Hundreds of commercial real estate professionals celebrated on the beach and under the stars at the Building Block Foundation Fund White Party, held August 23 at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. An annual fundraiser for Building Block, the event raised close to $140,000, bringing the total raised by Building Block since 2004 to more than $3 million for its designated charities.

Building Block Foundation Fund is a nonprofit organization that brings together the commercial real estate industry to support charities focused on improving the lives of at-risk youth. Long time charity partners include: Project Access, HomeAid, Boys Hope Girls Hope, Everfree, The Joyful Child Foundation, KidWorks, Orangewood Children’s Foundation and Hope Builders.

“Building Block’s annual White Party is always a fantastic event, and it is inspiring to see real estate industry leaders support programs that improve the lives of children throughout Orange County,” said Erin D. Runnion, founder/executive director, The Joyful Child Foundation.

The White Party’s 2023 Sponsors include: CapRock Partners, The Bascom Group, Panattoni, Scannell Properties, Eastdil Secured, Fidelity Title, Marsh McLennan Agency, Frome Family Foundation, Shopoff Realty Investments, Majestic Realty Co., Lido House Hotel, BWE, Chicago Title, Rutan & Tucker, Cox, Castle & Nicholson, Smith and Severson Builders, J.P. Morgan, Commonwealth Title, Ares Industrial Management, JLL, Harvest, Rockefeller Group, LINK, WD Land, CBRE, Granite Properties, The Koll Company, Colliers, Bixby, KBC Advisors, Mariners Escrow, Newmeyer & Dillion, SR Watt Company, Allen Matkins, RETS Associates, PeopleSpace, First American Title and Bank of America. 

Connect Orange County will take place Sept. 27, 2023 at VEA | Newport Beach Marriott in Newport Beach, concurrently with Connect Healthcare Real Estate on Sept. 27 and 28. Click here to register for Connect Orange County, and here to register for Connect Healthcare Real Estate.