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NorthStar Moving Honored by Move for Hunger

NorthStar Moving Honored by Move for Hunger

NorthStar Moving awarded for extraordinary efforts in fighting hungerLOS ANGELES, May 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving®, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that it was awarded the “California Moving & Storage Association Move For Hunger Recognition Award 2016” by Move for Hunger for their commitment to fighting hunger.The award is given to moving companies that go above and beyond to fight hunger in their greater community. NorthStar Moving was recognized for a variety of reasons. Since joining Move for Hunger in 2010, NorthStar Moving has collected 21,000 pounds of food, enough for 17,500 meals for those in their community. The company has also coordinated many food drives including their annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive in partnership with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, which is taking place now. The Let’s Send Hunger Packing drive feeds hungry children in Los Angeles … Continued

What Not to Pack When Moving

What Not to Pack When Moving

You have gone through the packing drills: Boxes? check; Tape? check; Precise type of boxes? check. Ready, set, go! Start packing! Wait a second! Hold it! Before you pack every tea cup and toy car in your home; take a break and step back. There are some items you should first set aside; these items should not be packed. Certain valuables should always be kept close to you during a move, other items can be dangerous and some items simply should be left to the pros to pack to prevent injury and breakage.   

How Many Moving Boxes Will I Need?

How Many Moving Boxes Will I Need?

Make the packing process easy by calculating how many boxes you need in advance. You will save time and money; avoid running out multiple times to get more boxes or spending money on boxes you don’t need. You don’t need to solve a Rubik’s cube to be able to do the moving boxes math. You’re in luck, we have created a handy graph to give you an estimate of how many boxes you’ll need based on the size of your home.

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

The 2016 food drive runs through June 17. Donations will be accepted at 28 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices. The Los Angeles County Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices’ donations will benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the Orange County offices’ donations will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. The Coldwell Banker® offices will be competing against one another to raise the most food donations. NorthStar Moving will honor the winning offices, one in each county, with a monetary donation to their local food bank in their name.

NorthStar and Coldwell Banker Send Hunger Packing

NorthStar and Coldwell Banker Send Hunger Packing

Eco-luxury mover NorthStar Moving Company has teamed up once again with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.“Summer brings vacations, beach time, and relaxation. However, summer months also increase the struggle of hunger for many children when access to a daily school sponsored meal is removed,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “Last year we were thrilled to serve over 5,000 meals to the area’s hungry children. And, with every year, we strive to raise even more.”

Malibu Coldwell Banker Office Collecting Food Donations

Malibu Coldwell Banker Office Collecting Food Donations

The Malibu Colony Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office is partnering with fellow Coldwell Banker offices and NorthStar Moving for the fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange counties this summer. NorthStar Moving will honor one winning office in each county with a monetary donation to their local food bank in the office’s name.

Top 10 Items Damaged When Moving

Top 10 Items Damaged When Moving

Did you know May is National Moving Month? May kicks off the busiest moving season. Nearly 40 million of us move in the summer and begin to plan in May.If you’re moving this season, make a game plan before you pack. Assess which items are fragile and what you’ll need to pack them. Not surprisingly, we suggest letting experts do the packing. However, for DIY movers, we compiled a list of the most breakable items, with moving tips on how to protect them.

NorthStar Moving Company: Brute Strength with a Sensitive Soul

NorthStar Moving Company: Brute Strength with a Sensitive Soul

Moving companies often get a bad reputation. The LA-based NorthStar Moving Company gets it, and they arrived on the scene over 20 years ago to dispel those preconceptions and prove that a “smooth move” isn’t a pipe dream. In fact, providing local, long distance, and international moving services is just the tip of the iceberg for NorthStar Moving.Best Places to Work, Green Initiatives, Philanthropy, and Women in Business are among the countless rankings NorthStar Moving holds. In fact, they’ve received more awards and honors than any other moving company on the planet. To get to know the brains behind the operation, Co.tribute spoke with Co-Founder Laura McHolm about her experience establishing and maintaining the ethos of NorthStar Moving Company. 

How To Create a Well-Designed Floor Plan in Your New Home

How To Create a Well-Designed Floor Plan in Your New Home

It is essential to create a floor plan for your new home BEFORE you move. If you have a plan for where each piece of furniture will be placed in your new home, you will save time and money on moving day. The movers will not be rearranging your furniture for hours while on the clock. Sadly, the easy act of creating a floor plan before a move is a rarity. If you are not an interior designer it can be extremely challenging to know how to create a floor plan and envision a layout for your new home. So naturally, I called upon an experienced pro, Interior Designer Kathy Geissler Best of Kathy Best Design, to unwrap the secrets behind creating a beautiful and functional floor plan. 

5 Steps for Moving into Temporary Housing

5 Steps for Moving into Temporary Housing

As if moving once wasn’t bad enough, now you need to move twice. Maybe the construction is not complete. Maybe you haven’t found your dream house. Maybe the old house sold, but the new one’s not ready yet. Whatever the holdup, let’s make this as easy as possible.To be happy and organized in your temporary home, here’s your new mindset: Move only what you would take to a hotel for an extended stay, plus basic furniture and daily household items. Put the rest of your belongings for the Big Move into storage or donate some to charity.

