HPW Foundation

Over the past several weeks, you may have seen Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston promoting the HPW Foundation's Turkey's For The Triangle Fundraiser. However, do you know who the HPW Foundation is and what they do?

Established in the late 1990s, the HPW Foundation was created to provide our employees and sales agents opportunities to support local charities and non-profit organizations. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston present a matching donation to the funds raised by agents and employees and doubles the number of families supported each year.

Supporting not-for-profit organizations throughout the Triangle and Central North Carolina, the HPW Foundation has donated almost $1.6 million to local organizations. Here are just a few of them:

Turkeys For The Triangle

The legendary and iconic "God Father of Soul," James Brown inspired Turkeys for the Triangle.  Upon Brown's passing, CBHPW Founder and Chairman Don Walston learned of Brown's initiative every year to provide Thanksgiving Turkeys to those in need; thus was born Turkeys for the Triangle. 

With the support of CBHPW agents and employees selling raffle tickets to purchase turkeys, the HPW Foundation partners with dozens of local charities, homeless shelters, and churches to give away turkeys during the holiday season. Since beginning the operation almost 18 years ago, we have donated over 38,000 turkeys to anchor holiday meals for more than 160,000 people.  This year, the goal is to provide more the 5000 turkeys to our local community! 

We are currently in our "Turkey Season," so if you would like to participate in helping local families have a safe and secure holiday, visit TurkeysForTheTriangle.com or speak with one of our agents to learn more!

Habitat For Humanity

Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.   Their vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat homeowners work alongside volunteers to build their homes to gain strength, independence, and a better life for themselves and their families.  Habitat for Humanity makes no profit on the sales of any of its homes and has helped over 35 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes since its founding in 1976.  Locally, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 800 families in Wake and Johnston counties to build and purchase affordable homes.

Team Drea Foundation

Founded by Andrea Lytle Peet after being diagnosed with ALS at age 33, the Team Drea Foundation was created in 2014 to support research for a cure to this debilitating disease. Their mission is to raise awareness and inspire individuals to "live bravely, live joyfully, and appreciate the gift of life."

Andrea is currently on a mission to complete a marathon in every state while raising awareness and funds to help fight ALS. 

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

As one of the nation's leaders in cancer treatment, research, and prevention, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center goes a step further for its patients. They have created a support program that offers services and resources at low- or no cost to help patients and families through the treatment process.

Me Fine Foundation Inc.

Dedicated to helping families during challenging times, the Me Fine Foundation provides assistance for children and their families at the Duke Children's Hospital and the North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC.

"Our partnership with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston and their employees and associates will make it possible for families with critically-ill children being treated at both Duke & UNC Children's Hospitals to focus on the real job at hand… helping their children recover."

 -Lisa Valentino, Director of Development Me Fine Foundation, Inc.

Military Missions In Action

Military Missions In Action serves veterans with disabilities, members of the Armed Forces, and their families by providing assistance during challenging times. They hold various programs throughout the year to support their cause, such as Operation Building Hope, Homes For Healing, Operation Warrior Golf, Military Child Access Assistance Program, and Fill The Footlocker.

Our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston agents and employees are the backbones of our company, and their passion not only the work they do but the HPW Foundation's mission is what drives us to be better every day.

On your mark, get set… GOBBLE! It's time again for our annual Turkeys for the Triangle fundraiser to feed our neighbors in need this holiday season.

Working with pre-selected area non-profit and military organizations, Turkeys for the Triangle is committed to donating over 5,000 frozen turkeys to feed more than 20,000 people this Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

Started by our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Founder and Chairman, Don Walston over 15 years ago, Turkeys for the Triangle has donated more than 40,000 turkeys to anchor holiday meals for more than 175,000 food-insecure people.

"It breaks my heart to know that there are families in our local communities who struggle to put food on the table, especially during the holidays when so many of us are celebrating with special meals," said Walston. "Turkeys for the Triangle is our answer to that sad reality; it is a way our company, our clients, and our kind neighbors can give to the greater good, to feed those in need."

Turkeys For The Triangle Fundraiser

Now through Tuesday, December 17th, our real estate agents and staff will sell Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets to gather funds to support our holiday turkey donations in mid-November and mid-December. 

Will you help us help others?

