StorageGives
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Why Give? This month we were able to sit down with one of our donors, M. Anne Ballard, president of marketing, train- ing, and developmental services for Universal Storage Group, who’s known industry wide as The Hat Lady for her variety of headwear. She has served on the SSA Board of Directors and is a two-term past president of the Georgia Self Storage Association. A frequent speaker at state, national, and international confer- ences, Ballard is also the author of The Hat Lady Speaks, Marketing and Managing Self Storage and numerous articles for industry magazines, the Self-Storage Alma- nac, Development Handbook, and others over the last 30 years. Ballard was the founder of Universal Manage- ment Company in Atlanta in 1993 and now an owner and partner in Universal Storage Group.
“I learned about StorageGives from the famous Lonnie, and his
personal passion for doing good and giving back struck me. The thing I love about StorageGives is that he has the specific programs pre-picked, and 100 percent of the money goes directly to the charities,” says Ballard. “StorageGives does exactly what its name says: gives. It’s incredible to see 100 percent of the profits going to those selected charities and know that by being involved you are truly giving.”
“Partnering with StorageGives is simple.” – Kolin J. Van Dyne
When asked if she would like to share any stories to inspire others
in the self-storage industry, she said, “At the big event in New Orleans earlier this year, because my heart is all in with StorageGives, I won the U-Haul bike with a bid of $3,300. Although I likely won’t use it, I’d make that bid over and over again because I know this money is going to worthy causes and truly giving back.”
We also had a chance to sit down with Kolin J. Van Dyne of Reliant
Real Estate Management. As the director of operations – corporate for Reliant Real Estate Management, he has over a decade of experience in single- and multi-unit operational management. When asked how he and Reliant connected to StorageGives, Dyne said, “Our company is connected to the cause of StorageGives because it is reflective of the diverse charitable passions we find among our employees. While everyone has different causes that they feel most passionate about, StorageGives partners with a wide array of charities, allowing everyone to identify with something that is meaningful to them.”
When asked how he would describe
StorageGives to another potential donor, Dyne explains that “Partnering with Stor- ageGives is simple.”
Operators who utilize Storage
Auctions.com as their online auction vendor can choose to donate a portion of their auction proceeds to StorageGives. Vendors and other industry partners can also make a direct donation to the organization. For more information about joining the hundreds of industry partners who are making a difference, visit Storage
Gives.org.
Madison Martin is an alumna of Louisiana State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in mass communication, concentrating in digital advertis- ing and copywriting. She helps run the market- ing department of
StorageAuctions.com and has been with the company for five years.
22 August 2023 •
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