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Tis the Season for Giving!

December 19, 2011
By skogman

Skogman Realty agents have definitely been in the giving spirit this season – helping those less fortunate and unable to purchase gifts for their families this Christmas Season. For the fourth consecutive year, we had a Four Oaks Giving Tree in the Downtown Office which was decorated with 50 ornaments – one per child. Each ornament had an item on it from the children’s Christmas wish list. Agents selected an ornament from the tree and purchased the gift for kids so they would have something to open this Christmas. Thank you to all of the Skogman Realty agents and employees who participated.

Delivering our presents to Four Oaks

At the same time, Agents in our Hiawatha office had decided that they wanted to touch as many people as they could, as many times as possible throughout the year. With that in mind, they adopted 76 kids from the Head Start program through HACAP at their Circle Facility. This is HACAP’s largest facility located at 5560 6^th Street, SW. Each of the 76 kids received a Christmas stocking filled with: a hat, mittens, socks, granola bar, crackers, cereal, bubbles, coloring book, colors, a small toy and a stuffed animal. All were served mini muffins and juice while they visited with Santa.

They were also told that several kids sleep on the floor and probably would not be receiving gifts from Santa this year. One little boy was wearing his mom’s coat, because he didn’t have one. Therefore he could not go outside on colder days – this story really touched our agents and they decided to adopt three families, a total of 7 children – ages 2-5. Each child received a hat, coat, snow pants, boots, mittens, jeans, shirt, sweat shirt, and two toys. They also included a sleeping bag, blanket and pillow (with pillowcase). These gifts were not given out with the rest of the stuff, but rather left them for their Santa parents to put under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning.

We are truly inspired by the good deeds our agents do on a daily basis and these are just the two most recent instances. On any given day in our company you are sure to fine an agent or office doing good for the community – whether it be Food Pantry Palooza – collecting food for local food pantry’s, or raising money for a local family whose young child needed a heart transplant. We couldn’t be more proud of our employees and agents!

Items ready to be packaged for the kids at HACAP

Santa distributing his gifts

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2nd Annual Pumpkin Fest

October 28, 2011
By skogman

Pumpkin carving, train rides and a haunted maze are just a few of the activities that more than 500 people enjoyed last Sunday at the 2^nd Annual Skogman Hiawatha Pumpkin Fest. The event was hosted by Skogman Realty agents in our Hiawatha Branch and took place in the parking lot of the office– located at 1110 Dina Ct. Agents invited their clients, friends, family and other members of the community to attend the event and all were encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes for a chance to win prizes.

Pumpkins were also given away and there were carving and painting stations available to those who wanted to show off their more creative side. Other games, prizes and a special appearance from Cinderella also helped make it a great afternoon!

The Pumpkin Fest is a ‘Thank You’ to clients, friends, family and the community for their support. It is a fun fall event where both children and adults can have fun and enjoy the festivities.

Congratulations to our Hiawatha Agents for another successful event!

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Weekend Plans in the Corridor

June 3, 2011
By skogman

If you are looking for something to do this weekend – you are in luck! The weekend is packed full of community events in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. With a wide range of events happening this weekend, there is something for everyone – farmers markets, concerts, festivals and much more!

Ladies Titan Tire Challenge is an LPGA Futures Tournament and starts Friday June 3^rd and goes through Sunday the 5^th. The tournament is all day at Hunters Ridge Golf Course and has 150 professional women golfers trying to achieve their dream of making it to the LPGA.

Iowa Arts Festival – Located in Downtown Iowa City this event starts Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday evening and features local, regional and national musicians and artists.

Uptown Friday Nights is an outdoor concert series in Green Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Festivities run from 5 to 8 – tonight’s band is Super Size 7

Volley 4 Education – Is an annual event by Junior Achievement at Volley’s on Blairs Ferry Road in Cedar Rapids. This is a fundraising event for Junior Achievement.

Cedar Rapids Farmers Market – This is the first farmers market of the year in Downtown Cedar Rapids – Browse more than 200 vendors and enjoy live entertainment from local talent. The market starts Saturday at 7:30 am until noon.

Chocolate Stroll – Saturday 10 am to 4:00 pm in Mt Vernon along Main St. Stroll along Main St listening to music and sampling chocolates from more than 20 vendors.

Marion BBQ Rendezvous – Saturday starting at 1:00 stop by Marion Square Park and try some award winning barbeque and enjoy live music with the family!

These are just a few of the events that caught our eye – get out and experience what the Corridor has to offer!

Visit Hoopla or Cultural Corridor for a complete list of events in the area.

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$35,500 raised for United Way

November 19, 2010
By skogman

We recently finished our annual United Way Campaign here at the Skogman Companies, where our goal was to raise $30,000. This was higher than years past, but in a time when donations are down we felt we could push ourselves to try and give just a little more than the year before. The higher goal was no problem for Skogman Realtors and employees. This year we raised $35,500!

