At its 2006 Holiday luncheon, the Atlanta Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) donated $34,000 to four different charities. The funds, raised through a silent auction held in the fall, were distributed equally in $8,500 checks to Georgia Canines for Independence, CURE Childhood Cancer, Georgia National Guard Foundation and HomeAid Atlanta.

Photo: Ramona Nichols with Georgia Canines for Independence receives a check from the SMC board.

Ginny Bishop of Sharp Residential and SMC Events Chairman comments, “We want to thank the entire Atlanta real estate community for participating in the Silent Auction in October. The auction was a big success thanks to everyone’s collective efforts.”