhimer represents, on behalf of its clients, a property portfolio of 54 million leasable square feet, management of more than 27 million square feet of commercial property, and 10,000 multifamily units. In 2023, Thalhimer completed over 1,800 transactions with a transactional volume of more than $1.7 billion. Thalhimer is the region’s leading provider of comprehensive commercial real estate services, including corporate services, investment sales, tenant representation, project management, asset management, and the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. To learn more, visit www.thalhimer.com.
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