BUSINESS IN BRIEF

-- Claudia Figueroa

More than 450 of Orange County’s top real estate and building

professionals gathered to lend support at United Way’s inaugural Real

Estate & Building Industry Luncheon 2000, co-chaired by Michael Myer and

Thomas Nielsen.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach, who is also CEO and chairman

of The Staubach Co., a successful real estate strategy and service firm,

was the keynote speaker.

In his keynote address, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback shared

stories of giving back, to both his team and to his peers. “It is through

giving back that we can achieve balance,” he said.

The luncheon raised more than $110,000 for Orange County’s United Way.

The event also showcased a new United Way initiative called Keeping Kids

on Track, which focuses on tutoring, mentoring and safe after-school

programs that assist young people ages 7 to 17 in school.