Please purchase a Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket today at TurkeysfortheTriangle.com! Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner 

Buy a $5 Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket, and you'll be entered to win some fantastic prizes including: 

RAFFLE PRIZES

One Year Membership to Winc.com Wine Club17 Weeks of produce from The Produce Box
$500 Restaurant Gift Card
$500 Gift Card to Target
$500 Gift Card to Bailey's Fine Jewelry
65" Flat Screen TV
Weber Grill
iPad Mini
Apple AirPods Pro

GRAND PRIZE:

Trip for Two to Destination of Choice (up to $2000 value)

Buy your Turkeys for the Triangle tickets online today at TurkeysfortheTriangle.com!

The Turkeys for the Triangle raffle drawing will be held shortly after our December toss - winners need not be present to win. 

Our first Turkeys for the Triangle distribution event was a tremendous success!

Box trucks, cargo vans, pickup trucks and SUVs lined up at our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston corporate office to collect and deliver more than 2,500 frozen turkeys to nonprofit and military organizations across Central North Carolina.

Despite the rain and cold temperatures, it was a great day to Help People Win, a commitment our company founder and chairman and Turkeys for the Triangle founder holds near and dear.

"I'll tell you what, it's one of those things," said Don Walston. "It's hard to describe the benefit when you see someone who really appreciates what you're doing for them– it's a– I don't know how to describe it but it's a warm feeling."

A five-year partner of our Turkeys for the Triangle program, Butterball generously donated 1,500 of the 2,500 turkeys we handed out this week. 

Turkeys for the Triangle will match its record-breaking donation of last year's 4,500 turkeys to nourish those in need this holiday season.  

Turkeys For The Triangle Raffle Fundraiser 

We're still selling Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets to gather funds to support our Christmas Turkeys for the Triangle turkey donation.

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

Raffle prizes include:

- a one-year lease on a 2019 Lexus from Johnson Lexus of Raleigh

- a one-year Massage Envy membership

- high-value gift cards to Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Crabtree Valley Mall and Target

- a Yeti Cooler

- Carolina Hurricanes and DPAC tickets, and more.

Raffle prizes will be awarded just before Christmas at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh on Capital Boulevard; winners need not be in attendance. 

Visit www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com to buy your raffle tickets today! 

On your mark, get set… GOBBLE! It's time again for our annual Turkeys for the Triangle fundraiser to feed our neighbors in need this holiday season.

Working with pre-selected area non-profit and military organizations, Turkeys for the Triangle is committed to donating 4,500 frozen turkeys to feed more than 20,000 people this Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

Started by our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Founder and Chairman Don Walston nearly 15 years ago, Turkeys for the Triangle has donated more than 28,000 turkeys to anchor holiday meals for more than 120,000 food-insecure people.

"It breaks my heart to know that there are families in our local communities who struggle to put food on the table, especially during the holidays when so many of us are celebrating with special meals," said Walston. "Turkeys for the Triangle is our answer to that sad reality; it is a way our company, our clients, and our kind neighbors can give to the greater good, to feed those in need."

Turkeys for the Triangle Fundraiser

Now through Friday, Dec. 14, our real estate agents and staff will sell Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets to gather funds to support our holiday turkey donations in mid-November and mid-December. 

Will you help us help others?

Please purchase a Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket today at www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com! Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner 

Buy a $5 Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket, and you'll be entered to win some fantastic prizes including: 

GRAND PRIZE

A one-year lease on a new 2019 Lexus 

proudly donated by Johnson Lexus of Raleigh

Johnson Lexus of Raleigh has been a Turkeys for the Triangle sponsor for many years.

RAFFLE PRIZES

A one-year membership to Massage Envy 

$500 Gift Card to Bailey's Fine Jewelry 

$500 Gift Card to Crabtree Valley Mall

$500 Gift Card to Target 

$500 Gift Card to Your Favorite Restaurant  

Four (4) Carolina Hurricanes Tickets

Four (4) N.C. State Basketball Tickets

Yeti Cooler Prize Pack

55" Flat Screen TV 

Weber Grill

Buy your Turkeys for the Triangle tickets online today at www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com!

The Turkeys for the Triangle raffle drawing will be held at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh on Capital Boulevard; winners need not be present to win. Date and time are TBD.

