About Us
Our Story
We have paired Bruce Swanson with Swanson & Associates 17 years of top producing real estate service, and Dr.Keith Ingram's 33 years in education in Cherokee County to develop Education First Fund (EF2) which is an initiative to support our children and local educators.
EF2 will make a $500 donation at the time of closing on a single home to any EF2 participating elementary school, middle school and high school {of a client’s choice}.
We designed this program to help alleviate the day to day struggles and supply demands at our local schools, and believe in sacrificing a little bit of our business to make a big impact in our local community.
Our Promise
Our mission is to support the education of our EF2 schools by donating to a participating school for every closing of a home- either bought or sold.
Here is how it works-Once we have closed on your house:
EF2 will donate $250 to a program of the principal's choice
+ A SECOND $250 donation will be made to
a classroom or program of our client’s choice
+ PLUS a THIRD $250 donation from Supreme Lending if a client were to choose them to close their loan (they're pretty amazing).
THAT MEANS if a client were to buy and sell a home (two closed transactions) with EF2 then you could earn up to
$1,250 for your EF2 school.
How We Work Together
Education First Fund with Keller Williams Realty Partners are official partners in education with Cherokee County, Cobb County and Marietta City Schools. We are also members of Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce and Cobb County Chamber of Commerce.
When it comes to selling real estate we are considered a company that cares. We are working with our participating schools to make this program a success through numerous marketing initiatives agreed upon by each participating school.
Our Goal is to give $50,000 each year
to our participating EF2 Schools and the best part: Anyone can get involved
Do you know anyone buying or selling a home?
IF YES or MAYBE SO,
Complete the form below or email us at-
Our Team
Partner and Agent, Bruce Swanson has been a top producing Realtor in Cherokee County for the last 17 years, and has been with the Keller Williams family for 11 of those years. As a father of an elementary school child in Cherokee County, he is excited to be a part of such a worthwhile program that provides much needed support to the local classroom.
Mobile: (404) 259 -2161
Email: bruceswanson@kw.com
Partner and Agent, Dr. Keith Ingram has joined the Keller Williams Realty Partners Team, after 33 years in education, 20 in administration and most as Principal within Cherokee County School District. He brings a wealth of knowledge of the community and the educational needs of students, teachers and parents. He is excited to partner with Bruce Swanson to help make Cherokee Education the Best it Can be!
Mobile: (678) 910 -9210
Email: keithingram@kw.com
Agent, Xochilt Villalobos is part of our Keller Williams Family and has joined us after 10 years in Dental Health management. As a Cherokee County resident and a mother of a middle schooler, she is thrilled to be a part of this amazing program that funds our schools and helps our community.
Xochilt is fluent in Spanish and her number one priority is to provide each client with outstanding service.
Mobile: (770) 596-5837
E-mail: x.villalobos@kw.com
Christy Abernathy is a real estate agent and has been a certified teacher in Cherokee County for 15 years. She’s passionate about real estate, education and serving the community. Her specialty is single family residences as well as land and equestrian estates from hobby farm to professional establishment. She’s mom to three boys, three horses, a slew of dogs and a cat. When she’s not selling homes, you may find her riding a horse, driving her tractor, hiking with her boys or enjoying the sun in her Jeep
Mobile: (770)312-7354
E-mail: Christy.abernathy@kw.com
Marketing Director, Gray Lentjes is our in house marketing guru and events manager. She has a degree form KSU and brings with her years of event and marketing management. She grew up right next door in Cobb County and graduated from Lassiter High School and is so happy to support her local community through EF2.
If you are interested in bringing this program to your local area give her a buzz at the contact information below.
Mobile: (404) 510-4737
E-mail: educationfirstfund@gmail.com
Lauri and Christa are one of the most important parts of our team.They are the heart and soul of EF2 operations. They both bring very unique and valuable tools to make our team run like a smoothly oiled machine. Lauri has been in the industry for 20 years and has brought with her a plethora of skills including high attention to detail & amazing communication skills. When she is not working hard for our EF2 team, you can find Lauri with her husband, daughter and 2 dogs, usually hiking. Christa has a mass amount of technical knowledge and experience. She has been in the industry for over 6 years, which gives her the ability to understand the market & the real estate world. When she is not helping the EF2 team succeed, she is spending time with her family or entertaining her passion for makeup artistry
E-Mail: EF2CareTeam@gmail.com
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