HAA Blog
Live from Studio Fox 26
Posted by Government Affairs
on Wednesday, December 10, 2014
You may have seen a few familiar faces last night on the FOX
26 News at 5 p.m. but I’m not talking about Melinda Spaulding or Don Teague,
I’m talking about our very own HAA members who volunteered to answer calls from
the public regarding the apartment industry. That’s right, Veronica Mier,
Elizabeth Ortiz, Angelique Armstrong, Maria Vazquez, Rachael Miles, Shannon
Russell, and Javier Menendez were live from studio Fox 26.
Between 5:00pm and 6:30pm, our volunteers answered over 60
phone calls ranging from maintenance concerns to fair housing and lease issues
to towing. We were active on social media as well, through Fox26 Facebook page,
where the
post generated over 140 comments, 153 likes and it was shared 14 times.
We had a lot of fun bringing positive exposure to the apartment
industry while allowing residents to better understand their rights and helping
them become responsible tenants.
We want to thank our volunteers, Fox 26 News, and Emily Akin who
hosted us through her “Take it to Akin” segment. We look forward to future
opportunities like this one and we’ll be reaching out to our members with more
volunteer opportunities.