Our 2017 Turkeys for the Triangle program donated a record-breaking 4,500 turkeys to feed more than 25,000 people this holiday season thanks to the generosity of our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate team and Butterball, LLC.

From service members at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Camp Lejeune to neighbors in need in our local communities supported by nonprofits like Raleigh Rescue Mission and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, our Turkeys for the Triangle birds served to anchor holidays meals and bring cheer in trying times.  

We "tossed" out our second and final turkey donation with help from the U.S. Veterans Corps and our kind agents and staff earlier this week and capped off the annual outreach effort today with our exciting raffle drawing at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh.

"I'll tell you what, it's one of those things," said Don Walston, company founder and chairman, as he spoke about the outreach effort. "It's hard to describe the benefit when you see someone who really appreciates what you're doing for them– it's a– I don't know how to describe it, but it's a warm feeling."

Walston began Turkeys for the Triangle nearly 15 years ago after hearing a radio story about a turkey donation effort the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown began in his hometown of Augusta, Ga. "As I rode along listening to the radio, I got to thinking—if James Brown can giveaway 1,000 turkeys, well then, we could too. As we've gotten into this, we've learned that a number of people don't get to have turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas and it's truly shocking. Our goal is to grow this program to give away 10,000 or 15,000 turkeys each year."

To date, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry Walston's Turkeys for the Triangle program has donated over 30,000 turkeys to feed more than 150,000 people during the holidays.

Gobbling with Gratitude

Our Turkeys for the Triangle program would not be possible without support from a number of local organizations and people.

We've had the tremendous privilege of partnering with Garner-based Butterball, LLC to expand our turkey donations for the past four years. A dedicated program partner, the charitable company donated 1,500 of its sizable Butterball brand birds to Turkeys for the Triangle this year as part of its annual Thanksgiving outreach efforts. "Addressing the needs of the communities where our employees live and work is part of our core values of giving, and through our participation in Turkeys for the Triangle, we are able to serve families in need in the area we call home," said Kerry Doughty, company president and CEO.

Johnson Lexus of Raleigh is another long-standing Turkeys for the Triangle partner we value greatly. Year-after-year, Johnson Lexus of Raleigh has offered up a valuable one-year lease on a new Lexus sedan as the grand prize for our Turkeys for the Triangle. This extraordinary prize is always a crowd favorite!

And, last, but never least, we must pay tribute to our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate agents and staff, especially annual top ticket salesman Tim McBrayer. We cannot fully express the gratitude we hold for every one of you. Your support of Turkeys for the Triangle is outstanding.

Want to know who won?

Wondering who won the one-year lease on a new 2018 Lexus? Benjamin Passwaters is your man! He will soon get behind the wheel of a new Lexus sedan courtesy of our Turkeys for the Triangle partner Johnson Lexus of Raleigh.

Other lucky winners included:

• One-year membership to Massage Envy – Teri Wray
• Yeti Cooler – Preety Stockton
• $500 Crabtree Valley Mall Gift Card – Mary Conyers
• $500 Target Gift Card – Chris Griffin
• $500 Bailey's Fine Jewelry Gift Card – Tim McBrayer
• $500 Restaurant Gift Card – Meagan Fuller
• 55" Flat Screen TV – JoAnn Garry
• Weber Grill – Robert Hart
• 4 DPAC tickets – Frank Tangari
• 4 N.C. State Basketball tickets – Benjamin Passwaters
• 4 Carolina Hurricane tickets – Jose Santiago
• Mobile Car Detailing Gift Card – Telmo Llanga & Feliciano Ortez

Have you purchased a Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket yet? Please do!

Our entire Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate team is selling raffle tickets to raise money to support this important program and feed more than 20,000 people in need this holiday season.

We donated 2,500 turkeys to more than 100 nonprofits and military organizations for Thanksgiving, and now, we have our hearts set on nourishing our neighbors with another 2,000 birds at Christmas. 

Will you help us meet our goal? Here are 10 reasons you should donate $10 to our cause…

1. A chance to win four tickets to a performance at the DPAC
2. The opportunity to win a new Weber Grill
3. A 55" Flat Screen TV could be yours
4. The special feeling you get for giving to support others in need
5. You could win a new Yeti Cooler for tailgating, beach-going and more
6. You may be able to dine for days with $500 gift card to your favorite restaurant 
7. Another way to give back to the community you love
8. 2018 may be a year of relaxation thanks to a one-year Massage Envy membership
9. You could find yourself behind the wheel of a 2018 Lexus from Johnson Lexus of Raleigh for a year
10. Your generous donation will help our real estate team feed families throughout the Triangle region and beyond this holiday season!