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Inaugural Make March Matter Campaign Raises $1.3 Million

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Inaugural Make March Matter Campaign Raises $1.3 Million

The inaugural Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Make March Matter™ campaign raised $1.3 million, the hospital announced Tuesday. The month-long initiative exceeded its $1 million fundraising goal thanks to 67 local businesses and corporate partners who rallied community participation to give in support of critical, lifesaving care for children in Los Angeles. Local businesses participating in this year’s Make March Matter campaign include: Home Depot, Los Angeles Clippers, Neiman Marcus, Nespresso, NorthStar Moving Company and Warner Bros. 

Coldwell Banker and NorthStar Moving Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

Coldwell Banker and NorthStar Moving Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and NorthStar Moving® Company has teamed up once again for their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.“We are thrilled to be working with NorthStar Moving again this year for this worthy cause,” said Jeff Culbertson, Executive Vice President, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “NorthStar Moving has been a great partner through our Concierge® program over the years and we are excited to continue the partnership as we give back to our local community.”  

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Join Forces for 4th Annual Food Drive to Feed Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving’s Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive assists hungry children while school is out this summer; Bring your food donations to LA & Orange County Coldwell Banker officesLOS ANGELES, April 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has teamed up once again with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.The 2016 food drive kicks off May 2 and runs through June 17. Donations will be accepted at 28 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices. The Los Angeles County Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices’ donations will benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the Orange County offices’ donations will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. The Coldwell Banker® offices will be competing against one another to raise the most food donations. NorthStar … Continued

Claire’s Place Foundation Elects Laura McHolm as New Chairman of the Board

Claire’s Place Foundation Elects Laura McHolm as New Chairman of the Board

Philanthropist & NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Leads Foundation Dedicated to Children Living with Cystic FibrosisLOS ANGELES, April 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Claire’s Place Foundation, a non-profit organization providing support to children and families affected by cystic fibrosis, today announced the election of NorthStar Moving Company Co-Founder Laura McHolm as the foundation’s new Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Laura has been a member of Claire’s Place Foundation Board since it’s founding. As co-founder of NorthStar Moving, Laura has built a company and a life that is focused on helping others and lifting up those in need. In fact, her dedication to the community and individuals was recognized on a national level by the editors at Ladies’ Home Journal, naming her one of “16 Women Who Made The World Happier.” Laura’s passion to help others led her to Claire’s Place Foundation Founder Claire Wineland when she was … Continued

Packing Wine Glasses 101

Packing Wine Glasses 101

Let’s toast to spring! Spring brings new bright green buds and flowers, but another sign of spring that you may not notice is the busy moving season. Look around and you will see more and more moving trucks on the road. If you are one of the lucky folks on the move, you are probably up to your knees in boxes and packing paper. You’re trying to figure out how to pack everything so it ends up in one piece in your new home. Well, let us help you with one of the most difficult items to pack: wine glasses. Because of their odd shape they are often packed incorrectly and their delicate glass and long stems get broken in the moving process.

Claire’s Place Foundation Receives Free Moving Services from NorthStar Moving for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Claire’s Place Foundation Receives Free Moving Services from NorthStar Moving for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Claire’s Place Foundation Partners with NorthStar Moving Company to Help Young Cystic Fibrosis Patients Relocate to Healthier AccommodationsLOS ANGELES, April 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Claire’s Place Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing support to children and families affected by cystic fibrosis, is pleased to announce a partnership with NorthStar Moving ® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, to donate moving services to Claire’s Place grant recipients in Los Angeles County that are in need of relocating. Whether it is a need to live closer to treatment or move to a home that meets their health needs, NorthStar Moving will move them for free.Recently, NorthStar Moving moved a Claire’s Place grant recipient that was undergoing evaluation for a double lung transplant and her disease had progressed to a debilitating state. She could no longer climb the stairs to her second story apartment and … Continued

The Complete Guide to Moving

The Complete Guide to Moving

When it came time to deciding on a local moving company I did a ton of research, the one that popped up as being the Bay Area’s top moving service was NorthStar Moving Company. AND not only did they have great reviews/ratings, they also focused on being green. Definitely a huge plus in my book. I reached out to them not only to get an estimate, but also to see if they’d be interesting on working together on a post. I wanted to create a super informative post that had lots of tips and tricks on the whole moving process from start to finish. And I definitely reached out the right company, Laura McHolm, the cofounder of NorthStar actually contributes on a few different publications (like the Huffington Post) on moving advice. Cool right? Here are a few of her tips on how … Continued

How To Take the Stress Out of One of the Most Painful Parts of Moving

How To Take the Stress Out of One of the Most Painful Parts of Moving

China packed? Check. Picture frames packed? Check. Clothes packed? Check. Suddenly, you look into your office and family room, the music from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho plays in your head. The computer, stereo, and home theater all glare back at you, taunting you – “Go ahead pack us, we will never come back to life again.” Electronics are some of the last things to be packed before a move. No one wants to disconnect their entertainment and online lifelines. You’re filled with the dread of trying to fit each electronic piece into boxes and the terror of not being able to set them all up correctly in your new place. Thankfully, with these tips your entire computer, stereo and home theater will fit into boxes properly. 

Moving Soon? This Guide Will Help You Figure Out How Many Boxes You Need

Moving Soon? This Guide Will Help You Figure Out How Many Boxes You Need

Perhaps, the last time you moved you lived in a one-bedroom apartment. Now, you are about to move from a three-bedroom house. You are in unfamiliar moving territory. You haven’t even started to pack because you’re so overwhelmed by looking around at all the stuff in your home. You are not alone. One of the most common moving questions is: “How many boxes will I need?” Once you know the answer, it helps “move” along the packing process.