Campers Had a Spirited Day with Fun, Facts, Snacks on Their Field Trip to NVAR

The Boys & Girls Club of Washington D.C., Fairfax County Chapter journeyed to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® for an action-packed 2016 spring break field trip. On Friday, March 25, a group of 25 B&GC campers were greeted by NVAR Cares Committee Chair Susan Mekenney, who welcomed them to NVAR’s home.

Campers had the three-floor guided tour of NVAR’s Gold LEED-certified building, when they learned about the building’s eco-friendly construction and the members’ green business practices in the building. After the tour, the young guests won prizes for answering questions about their tour, played Sustainability BINGO, and enjoyed pizza. 

“We, at NVAR, know that the Boys & Girls Club serves as a second home for many of these children,” said Mekenney. “We wanted to help the children in our local Fairfax County club by donating not just funds, but our members’ time and attention. This event was just a start for us, too.”

After lunch four NVAR members provided a mini-career day with introductions from a broker, two Realtors® and a banker.

NVAR staff gave a Social Media Dos & Don’ts presentation, which ended with Jeopardy-style games.

“Every club has its own needs, so we were pleased to ask the Fairfax Club what they needed most,” said NVAR CEO Ryan T. Conrad. “Turns out that we, at NVAR, have boosted our community involvement, so our local Boys & Girls Club matches up perfectly with our outreach plans.”

 

Campers redeemed Character Counts points for prizes from an NVAR-hosted ”store”, and all guests received Realtor® water bottles and eco-friendly NVAR notepads before boarding buses to head home.

Favorite line of the day, when asked about LinkedIn, one guest replied: “Oh that’s Facebook for old people.”