Realtors® Are Good Neighbors: Jennifer DeLawter

Each year, Jennifer DeLawter lends a helping hand to her community by organizing and running two donation drives to help neighbors in need.  

“In the spring, I run a prom dress drive so girls who might not otherwise have that moment get to feel beautiful and confident on prom night,” DeLawter, a member of the Bucks County Association of Realtors®, says. “This year, we helped over 20 girls find their dresses, and it was the best feeling.” 

“In November, my Blessing Baskets initiative helps make sure local families can sit down together and actually celebrate Thanksgiving. A family donates a full Thanksgiving meal along with a $25 gift card so the receiving family can pick up their own turkey. Last year, we helped 195 families. It was our third year.” 

She adds that Blessing Baskets is part of a larger initiative in which agents across the country participate, and that she has been involved with the project for about six years.  

This past spring, she also collected over 100 Easter baskets for children in her community, “because every kid deserves a little magic on Easter morning.” 

“Being a Realtor® puts me in the middle of this community every single day,” DeLawter shares. “I am constantly meeting people, hearing what they need and connecting the dots. Sometimes that is helping someone find a home, and sometimes it is just knowing who to call or where to send someone. It goes so far beyond a transaction for me, and I think that is what makes it so meaningful.” 

What advice does she have for other Realtors® who want to get involved in their own communities? 

“Just start,” she says. “Pick one thing you actually care about, make it doable and be consistent. You do not have to do everything. When you lead with heart, people notice, and they want to be part of it. The smallest efforts can grow into something really beautiful when you just show up.”