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NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Collect Over 3 Tons of Food to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Collect Over 3 Tons of Food to Feed Hungry Kids

Fifth Annual Food Drive Competition Provides Over 5,000 Meals for Local Hungry ChildrenLos Angeles, CA, July 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that their fifth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” summer food drive competition in partnership with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage raised 6,368 pounds of food to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County. With this year’s food drive, the total raised over five years is 32,936 pounds of food, equaling approximately 27,000 meals.“We are very grateful to everyone who donated food to the Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive,” said Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Nicole Suydam. “Their donations over the past five years have provided much-needed food for hungry children in our community.”The food drive competition, hosted by NorthStar Moving, had Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in LA … Continued

Make A Move to End Hunger This Summer

Make A Move to End Hunger This Summer

Did you know that in the United States, 1 in 5 children goes to bed hungry? Shocking right!? When school is out, hunger is in. Families with children who receive free or reduced-cost breakfasts and lunches at school now need to find a way to replace those meals during the summer. They turn to their local food pantry for assistance. Compounding the problem, is a decline during the summer months in donations to the food banks. Local food banks struggle to keep shelves stocked. We need to take action now.What can one person do? It is as simple as a click of a button or making a move. First, go online and donate to your local food bank. Every little bit helps! It only costs $1 to provide four meals to a hungry child. Next, bring non-perishable food directly to your … Continued

Northstar Moving Company and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Send Hunger Packing!

Northstar Moving Company and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Send Hunger Packing!

The saying “You Can Never Have Too Much of a Good Thing” can be applied to almost anything, but is especially true in the case of food drives. In a country where 42 million people are food insecure, food drives help to relieve the pressure on food banks and pantries to provide enough sustenance for the millions of grumbling stomachs across the nation.NorthStar Moving® Company and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater Los Angeles and Orange County are well aware of the relief food drives can provide and have been helping to fight hunger for FIVE summers now with their annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” food drive. The food drive, which took place from May 22-June 16 helped to raise more than 6,368 pounds of food — enough to provide  5,300 meals!

Women CEO Stories

Women CEO Stories

Laura McHolm had an unlikely start as co-founder and marketing director of NorthStar Moving Co. She began attending university at the age of 16, After graduating from the university of California at Berkeley, she worked for Lawrence Hall of Science teaching computer programming and mathematics and joined the computer division of Atari in its infancy to work in consumer marketing. Encouraged by the Atari legal team to attend law school, she graduated from law school and also obtained an emphasis in computer law from Oxford University. She worked for various inventors as a general counsel and marketing director. In the mid-1990s she moved away from the Fortune 500 to fulfill her more creative, entrepreneurial spirit and partnered with Ram Katalan to launch NorthStar Moving.Why start a business?Moving is one of the most stressful moments in people’s lives. My partner and … Continued

Paying it Forward at Coldwell Banker

Paying it Forward at Coldwell Banker

NorthStar Moving and Beverly Hills Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerages are partnering once again for their fifth annual “Send Hunger Packing” Summer Food Drive. Through June 16, Coldwell Banker South and Coldwell Banker North pitch a fierce – but friendly – competition to see who can collect the most food donations for their local food banks. Summer is when local food banks face the greatest need, and these donation will help feed a million local kids.[page 8]

People That Move Us: The Founder of Miry’s List

People That Move Us: The Founder of Miry’s List

Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar is a standout stay-at-home mom who is making a difference in the lives of recent refugees to the U.S., particularly in the lives of their young children. From the first moment we connected to assist her non-profit called Miry’s List, Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar has been moving us with her incredible efforts.Refugee families leave their war-torn home countries to come to the United States to escape violence and persecution. They leave everything they own and know. However, when these well-vetted families arrive in the U.S., they don’t have access to simple necessities. Children are left without diapers, beds, clothes, food, etc. Miry became aware of this in 2016 when she met a family of refugees from Syria. She visited the family and quickly discovered they did not have basic childcare needs for their young children. They also needed … Continued

