Come learn about the amazing team at Exodus!

We will be posting bios for a team member each day, starting tomorrow with the big man himself, owner and entrepreneur Ilan Levy .  Come back each day for to see a new bio and learn the craziest thing each employee has personally moved, as well as tips and tricks to a hassle free move.

2010 is going to be a big year for the city of Fort Collins. This January, the City Council work session worked to implement new Green building standards. The Fort Collins Board of Realtors happens to be the driving force behind it all. The FCBR should be recognized for being among the first in the country and the only Realtor association in the State of Colorado, to have a sustainability committee. Yes, you read it right, a new sustainability committee.

Fort Collins as a community, seems to be consistently assessing the best ways to guarantee a sustainable future, and this happens to be one of the best ideas thus far. FCBR’s sustainability committee focuses on several ways  to enhance our community’s efforts to reduce energy usage and provide Green resources that will educate the public.

The committee already has quite a few projects underway, including formulating criteria for new FCBR awards. In doing so, the FCBR hopes to launch criteria for Green Office of the year and Green Realtor of the year awards.

They also hope to leverage a few partnerships to have access for improvements so they can provide the community with new Green tools that will be helpful while assisting buyers and sellers.

There’s no doubt that Fort Collins is a community that prides itself on thinking in a sustainable way. This just goes to show that people and companies in this town are taking these ideas seriously. Thanks Fort Collins Board of Realtors for not only talking the talk but also walking the walk.

Sound of interest to you? You can volunteer your time and ideas and be a part of this new, exciting committee! They are looking for volunteers to help! If you would like to learn more or volunteer today please contact James Mitchell at 970-221-0700 or via email at jwmitchell@thegroupinc.com or Clint Skutchan at 920-402-0852 or clint@fcbr.org

For more information visit their website!

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Become a Fan of FCBR on Facebook!

There is no doubt that December is one of the busiest months of the year. We love being busy, in fact, we wanted to share with you some things we are excited about.

We assisted Realities for Children on their annual Bikes for Tykes event this year by providing trailers and assisting them in picking up bikes for donors here in Fort Collins. We were so pleased to receive a large thank you poster with wonderful thank you messages all over it from some of the kids who received bikes. We are also excited about our donation move for a Habitat for Humanity family.

We also just completed a complicated large move from Windsor, CO to Texas. It was 25,000lbs of household goods including a pool table that had to be crated. We delivered them on a Sunday so they would not have to miss any work and delivered the entire highly insured load with no damage. Also, we recently assisted Lee Cord (A Group Realtor) and the Larimer Chorale with the receiving, delivery and storage of their new risers. We received a nice card from Lee Cord where he stated, “You have solved a problem for the Larimer Chorale, and you made the purchase of the riders possible for us, thanks again, we will continue to refer customers to Exodus”.

As you can see, December was a busy month for us! We look forward to a busy and successful 2010 and hope to do business with you!

At Exodus what matters most to us YOU! When we say YOU we really do mean you. You don’t have to be someone needing assistance in moving or help acquiring a storage unity, you are important to us because we are all a part of the same community.

We value our community in Northern Colorado more than a lot of moving companies you will find. Here at Exodus, we make the public our top priority in doing business. We also work hard to build and maintain a reputation that is admirable for the Northern Colorado community and we hope to live up to all the expectations that we have set for ourselves.

We also support locally owned businesses and events that are taking place in Northern Colorado and will do our best to help you out. Let us know how we can help spread the word about your business, organization, and charity by following us on Twitter @ExodusMoving.

Exodus often contributes to non-profit organizations by donating our white glove moving services. Now more than ever, we encourage you this Holiday Season to give back to your community. Wherever you are, whatever you do, you can help someone or something in such a small way that makes such a big difference!

Let’s put it this way, you scratch our back and we’ll scratch yours. Let’s work hand in hand this Holiday Season and even ring in the year 2010 by supporting local businesses, organization, charities.

“We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously”

                                                                                        – Grace Lee Boggs

At Exodus, we are locally owned and locally involved. We support and work with many local businesses and know the importance of supporting people right in our own backyard. Even though we help people relocate from all over the world; whether they are moving to Northern Colorado or not, we still put a heavy focus on being involved with local non-profits, going to events and festivals, and promoting the businesses and charities we work with. A way that you can get your business or office involved is through BALLE – Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, which is a national organization whose mission is to catalyze, strengthen, and connect local business networks dedicated to building strong Local Living Economies. BALLE has over 70 active networks across the US and Canada. To learn more visit www.livingeconomies.org

Another great way is just by riding your bike down the street and shopping at the farmers market, buying your clothes from a local retailer and having dinner at a community restaurant. Supporting the business down the street builds our local economies, which is vital to overcoming the economic downturn. The small mom and pop shops are closing faster than you can imagine because they cannot compete with the big box stores. Try to think of alternatives within your community to support businesses that are locally owned and operated.

