After watching her close friend struggle through Stage 3 breast cancer, Brandywine Realty Trust's Janet Davis decided to get involved in finding a cure for a disease that kills one in eight women.  She is currently Co-Chair of Women & Wine which benefits Georgetown University Lombardi's Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research, o ne of just 49 National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation that study breast cancer exclusively.  For the past thirteen years, Women & Wine has been the premier women-only event attracting Commercial Real Estate's very best to a night of dinner, auctions and award presentations. Save the Date for the big night out - April 18th at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner.

Blake Real Estate 's Steve Lustgarten and his "Team Blake" colleagues raised over $100,000 to fight cardiovascular diseases and stroke at the Greater Washington Heart Walk on November 4th. After watching close relatives and friends suffer from heart disease and strokes, Steve knew he had to take action. He has been an American Heart Association Board member for over 35 years and has served in various executive positions including Treasurer and Head of the Executive Committee. (He believes it is important to raise money to fund research to help people avoid heart disease, and if affected by it, receive the latest protocols discovered through research.) Steve is continually one of the top individual fundraisers for Heart Walk DC. T his year's Heart Walk takes place November 3rd. Get your team together and start training!

Each year, CREBA sponsor,  Washington REIT, dedicates a full work day to community service in the DC region. This year, employees partnered with the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Environmental & Recreation Committee to revitalize Mount Eagle Park in Alexandria, Virginia.  On November 3rd, nearly 100 Washington REIT team members planted 20 trees, painted signs, refurbished the playground, re-dug a volleyball court and cleared two truckloads of debris. The team worked together to finish the 12-acre project throughout the day.  Mount Eagle Park is located less than ½ mile from one of Washington REIT's newest acquisitions, Riverside Apartments, giving the team an opportunity to connect with the surrounding community!