Buy a Turkeys for the Triangle Raffle Ticket!

Your Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket is only a few clicks away!

Visit www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com to purchase a raffle ticket to help us help others. 

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $20. 

Turkeys for the Triangle Raffle Prizes

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle prizes will be awarded on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh on Capital Boulevard; winners need not be in attendance.  

Did you scoop up the latest and greatest deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Perhaps you can use some of the money you saved on the gifts you bought to help others today.

Giving Tuesday is a special day that wraps up the spirited frenzy that after-Thanksgiving sales tend to cause. It's a day to give back so that nonprofit organizations can move forward with their holiday outreach efforts.

There are a number of deserving organizations right here in the Triangle region that would appreciate your support including our Turkeys for the Triangle program.

Feeding Neighbors in Need

Established nearly 15 years ago, Turkeys for the Triangle has donated over 28,000 turkeys to anchor holiday meals for more than 120,000 neighbors in need.

This year, Turkeys for the Triangle will distribute a record-breaking 4,500 turkeys to more than 100 local nonprofits and active military and veterans organizations. The first allotment of 2,500 turkeys was handed out just before Thanksgiving and another 2,000 birds will be donated ahead of Christmas. 

Help Us Help Others

Will you help us help others? You can donate to Turkeys for the Triangle by purchasing a raffle ticket or three (or more!) online at www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com.

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $20.

Not only will your raffle ticket donation advance our cause, but you'll be entered to win high-value prizes including:

GRAND PRIZE

One-year lease on a 2018 Lexus

from Johnson Lexus of Raleigh

PRIZES

One-year membership to Massage Envy

$500 Gift Card to Bailey's Fine Jewelry

$500 Gift Card to Crabtree Valley Mall

$500 Gift Card to Your Favorite Restaurant

$500 Gift Card to Target

Four (4) Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Tickets

Four (4) Carolina Hurricanes Tickets

Four (4) N.C. State University Basketball Tickets

Yeti Cooler Prize Pack

Mobile Car Detailing Gift Card

55" Flat Screen TV

Weber Grill

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle prizes will be awarded on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh on Capital Boulevard; winners need not be in attendance.  

Are you out and about chasing down the best Black Friday deals in town? Scoring holiday gifts for your loved ones and friends (and yourself) will be a fantastic feat, but imagine the joy finding your new home will bring.

You may have heard that spring and summer are the time to buy, but there are many reasons you should consider house hunting during the cold winter months.

Buying a Home During the Winter Months

Less Competition

It's common for buyer-competition to thin out in the winter as many people prefer to house hunt during the warmer seasons when the school year is waning.

More Motivated Sellers

Winter home sellers are often more motivated to close a deal than those selling during the peak season. They may be relocating for a job promotion, hoping to get a sale squared away before the new year, or simply ready to get their real estate journey underway.

Discover and Uncover      

Winter weather can tax a home. From the roof and gutters to the HVAC, plumbing and drafty doors, cold temperatures may reveal issues that you would otherwise have overlooked in warmer months.

Start Your Search

Let our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate agents help you find the home you seek. Our listings agents will be happy to host you at their open houses this Saturday and Sunday.

Featured Open Houses

1029 Cuthbert Lane, Durham, NC 27703

$388,871

Sq Ft: 1,776 | Beds: 2 | Baths: 2 (full)

Open Houses: Saturday, November 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and

Sunday, November 26 from 1 to 5 p.m.

75 Bailey Farms Drive, Youngsville, NC 27596

$286,900

Sq Ft: 2,400 | Beds: 3 | Baths: 2 (full)

Open Houses: Saturday, November 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and

Sunday, November 26 from 1 to 5 p.m.

