This week, our Compass office visited Second Harvest Silicon Valley to pack donated food to distribute to families in need. Working together, we packaged an incredible 36,000 pounds of produce — enough to feed 5,760 people! Want to help? Tap the button below.
As we spend a long weekend giving thanks for the many blessings in our lives, we're particularly grateful to count you among our friends and extended family. Have a relaxing Friday, and enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers!
With the short holiday work week, today is like Thursday, so we’re giving early thanks to the most important people in our world: our clients. Thank you for sharing your real estate journeys with us!
Did you know the first Thanksgiving lasted for three days? Imagine three straight days of Thanksgiving dinners, leftovers, and heartburn! Now imagine what it would be like to have no Thanksgiving dinner at all. Together, we can help all of our friends and neighbors have a happier holiday season by making a donation to a local food bank or volunteering in a community kitchen.
Did you know that Thanksgiving is commonly considered the origin of the “TV Dinner”? According to legend, the Swanson company had a bunch of frozen turkeys leftover from Turkey Day in 1953, so they packaged them up with veggies and sold them as individual meals. Of course, that’s not what really happened, according to the Smithsonian. But the truth isn’t as fun.
This one goes out to the home bakers on National Homemade Bread Day. The Geek has been making his own bread for years, and the rest of us are just starting to catch on. Baking at home is cheaper, healthier, and more fun. Want to learn more? Drop us a note.
In honor of National Coffee Day today and International Coffee Day on Sunday, we’ll send you a bag of the Geek’s home-engineered coffee beans when you refer your friends or family to us. Just another way we treat clients like family!
And if you’re one of the two thirds of Americans who drink coffee daily, you’ll probably be hunting for a free cup of java in honor of National Coffee Day. USA Today has the lowdown on where to go, and which countries drink the most coffee around the world.
