Royal Oaks Building Group Hosts Share Our Shoes Donation Drive For Victims Of Japan Earthquake

RALEIGH, NC, April 15, 2011 (Press-News.org) Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company is hosting a Share Our Shoes (SOS) donation drive to benefit victims of the Japan earthquake and Tsunami until Monday, May 2 at the firm's office located at 1210 Trinity Road. Through this initiative, Royal Oaks has partnered with SOS of Raleigh to accept donations of new and gently worn shoes of any type, size and style. Shoes that are not sent to benefit Japan's cause will be redirected to other communities in need. SOS is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping those in desperate need of shoes, preventing health-related issues that arise as a result of a lack of proper footwear. For more information on the Royal Oaks SOS drive, contact Kelly Talbot at (919) 233-3886.

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"As a provider of homes, the opportunity for us in the Triangle to help others who have suffered devastation in their communities the way the people of Japan have been impacted is important," said Van Tassel. "Keep in mind that no matter what kind or size of shoes you donate, they will all be sent to someone in need."

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- To view video footage of Share Our Shoes' efforts in Haiti, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/ShareOurShoesRaleigh.

- For more information on Share Our Shoes, visit http://www.shareourshoes.com.

ABOUT ROYAL OAKS BUILDING GROUP, LLC:
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC builds fine homes throughout Raleigh, Knightdale, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Cary, Apex, Angier, Cameron and Spring Lake, N.C. Locally owned and operated, the company focuses on quality of design, construction and customer service, offering a portfolio of plans and a wide selection of included features from which to choose in price ranges from starters to multimillion-dollar luxury homes. Royal Oaks is a member of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh- Wake County and has received multiple gold and silver awards from the HBA Parade of Homes. In 2008 and 2010, the company received the highly coveted Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence (MAME) Building Company of the Year Award, and in 2008 its president, Rich Van Tassel, was named a recipient of the Builder of the Year Award presented by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA). Van Tassel has also been named Apex Rotary Club's Rotarian of the Year three times. Additional company awards include the Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50 Award for three consecutive years and the Small Business of the Year by the Apex Chamber of Commerce, as well as consistent listings in Triangle Business Journal's premier list of residential builders, based annually by volume in the Raleigh-Durham market. Royal Oaks is proud that two homes it built in Fuquay-Varina as part of Operation Coming Home, a project whose mission is to provide injured war veterans with free houses with donated material and labor, won the HBA the Best Community Spirit in the Nation Award in 2010 from the Nationals, America's largest competition for new home sales and marketing professionals and communities. For more information, visit http://www.royaloaksbg.com.

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