 1821 Center Ridge Drive, Apex, NC 27502

$699,900

Sq Ft: 3,564 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4 (full) 1 (1/2)

Open Houses: Saturday, November 25 from noon to 4 p.m. and

Sunday, November 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

6209 Old Miravalle Court, Raleigh, NC 27614

$975,000

Sq Ft: 4,590 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4 (full) 1 (1/2)

Open Houses: Saturday, November 25 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and

Sunday, November 26 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

 1157 Woodland Grove Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587

$414,900

Sq Ft: 3,300 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4 (full)

Open House: Sunday, November 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

 8412 Aztec Dawn Court, Raleigh, NC 27613

$239,900

Sq Ft: 1,553 | Beds: 3 | Baths: 2 (full) 1 (1/2)

Open House: Sunday, November 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

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Our first Turkeys for the Triangle distribution event was a tremendous success!

Box trucks, cargo vans, pickup trucks, and SUVs lined up at our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston corporate office to collect and deliver more than 2,500 frozen turkeys to nonprofit and military organizations across the Triangle region.

It was a great day to Help People Win, a commitment our company founder and chairman and Turkeys for the Triangle founder holds near and dear.

"I'll tell you what, it's one of those things," said Don Walston. "It's hard to describe the benefit when you see someone who really appreciates what you're doing for them– it's a– I don't know how to describe it but it's a warm feeling."

Butterball, A Proud Turkeys for the Triangle Partner

A four-year partner of our Turkeys for the Triangle program, Butterball generously donated 1,500 of the 2,500 turkeys we handed out this week. 

"Butterball is proud to help supply the turkeys for the Thanksgiving Turkey Toss for the fourth straight year," said Kerry Doughty, company president and CEO. "Addressing the needs of the communities where our employees live and work is part of our core values of giving, and through our participation in Turkeys for the Triangle, we are able to serve families in need in the area we call home."

A Record-Breaking Donation

In front of a crowd of company volunteers and US Veterans Corps members, Walston and HPW Foundation President Matt Horton announced that Turkeys for the Triangle will add another 500 turkeys to its second holiday distribution event bringing its total Christmas donation to 1,500 birds.

With the additional birds, Turkeys for the Triangle will donate a record 4,500 turkeys to nourish neighbors this year. 

Turkeys for the Triangle Raffle Fundraiser 

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and now is the time to make your grocery list, start decluttering and cleaning your home, plan your tablescape, and buy a handful of Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets!

Our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate team has partnered with Butterball, LLC to donate frozen turkeys to families in need this Thanksgiving and we need your help to do it.

Will you support our Turkeys for the Triangle fundraiser to help us nourish more than 20,000 neighbors this holiday season?

Buy a Turkeys for the Triangle Raffle Ticket

Your Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets are only a few clicks away! 

Simply visit www.TurkeysfortheTriangle.com to purchase a ticket or two (or 10) to support this annual outreach effort.

Turkeys for the Triangle raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $20. Buy your tickets before Friday, Dec. 15 for a chance to win!

Win Big with Turkeys for the Triangle

With every Turkeys for the Triangle raffle ticket you purchase, you'll be helping us feed food-insecure families from Alamance County all the way to Wayne County AND be entered to win some awesome prizes.

A few lucky turkeys (errr, ducks), will win...

GRAND PRIZE

One-year lease on a 2018 Lexus from Johnson Lexus of Raleigh

PRIZES

One-year membership to Massage Envy

$500 Gift Card to Bailey's Fine Jewelry

$500 Gift Card to Crabtree Valley Mall

$500 Gift Card to Target

$500 Gift Card to Your Favorite Restaurant

Four (4) Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Tickets

Four (4) Carolina Hurricanes Tickets

Four (4) N.C. State University Basketball Tickets

Yeti Cooler Prize Pack

55" Flat Screen TV

Weber Grill

Mobile Car Detailing Gift Card

Raffle prizes will be awarded on Monday, Dec. 18 at Johnson Lexus of Raleigh on Capital Boulevard; winners need not be in attendance.  

Feeding Neighbors in Need

With the support of our Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston real estate team and Butterball, Turkeys for the Triangle has donated over 28,000 turkeys to anchor holiday meals for more than 120,000 people over the past decade.

This holiday season, Turkeys for the Triangle will donate 4,000 frozen birds to pre-selected nonprofits and active military and veterans organizations to distribute as needed.

The first Turkeys for the Triangle turkey distribution event will take place next week just in time for the birds to thaw for Thanksgiving feasts. The second distribution event will take place ahead of Christmas.