BHHS Gallo Realty Community Service Award goes to Robin Palumbo
The management of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty announced the winner of its annual community service award, presented to an agent or employee of the company that has donated his or her time and effort to help the community.
The award was presented to sales associate Robin Palumbo Thompson at the annual company meeting in January, held virtually via Zoom.
Thompson has volunteered and given back to many organizations and charities locally, and she is passionate about offering her time and talents. The Cape Community Cares and Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation have been favorites of hers for years. To benefit local students and families in need, she collects toiletries, school supplies, paper products and gift cards. Both organizations seek to inspire learning and to prepare all students for healthy, productive lives in a diverse and global society, and Thompson believes in these causes.
Throughout the year, she has collected pillows and blankets for the homeless and donated them to Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The organization is a team of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. Their motto is, “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town.” Thompson is proud to support the group.
To ensure local children in need had a Christmas to remember last year, Thompson supported the Sussex County Association of Realtors Community Service Foundation, which contributed gifts to benefit 89 area children. She also collected food and monetary gifts for those in need.
Palumbo donates to local veterans in recognition of Veterans Day, and provides coffee and donuts for their meetings. She also gives monthly to the Bridge, a nonprofit ministry owned and operated by the Bridge of Hope Inc., the Eastern Shore’s only locally originated, full-power Christian radio station.
Finally, Thompson gives annually to Generosity Global, an organization committed to improving the quality of life for the homeless in Baltimore. Through a monthly outreach program, it delivers nutritious meals and necessary living supplies to people who are homeless. The organization also launched its innovative mobile shower trailer in spring 2019 to restore dignity and hope to people in homeless communities by providing shower access to help meet basic hygiene needs.
“Robin has clearly proven her passion for others’ well-being. Her benevolence makes us proud to have her on our team at Gallo Realty,” said Andrew Ratner, vice president of Gallo Realty.
