RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer partnered with Richmond Community ToolBank for the months of September and October through their Thalhimer Gives program, a company initiative focused on community involvement and charitable giving. 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
   o Thalhimer associates raised $1,482 for the Richmond Community ToolBank through “Friday Jeans” and the company contributed a $1,000 match for a total donation of $2,482. “Friday Jeans” allows Thalhimer associates to wear jeans every Friday by making a $5 donation to the Thalhimer Gives partner organization.

• Providing much-needed supplies
   o Thalhimer associates donated tools accessories, paint, shop rags and other construction-type materials to benefit the ToolBank’s lending program that provides not-for-profit   organizations an inventory of tools for use in volunteer projects and for facility and grounds maintenance.

• Giving generously of their time
   o Thalhimer partnered with Richmond Community ToolBank for two volunteer opportunities on September 18, as well as October 24, and provided associates paid time off to give back.
       Thalhimer associates worked alongside ToolBank staff to help organize and label donation items, build shelves, inspect and patch canopy tents, brand items with the ToolBank logo,
          and helped prepare a large tool order for a major off-site event.
       Thalhimer associates assisted the ToolBank staff with decorating and gearing up for their 4th annual fundraising event, Hammers and Ales, which was held on October 26th. 

“The Richmond ToolBank is a young and lean nonprofit that has empowered nearly 300 nonprofits and 80,000 volunteers with the tools and equipment that they need to complete about 5,000 transformational projects around the Richmond region in just the last few years. But the fact is, the only way we’re able to equip the entire nonprofit and volunteer sector here is through the generosity of partners like Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Over the past two months, their whole team has contributed to our mission through financial contributions, supply donations and volunteer service which has given us a tremendous boost in our ability to help make Richmond safer, healthier, more beautiful and equitable for all of us. We’re just so humbled by the support and generosity we’ve received from the Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer team and grateful to them for their support,” said Toby Vernon, Executive Director at the Richmond Community ToolBank.

“The Richmond Community ToolBank is a very unique organization that adds tremendous value to our community. They provide tools and resources to numerous RVA nonprofits, enabling those nonprofits to execute on their individual missions to serve our community. Our Thalhimer associates enthusiastically donated their time and money to help ToolBank. In doing so, it was great to know that we had a positive impact on many local charitable groups that are supported by the ToolBank,” Lee Warfield, President & CEO of Thalhimer.