Realtors and affiliates on the Peninsula and in the South Bay visited 432 homes earlier this year to help seniors with household tasks the residents couldn’t do on their own, says Rose Meily, a spokesperson for the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, a sponsor of the program.
In Menlo Park and Atherton, 31 volunteers worked in 30 homes as part of the Realtor Service Volunteer Program, which has grown since its start in 2001 to encompass homes from Daly City to Santa Cruz, she says.
The volunteers provide a number of free services, including washing windows, installing smoke detectors and flipping mattresses.
Eileen Giorgi chairs the program for the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. Members of the San Mateo County Association of Realtors became involved in 2003.
