Agents from the Highlands Ranch Market Center of Keller Williams Realty (200 W. Plaza Dr.) collected more than 950 lbs. of food valued at $1,444 that was donated to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force. The food drive was held in conjunction with the recent 9News Food Drive.

The Douglas/Elbert Task Force (www.castlerock4u.com) has served nearly 6,000 clients, half of whom were children, and provided more than $372,000 in assistance from January to May this year.

"Our agents left grocery bags with the residents of their 'farm' areas and then went back to collect all of the donations," explains Jane Hay, Team Leader for Keller Williams' Highlands Ranch office. "The demand for food assistance through the Task Force has been high so we were happy that the participation by all of the agents and their clients and neighbors resulted in the large amount of food collected."

Founded in 1983, Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the third-largest real estate franchise operation in the United States, with 690 offices and 73,000 associates in the United Statesand Canada.The company, which began franchising in 1990, has an agent-centric culture that emphasizes access to leading-edge education and promotes an economic model that rewards associates as stakeholders and partners. The company also has specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties.

In Colorado, the company has 27 locations and more than 2,500 agents. In 2008, Keller Williams agents achieved a sales volume of more than $2.8 billion. For more information, contact Highlands Ranch Team Leader Jane Hay at 720-732-6195 or visit www.gokellerwilliams.com.