Pearl small business gives back to families a week before Christmas

A local business spread holiday cheer on Saturday by delivering gifts to 57 families. Irish Griffin-Potts is the owner of Elite Realty and Investment Group in Pearl. , we came as a group and volunteered to bring items. I had maybe four sponsors who donated to the cause,” Griffin-Potts said. Some families were referred to the business by members of the community. A friend of Keela Polk and her two daughters l registered for the giveaway.” She said she wanted to register my baby for the Elite Realty giveaway and I said, why not. As you can see, my children are happy. I’m happy as long as they’re happy,” Polk said. Griffen-Potts said she started organizing the pageant five years ago because there was a time when she needed help.” As a single parent, years ago I was in situations where I was maybe homeless or had less than I needed for my kids and someone told me aid. It’s my way of paying it back to the families who need it now,” Griffen-Potts said. Polk said she can’t wait to see the smiles on her children’s faces on Christmas morning. “That’ll be it. the point of it all when Christmas morning comes around and they can say ‘I’ve got this, oh I’ve got that. I’m going to make sure they send some kind of thank you car and call , even if we have to come back through here just to show them appreciation,” Polk said. In total, Griffen-Potts said the company wrapped more than 225 gifts for the giveaway.

A local business spread holiday cheer on Saturday by providing gifts to 57 families.

Irish Griffin-Potts is the owner of Elite Realty and Investment Group in Pearl.

“As the Lord has blessed us, we would just like to bless back. As a small business owner, we came as a group and volunteered to bring items. I had maybe four sponsors who donated to the cause,” Griffin-Potts said. .

Some of the families were referred to the business by members of the community.

A friend of Keela Polk and her two daughters entered her into the contest.

“She said she wanted to enroll my baby in the Elite Realty giveaway and I said, why not. As you can see, my kids are happy. I’m happy as long as they’re happy,” Polk said.

Griffen-Potts said she started organizing the giveaway five years ago because there was a time when she needed help.

“As a single parent, years ago I was in situations where I was maybe homeless or had less than I needed for my kids and someone told me. helped. This is my way of repaying it to the families who need it now,” Griffen-Pott said.

Polk said she can’t wait to see the smiles on her children’s faces on Christmas morning.

“That’ll be the whole point of it all when Christmas morning rolls around and they can say ‘I’ve got this, oh I’ve got that. I’ll make sure they send some kind of thank you car and call, even if we have to come back here just to show they’re grateful,” Polk said.

In total, Griffen-Potts said her company wrapped more than 225 gifts for the giveaway.