Friday, June 17, 2004

 

Special Olympics volunteers

Leslie Downs and Holly Vandiver, real estate agents with Parks & Mottola Realtors, recently volunteered at the 2005 Annual Coweta County Special Olympics Games. The day-long event was held at Newnan High School’s Drake Stadium.

Downs assisted in Developmental Games and Awards. Developmental games focused on hand/eye coordination among other skills. An assisted race and wheelchair race were also part of those games.

“It was a lot of fun,” Downs stated. “The children are very sweet.” Downs helped organize players, assisted them during the games and, “really just acted as a cheerleader, cheering them on and supporting them.”

Vandiver helped with the foot races and wheelchair races, working as the official timer at the finish line, reporting times to the judges. “I really enjoyed it,” Vandiver said of her experience. “I’ve always wanted to help and when the opportunity came around, I signed up. I’ll do it again next year.”

Both Downs and Vandiver are members of the Newnan Coweta Board of Realtors. Downs also serves as vice president of membership for the Coweta Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors. Vandiver is also a real estate appraiser, registered with the state of Georgia.

Parks & Mottola, Inc., is a Newnan-based real estate company serving Coweta, Fayette, Heard, South Fulton, Meriwether, Troup and other counties. Founded in 1985, Parks & Mottola employs more than 40 licensed salespeople specializing in residential, land, commercial and investment properties. Parks and Mottola’s New Home Sales Team represents the finest builders in the South Metro Atlanta market. The company has a full-time relocation director and is a member of RELO®, a worldwide network of 110,000 associates assisting individuals and corporations in the relocation process. Parks & Mottola also offers land-planning services through a Certified Land Planner and registered landscape architect. For more information on services or available properties, visit the Web site at www.parksandmottola.com or call 770.253.7005.