You may or may not have known that several years ago; Exodus purchased Brian’s Moving & Storage located in Loveland, Colorado. Along with this, we purchased the name of “Brian’s Moving & Storage” in order to keep many of our old Brian’s customers who may still be looking for Brian’s Moving & Storage in the phone book.  So in order to stay in contact with our loyal customers, we’ve kept the listing. However, when we answer “Exodus” we explain that in order to better serve all of our customers, we merged into one location in south Fort Collins. Our old address when we were Brian’s Moving was 825 E. 11th Street in Loveland. Just like you, we packed up our belongings and moved right up the street to 1800 E Harmony Rd., Fort Collins, CO where we are now permanently located‎. Our customers are important to us and no matter what name we are listed as, we will always put you first. We have earned the name as one of the most well-reputed, successful moving companies in Colorado and the top mover in Northern Colorado and we will continue to bring you Peace of Mind, All in One Piece.

We are YOUR Removalists:

A removalist, which is just a fancy word for Moving Company, is crucial to your move especially if you are moving across the country, or moving internationally. Often, to save money, people will try to accomplish a move on their own, but what they find is it would have been worth the money spent to hire a moving company. Like our motto, “Peace of Mind. All in one Piece”, we believe in making our customers move as easy and seamless as possible. We know how stressful it can be, so we take care of you and your belongings, so you can worry other things like your work, family, and yourself.

We don’t just suggest a moving company to assist in your move because we are one, we suggest it because the safety of your belongings, and your own peace of mind, is important to us, and we know how important it is to you and your family. Make sure you check out some local moving companies and national moving companies and see what they have to offer. At least get a quote, read reviews, and see if it would be a fit!

Did you know that Exodus Moving is the only storage and moving company in Northern Colorado which is certified, trained and equipped to perform large commercial moves? If you didn’t know it then, now you know who to call and trust when it comes to moving your company.  Because we understand the headache that moving commercial business can cause, we want to help make your move as painless as possible. At Exodus Moving we can assure that our team will provide extreme attention to detail with 100% commitment to your satisfaction because we have a full team of moving experts. We can proudly say that we specialize in all types of moves but when conducting a commercial move your moving anything from important files, confidential items, to large fragile pieces of equipment, therefore it is extremely important to know and trust your moving company. We can assure you that we will complete the task with diligence and respect for you and your organization. We have moved many recognizable organizations and industries in Northern Colorado ranging from medical centers, business, retirement communities, education, and local government. Due to our commitment to your happiness, we have been trusted by everyone from the Police Departments of Fort Collins to the Mountain States Better Business Bureau.

We wanted to end this week with two emails we got this week. We are so thankful for our clients, they mean a lot to us! Enjoy your weekend!

Ilan,

About a month ago I had the extreme pleasure of using Exodus services as I moved myself and my two young children out of one apartment and into another.  I’m a single parent and am a participant of Project Self-Sufficiency.  It was through PS-S that I was given an opportunity to have Exodus move my entire household for $100.00.  I cannot express just how helpful this generosity was to me and my family. I don’t know what I would’ve done it without such a gracious opportunity.  I just wanted to take the time to earnestly express my gratitude at this endeavor.  Thank you, immensely!

Also, I thought it necessary to commend you for the OUTSTANDING efforts and productivity performed by your staff.  The two men assigned to my move were prompt, polite, efficient and often downright amazing as they figured out quite inventive ways to move extremely awkward furniture up three flights of stairs.  I’ve never been so impressed in such a performance!

You have a great staff, and an even greater heart, to do what you did for me.  Again, I thank you very much.

God Bless!

Sincerely,
–
Tandi R. McBlair

Email to Suzanne:

We would love to have the use of a trailer or two for our Bikes for Tykes this year.   I spoke with Ilan last week as well.  He suggested that the trailer(s) be parked at First Presbyterian Church where the actual bike distribution takes place, rather than part it at the Realities For Children office then move it.  Great idea! We have been in touch with First Presbyterian Church and they have agreed to let the trailer be parked there in their lot.

We are hoping to get the trailer delivered the first week in November.  Would that work for your schedule?  As soon as I hear from First Presbyterian where they would like it to be parked in their lot I will let you know.

Thank you once again for your help in storing the bikes for the kids.

Lindsay

Lindsay Schreiner
Event Coordinator
Realities For Children