NorthStar Moving Honored by Move for Hunger for Second Consecutive Year

NorthStar Moving Honored by Move for Hunger for Second Consecutive Year

NorthStar Moving Collects Enough Food to Provide 25,000 MealsLos Angeles, CA, June 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving®, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that it was awarded the California Moving & Storage Association and Move for Hunger 2016 Certificate of Achievement Award for the second consecutive year. The award is given to moving companies that go above and beyond to fight hunger in their greater community. NorthStar Moving was also recognized by Move for Hunger for collecting enough food to provide over 25,000 life-saving meals to their community, an enormous meal milestone. “NorthStar Moving has been one of our most reliable supporters,” said Move For Hunger’s Executive Director/Founder, Adam Lowy. “From food drives to food rescues, Laura McHolm and her staff have embraced every aspect of the Move For Hunger program. Their commitment to fighting hunger and reducing … Continued

How to Master Moving into a Tiny Home

How to Master Moving into a Tiny Home

So you are joining the tiny house craze? Congrats! It is the latest trend, people are living in small spaces, but “living big!”  Living big means they are living more with less. Enjoying life with fewer things. So, how do you move from your larger space into your tiny space and make the most of your new tiny home?  The “less is more” rule is especially true when living in a tiny home.  It is critical to plan ahead and downsize your belongings, before the moving truck arrives. And, once you move in, there are simple steps to make the small space more livable. It is no big task transforming a tiny home into a bright, organized, spacious home! 

Send Hunger Packing: Food Drive Feeds Local Children

Send Hunger Packing: Food Drive Feeds Local Children

Food banks face their greatest need during the summer months, so this is a wonderful chance to make a difference for your neighbors in need. Show Newport Beach cares! Newport Beach Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office is competing against other cities and towns to collect the most food donations for their local food bank. The Newport Beach donations will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. NorthStar Moving will honor the winning offices, one in each county, with a monetary donation to their local food bank in their name.

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Partner for Fifth Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Partner for Fifth Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

“In the summer, local food banks struggle to keep shelves stocked,” said Move for Hunger Founder and Executive Director Adam Lowy. “Families with children who receive free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch at school now need to find a way to replace those meals during the summer. They need to turn to their local food pantry for assistance. Compounding the problem is the fact that food banks typically see a decline in donations during the summer months. That’s why it’s so important to take action now. The Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive is a great way to help stock local food banks this summer and it has been for the past five years.”

Are You Ready To Own a Franchise?

Are You Ready To Own a Franchise?

You have served your country for years, perhaps even decades, and you are ready to explore a new career. You have always dreamed of owning your own business, but the thought of building a business from scratch is just too overwhelming. What about owning a business where you are given all the tools, advice, and established brand recognition? That is what owning a franchise provides, essentially an “own your own business kit.”As co-founder and CEO of NorthStar Moving Company, Ram Katalan has built a company that is built upon a sincere dedication to meeting the highest standards for service and integrity in his relationships with clients, team members and the community at large.

Help Coldwell Banker and NorthStar Moving Send Hunger Packing

Help Coldwell Banker and NorthStar Moving Send Hunger Packing

The fifth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive kicked off this week as Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and NorthStar Moving® Company partnered to feed needy children in Los Angeles and Orange County.“NorthStar Moving has been a loyal partner through our Coldwell Banker Concierge® program over the years and we’re thrilled to continue the partnership as we give back to our local communities,” said Robert Foster, president of the greater Los Angeles region of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

Move for Hunger: Using moving vans to save unused food from road races

Move for Hunger: Using moving vans to save unused food from road races

“People throw out lots of unused food, especially when they move.” said Lowy, “And they are happy to give away unused food—if it’s hassle-free. On the flip side, lots of people are hungry—far too many, in fact. This was crazy to me: In Monmouth County, our home area in New Jersey, 56,000 in fact. So Move For Hunger was created to bridge this gap.”Since MFH’s launch in 2009, the growing nonprofit has, through its partnerships with 750 movers in the US and Canada, delivered 8 million pounds of unused food to food banks. The unused food is picked up from homes, businesses, apartment communities and at colleges and universities. And now, from road races.

