Last Updated on November 24, 2025
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Realtors in the Charlotte region recently raised more than $58,000 to benefit public education, as part of the company’s Annual FUNday event.
For the past 28 years, Howard Hanna Allen Tate agents, employees and guests have gathered to raise money for local public education organizations.
This year, the company held four regional FUNday events across the Carolinas in October and November. To date, FUNday has raised more than $2.8 million for public education across the Carolinas.
More than 275 people attended the Charlotte event, held November 4 at the Anne Close Springs Greenway – Comporium Amphitheatre in Fort Mill, SC. Agents, guests and sponsors enjoyed lawn games, food trucks, live music from Underground Detour and a 50/50 raffle.
“As a former public school teacher who understands the needs of schools and students in the areas we serve, FUNday is an extremely important event for our community,” said Katrina Richards, regional vice president, Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate and Charlotte FUNday co-chairperson. “We love coming together to give back to something so important to all of our futures.”
Local education organizations that will benefit from Howard Hanna Allen Tate FUNday dollars include Best NC, Cabarrus County Schools, Classroom Central, Clover Leaf Foundation, Communities in Schools, Foundation for Fort Mill Schools, Gaston County Education Foundation, Greater Cleveland County Schools, Indian Land High School, Iredell-Statesville Schools, Kannapolis Education Foundation, Lancaster County Schools, Meck Ed Citizens for Public Education, Mooresville Foundation for Excellence in Education, Read Charlotte, Rock Hill Education Foundation, Stanly County Board of Education, Walter Bickett Elementary School and York Education Foundation
FUNday is made possible through the support of national, regional, and local sponsors.
Company-wide sponsors included 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, Artisan Signs and Graphics, Century Communities, Keystone Custom Homes, Linnane Homes, LiveEasy, Meritage Homes, MoxiWorks, Peachtree Residential, RedX, Skyslope, Taylor Morrison, and Thomas & Webber.
Gold sponsors included Arrow Exterminators, Carolinas Premier Inspections, Clover Collections Estate Sales, Coley Law Firm, Galbreath Costner, LunsPro Inspection Group, McMillan, Psaroudis & Markey PA, RiteRug, TR Lawing and True Homes.
Silver sponsors included AR Homes, BigFoot Media Co., CrawlSpace Medic, Dockmasters, Home Inspection Carolina. Home Stretch, Homes.com, Mahogany Premium Home Inspections, Next Door Photos, Niblock Homes and Reign Moving.
Public education is part of the Howard Hanna Tate Cares giving initiative. The company also sponsors the Children’s Free Care Fund, a fundraising initiative to support local children’s hospitals and provide free medical care for children who cannot afford it. To date, the Howard Hanna Family of Companies has contributed more than $27 million to local charities.
Howard Hanna Allen Tate is the Carolinas’ largest real estate company with 19 offices in the Charlotte region and a total of 81 offices in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate is the #1 real estate company in the Carolinas, with more than 80 offices and 1,800 agents serving communities across North and South Carolina and Georgia. As part of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, the largest family-owned and operated real estate company in the United States, Howard Hanna Allen Tate offers a full suite of real estate services, including mortgage, insurance, title and relocation. For more information, visit www.howardhannatate.com.
