Released on: September 12, 2008, 8:08 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Raleigh Real Estate Firm Sponsors Nonprofit Event

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, N.C. – Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry
and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced that the firm is the presenting sponsor for
Me Fine Foundation, Inc.’s 3rd Annual Purse Gala, an event that supports children
and families at local children’s hospitals. The event will be held on Sunday, Sept.
21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel located at 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd.
in Cary. It will feature a live auction of unique, one-of-a-kind and designer
purses, including items donated by local celebrities and designers nationwide, and
will also feature wine and hors d’oeuvres. All proceeds will go to Me Fine
Foundation to benefit Duke Children’s Hospital and UNC Children’s Hospital. Tickets
are $45 and can be purchased at www.mefinefoundation.org.

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News Facts:
• Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has
announced that the firm is the presenting sponsor for Me Fine Foundation Inc.’s 3rd
Annual Purse Gala, an event that supports children and families at local children’s
hospitals.
• The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites
Hotel located at 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd. in Cary.
• It will feature a live auction of unique, one-of-a-kind and designer purses,
including items donated by local celebrities and designers nationwide, and will also
feature wine and hors d’oeuvres.
• All proceeds will go to Me Fine Foundation to benefit Duke Children’s Hospital and
UNC Children’s Hospital.
• Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at www.mefinefoundation.org.

Quotes:
“We are proud to be the presenting sponsor for the Purse Gala,” said Moore. “This
is a unique event that benefits some excellent organizations, and we are very
excited to have the opportunity to support it.”

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur,
formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company has more
than 800 real estate professionals, 13 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes
division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an
award-winning relocation division, a growing concierge home services division, the
area’s No. 1 real estate school, and one of the state’s top real estate Web sites.
The company has become one of the largest full-service residential real estate
company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more
than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $2.5 billion in sales. In 2006 and 2007,
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston was recognized as one of the 50 fastest
growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. In 2007
they were named the #1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle by the Triangle Business
Journal and named the #1 Coldwell Banker Company in North Carolina. In 2008, the
firm received the National Coldwell Banker Golden Hammer Centennial Award for their
commitment and work with Habitat for Humanity. For more information about Coldwell
Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at www.hpw.com.

About Me Fine Foundation, Inc.:
Me Fine Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
financial assistance to parents and caregivers sacrificing their livelihoods in
order to provide their children with state-of-the-art, or even last-chance medical
treatment at Duke and UNC Children’s Hospitals. Me Fine Foundation is committed to
ensuring families with children facing a devastating medical crisis are able to
receive financial assistance to sustain the loss of income from the dramatic
lifestyle changes they face during the treatment process. For more information,
please call (919) 202-0086 or visit www.mefinefoundation.org.

Keywords:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, Me Fine Foundation, Inc., 3rd Annual Purse
Gala, Duke Children’s Hospital, North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC,
nonprofit, Embassy Suites, designer purses, REALTORS, Real Estate, North Carolina
Real Estate, Triangle Real Estate Agencies

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC
Real Estate PR

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Contact Details: Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC
Real Estate PR