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Partner for Fifth Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Partner for Fifth Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation; NorthStar Moving’s Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive Assists Hungry Children this SummerLos Angeles, CA, May 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has teamed up once again with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater Los Angeles and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Orange County for their fifth annual Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County. The 2017 food drive kicked off May 22 and runs through June 16 to ensure donations are available to kids during summer vacation.“In the summer, local food banks struggle to keep shelves stocked,” said Move for Hunger Founder and Executive Director Adam Lowy. “Families with children who receive free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch at school now need to find a way to replace those meals during the … Continued

The Complete Guide To Moving With A Baby

The Complete Guide To Moving With A Baby

May is National Moving Month and the kick-off to the busy moving season. Many of the thousands on the move this season will have a little mover in tow to consider as well.Every parent knows having a baby at home is an adventure. Take that everyday baby voyage and mix in moving your home, and now your adventure is more like a hike up Mount Everest!Here’s the good news, if you plan ahead and take simple steps, that trek will become a walk in the park (well maybe not, but a manageable stroll up hill.) Before you pack up and gear up for the baby + move exploration, check out this complete guide for parents moving with a baby to ease the stress and enjoy the transition.

WE’VE MOVED! + 4 Helpful Moving Tips

WE’VE MOVED! + 4 Helpful Moving Tips

Chris and I spent the past week moving and boy, were we in over our heads! Who knew 2 people could accumulate so much STUFF?! I was determined to use this time to declutter. To make our plans a reality, we definitely needed professional muscle and hired the awesome team at NorthStar Moving Corporation to help us with it! With literally thousands of positive reviews, I knew we were in good hands. Since I wanted to document our move, I reached out to them to collaborate and share 4 new tips I learned from this move!

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: Share A Story & The Facts

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: Share A Story & The Facts

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. It’s time to learn about and bring awareness to this devastating disease. About 30,000 children and adults have cystic fibrosis (CF) in The Untied States. While the life expectancy for someone with CF has doubled in the last 30 years, children and adults people still lose their lives to this disease every day. There is no cure, yet. It’s time to find a cure.How can you help? Use your voice and get involved. Participate in walks and other events to support CF and share the facts on social media and elsewhere. There is a great foundation working to find a cure: the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as well as, a foundation that supports children and families living with CF: Claire’s Place Foundation. Get involved. Donate. Come to their events.

Earth Month + Moving Season = Green Moving

Earth Month + Moving Season = Green Moving

Earth Day is tomorrow! Even if our current administration isn’t on board with protecting our planet as it moves around the sun, it doesn’t mean that we can’t make our own moves green. Looks like we’ve got to step-up and have Mother Earth’s back. Now is the time to get our green game on and get busy preserving our one and only beautiful earth. Your children and grandchildren will thank you for it.Spring also brings the beginning of the busy moving season. Pair these two occasions together and we have the perfect opportunity to make greener pastures.

5 Reasons You Should Use a “Green” Moving Company

5 Reasons You Should Use a “Green” Moving Company

Earth Day is just around the corner! Now is the time to get our green game on and get busy preserving our one and only beautiful earth. Your children and grandchildren will thank you for it.Spring also brings the beginning of the busy moving season. Pair these two occasions together and we have the perfect opportunity to make greener pastures.If you are one of the millions on the move this spring, make it an eco-friendly one by hiring a green mover. Yes, you can make a difference when moving. Eco-friendly moving or green moving companies help you move with the smallest carbon footprint possible while incurring no additional costs. Moving green can be less expensive! Sometimes, it is actually easy being green.

People That Move Us: Claire Wineland

People That Move Us: Claire Wineland

In the business of moving, we are part of people’s lives and their new beginnings each and every day. We meet all kinds of individuals and want to recognize those that move us.One truly moving person is Claire Wineland. Claire turns 20 years old this week and was born with cystic fibrosis. In her short life, Claire has undergone more than 20 surgeries, survived months in a coma on mechanical ventilation and was also a Make-a-Wish recipient. This is not, however, what characterizes or defines her. Claire has dedicated her life work to making a difference in the lives of others living with cystic fibrosis.