Company Hosted Annual Team Meeting to build bikes for nine local kids.

Henderson Properties built and donated bikes to nine local children at their annual employee meeting which took place Friday, Jan. 24 at the Siskey Family YMCA Hemby Program Center. Employees participated a in team building bike assembly challenge. As a surprise to Henderson employees, children were chosen by the Matthews HELP Center to receive the bikes at the event. The kids, ages 7-9, who wished for bikes at Christmas and did not receive them, were equally surprised to receive a bike, helmet, lock and bell from the Henderson team.

For the exercise, 50 employees in 9 groups were asked to assemble a children’s bicycle in 45 minutes. A bike specialist checked the bikes before they were gifted to the kids.

Tamara Bunte with the Institute for Advanced Results and Dan Perdue with LEVEL 1 2 facilitated the all day staff-training program including the Bike Build exercise.

“We are always looking for ways to unite our employees and give back to the community,” said Phil Henderson, president of Henderson Properties. “This challenge allowed our team to work together, use a different thought process and feel good about the wonderful outcome.”

The Siskey Family YMCA provided the Hemby Program Center to the organization and connected them with the Matthews HELP Center who chose the bike recipients. The children live within their service area, which includes Matthews and nearby communities in both Mecklenburg and Union counties.

“We have partnered with the Siskey YMCA for several years and they assist us with our Back to School and Holiday programs,” said Molly Kennedy, social worker at Matthews HELP Center. “We serve families in crisis who benefit from programs like this and we appreciate Henderson Properties for choosing our deserving clients for this great day.”

About Matthews HELP Center and the Siskey Family YMCA Hemby Program Center
Matthews HELP Center was founded in 1979 by women from the Matthews Woman’s Club and the Happy Times Club who realized the need to serve the less fortunate in our community. The mission of Matthews HELP Center is ‘to help our neighbors and those in surrounding communities survive financial crisis by providing short-term assistance.’ Since its founding, Matthews HELP Center has expanded into a fully operational community-based organization that receives no government assistance — federal, state, local, or United Way funding. Matthews HELP Center, along with its thrift boutique Backporch Treasures, is located at 119 North Ames Street in Matthews. Additional information can be found on its web page www.matthewshelpcenter.org.

The Hemby Program Center is located at 9760 Happy Valley Rd. in south Charlotte and has a host of facilities for rent for team building and company meetings. For more information please visit www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/siskey/facilities/hemby.aspx.

About Henderson Properties
Henderson Properties is a full‐service real estate company founded in 1990 by Philip Henderson in Charlotte, N.C. The company provides services to real estate investors, homeowners, residents and community associations in the areas of rental property management, leasing, community association management, property maintenance and home sales.

Henderson Properties has been dedicated to providing professional Home Owner Association (HOA) & Community Association Management in the Charlotte Metro area since 1990. The highly trained staff at Henderson Properties provides comprehensive association management services for single-family, town home, and condominium communities. The company’s Community Association managers work closely with HOA boards to provide the highest level of service possible. For more information, please email HOA@hendersonproperties.com

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