Keller Williams helps Poway family battling cancer

Keller Williams Realty San Diego North Inland will be giving back to a family in need.

About 100 agents from the company will be rehabilitating the home of Madi Taylor and her family from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 12.

Madi, a 12-year-old Poway resident, is currently battling leukemia after overcoming Ewing sarcoma. The Taylor home suffered damage after the first big rainstorm of the season.

Ellen Jaffe, of Keller Williams Realty, said she and her agents will be painting and re-carpeting a bonus room and the home’s stairs, repairing gutters, laying pipes underground, re-tiling the front stoop, doing landscaping and other repairs. “We have a long list of repairs (the home needs),” said Jaffe.

Jaffe said they have spoken with contractors about the repairs, and have received donations from several companies to help cover the costs.

Keller Williams Realty is also looking to raise $10,000 on Thursday, which they are calling Renew Energize Donate (RED) Day, to help cover the out-of-pocket deductible for Madi’s medical bills. The Poway Veterans Organization (PVO) will be collecting and handing monetary donations for this event. Checks should be made payable to the Poway Veterans Organization. For information or if you need a W9, call 858-413-2108.

Toys and gifts cards will also be collected for the prize box at Rady Children’s Hospital’s Hematology/Oncology department.

RED Day is a yearly event for Keller Williams Realty, who in the past have made donations to military familes and sent care packages, renovated a center for abused women and worked with Meals on Wheels. “We’ve done a lot in the community for the community,” said Jaffe.

Jaffe said this year’s REDDay was especially meaningful to her, as she lost her husband to cancer last year. Several other agents in the company have also lost family members to cancer, she said. “This is something we

For more information on this event or to donate, visitKWSanDiegoRedDay.com.