One of the many great things about United Way is that most of the money raised stays here in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area, helping our local communities and non-profits. As professionals in the real estate business we benefit from a strong and healthy community. United Way helps to make this happen.

Thank you to all of the Skogman Realtors and employees who contributed to making this year’s campaign a success.

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United Way

September 30, 2010
By skogman

This week we kick off our United Way campaign at Skogman. As a company we have the opportunity to make a difference in the live of thousands of people in our community through an employee workplace campaign.

Together, United Way and Skogman Companies are strengthening our communities and changing lives, right here in east central Iowa.

Contributions to United Way support 40 health and human service agencies. By supporting United Way we ensure that…children and youth are prepared to succeed…people are connected with critical resources…families get the support they need…individuals have increased job skills to develop self-sufficiency…elderly adults remain in their homes.

Our goal this year is to raise $30,000 in an effort to help strengthen the communities in which we live and work.

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Over $15,000 Raised for the Animals

September 13, 2010
By skogman

Last Thursday, on September 9th, the Skogman Companies sponsored the first annual golf event, Drives for Lives, to benefit the Cedar Valley Humane Society. It was a perfect day for golf with temperatures in the 70′s and a light breeze. We had 20 groups show up at Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course to support the cause and to squeeze in one last golf outing before the winter. There were adoptable pets there to greet the golfers along with Oakland A’s outfielder Ryan Sweeney and his boxer pup, signing autographs.

After the golf, participants bid on a number of silent auction items, enjoyed chair massages, dinner and prizes were handed out to the winners. In the end, over $15,000 was raised for the Cedar Valley Humane Society that will go to help the homeless animals. It was a great event for a great cause and we thank everyone who donated, participated and volunteered for the event!

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CRMA Free Summer

September 7, 2010
By skogman

Grant Wood Window, at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Part of Grant Wood's sketch for the stained glass window at Veterans Memorial Building

Last week we went on a tour of the Riley Collection: From Monet to Picasso at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. We had a group of about 35 agents, management and staff that went on the tour. There were pieces from many different artists in the collection, some that were well known and others that I had never heard of. There were pieces from Monet and Picasso, to Salvador Dali, Marvin Cone and Renoir. It was interesting to see pieces from different time periods and from different parts of the world all in one collection.

Once we finished touring the Riley Collection we went upstairs to see the Grant Wood Window Drawings. When we walked into the gallery we saw a massive 24 foot high by 20 foot wide drawing lying on the floor. These are the actual drawings used for the fabrication of the stained glass window in the Veterans Memorial building. Wood took these drawings to Munich, Germany to oversee the fabrication of the window. These drawings, when all put together, are the actual size of the window that was almost destroyed during the flood.

Overall it was a great experience and with Free Summer admission going on until September 19^th, there is plenty of time to check it out.

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Shake It All About at FRY Fest

September 3, 2010
By skogman

FRY fest is a celebration of all things Hawkeye. FRYday, September 3rd, thousands will gather at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville, Iowa to celebrate the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and their beloved Hayden Fry. Fry, coached the Hawks from 1979 to 1998 and was responsible for bringing the Tigerhawk to the U of I.

Today’s events include the worlds largest Hawkeye Tradeshow and Tailgate party, honoring of the 1960 and 1985 Big Ten Champion teams and concerts by The Nadas and Three Dog Night.

There will also be an attempt at the worlds largest Hokey Pokey dance for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The current record was set in 2003 in Toronto, Canada where they had 4,431 dancers. The dance will take place at the Iowa River Landing with check in at 5:30 and the dance starting at 6:00 pm. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records will be there to witness the event.

There are numerous family friends activities planned throughout the day so put on your black and gold and head to Iowa City for the FRY Fest!

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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Free Summer!

August 25, 2010
By skogman

Still Life with Cherries by Pablo Picasso

Skogman Realty is proud to be co-sponsoring the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Free Summer! Now through September 19^th admission is free to all visitors. CRMA is a great place to spend the day with friends and family viewing historic pieces of art. There are currently nine exhibitions on display including work by local artists Grant Wood and Marvin Cone as well as pieces from Monet and Picasso.

We are excited to be taking advantage of this event by taking a tour of the From Monet to Picasso: The Riley Collection, which is one of the most significant private collections in Iowa.

The Museum is located at 410 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids and is open 10 am to 4 pm.

Stop in and explore!

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Drives for Lives

August 23, 2010
By skogman

Thursday September 9^th, Skogman Companies is co-sponsoring Drives for Lives, a four person best shot golf outing to benefit the Cedar Valley Humane Society. The event will be held at Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course in Marion.

Registration is from 10 to 11:30 and Shotgun start at noon.

Cost is $75 per person or $300 per foursome. This includes 18 holes of golf, cart, a bucket of range balls, dinner and prizes for various competitions throughout the day. There will also be a silent auction with various prizes running all day long.

Last year it cost more than $230 per day to feed the animals at the Cedar Valley Humane Society. Come out to support the cause, meet the furry friends and have some fun!

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