A BIG check of $29,351 was presented to Lift Me Up! at their annual Gala held on November 12, 2011 at BMW of Sterling. The money raised was from the 2nd annual Keller Williams Cares charity golf tournament! There was a BIG check presentation and a real check presentation!
In the photo from left to right: Derek Blain who is one of the Co-Principals of the McLean-Great Falls KW office; MJ Perry who was the Co-Chair of the golf tournament and a Realtor ® on the Belt Team; Georgia Corey is the Program Director of LMU!, Kay Bellhouse is the Team Leader for the McLean-Great Falls Keller Williams offices; George Lodge is the other Co-Chair of the golf tournament, the inspiration to hold a charity golf tournament and an Associate Agent with the HBC Realty Group; and Karen Briscoe is a LMU! Board Member and Principal of the HBC Realty Group. The check was presented at the Lift Me Up! Jeans & Jewels Gala at BMW of Sterling on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
KW-Cares held their second annual golf tournament on October 24, 2011 at Trump-National Golf Course. Greeting players on the course was someone who looked very much like Austin Powers and the Master of Ceremonies of the evening event was a great stand-in for Donald Trump! All of this contributed to the events success and allowed KW-Cares the opportunity to present big checks to the 2 charities selected by the Keller Williams McLean and Great Falls offices: Lift Me Up! and My Military Kids.
Lift Me Up! is a therapeutic horseback riding program that for 36 years has been dedicated to helping children and adults with physical, mental and/or emotional disabilities improve both their physical and mental well being. The annual gala is the primary fund raiser of the year. LMU! is a 501 (c) (3) charity and an NARHA Premier Accredited Center. Information is available on the newly debuted website for more information on LMU!: www.liftmeup.org.
BMW of Sterling was transformed from a car dealership to an exciting venue as gala attendees celebrated the theme: “Off to the Races.” Thanks once again go to Thomas and Joyce Moorehead for providing the gala setting extraordinaire!
Hats off to American Beverage Association for providing the non-alcoholic beverages; the Distilled Spirit Council of the United States for providing those beverages; the Beer Institute for providing the beer; and the wine donation by the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. The Snack Food Association generously donated snacks for all the volunteers that make the gala a success. The Sugar Association proudly sponsored the desserts for the evening. All of these donations were made possible by my sweet husband, Andy Briscoe, who as President and CEO of the Sugar Association is a member of the Committee of 100 (top trade associations in DC) through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Community support is at the heart of the program’s success. More than 300 volunteers comprised of area teens and adults assist the student riders and the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, NARHA certified riding instructors. Lift Me Up! serves over 100 riders with special needs in ages ranging from age three to adult. B.I.T.S, which stands for Back in the Saddle, is the latest program offered by Lift Me Up! and was developed to assist wounded warrior riders from the military.
Karen Briscoe has been a Board member of LMU! since 2006 and served as the Gala Chair in both 2006 and 2007. Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy, partners of the HBC Realty Group pride themselves on being involved in the community and giving back to the community.
Karen and Lizzy are both Realtors ® in the Northern Virginia, Washington DC market place and would be delighted to assist whether for home buying or selling. The Huckaby Briscoe Group was recognized in September 2011 as one of the Wall Street Journal Top Real Estate Teams in the United States. Please contact via the means most convenient for you: www.HBCRealtyGroup.com, 703-734-0192, Homes@HBCRealtyGroup.com.
Karen is originally from Columbia, Missouri and graduated from Stephens College with a BA in Business Administration and Mathematics. She began her real estate career 26 years ago developing residential lots for the Trammell Crow Co. in Dallas, Texas. Soon after, Karen married Andy Briscoe and completed a Masters degree from Southern Methodist University. Andy’s career with public policy relocated the family to McLean in 1994. In the Washington metro area Karen worked in commercial real estate with The Staubach Company before becoming a residential real estate agent with the Sue Huckaby team. Karen is an Associate Broker in Virginia and represents sellers and buyers primarily in the McLean, Great Falls, Falls Church, Arlington, Vienna, and Alexandria areas. The Briscoe family is active at church in McLean where they became friends with Sue and Jerry Huckaby. Karen is on the Board of Lift Me Up! (the handicap horseback riding program in Great Falls) where their daughter Callie previously boarded her horse. Andy is active in Boy Scouts as their son, Drew, is an Eagle Scout. Drew is a senior at Southern Methodist University and Callie is a senior at McLean High School.
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