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ERA Key Plans Scavenger Hunt to Raise Funds for MDA

ERA Key Realty Services will sponsor a scavenger hunt to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at Kings Dining & Entertainment, 52 Second Ave., Burlington.

ERA Key offices in Billerica, Wilmington, Woburn and Chelmsford are joining together for the fundraiser. Participating teams of eight will travel in limousines to various locations and seek team photo opportunities with the list of items. Each time an item is found, it will be posted on a Facebook page created for the event.

Registration will take place at Kings at 11:30 a.m. and the scavenger hunt will follow from noon to 2 p.m. Afterward, participants will join together for a buffet at Kings, a restaurant and entertainment center.

Anyone wishing to sponsor a team or make a donation can contact Lisa Luther at LutherGroup@ERAKey.com or 978-614-1600. Sponsorships are $2,000 for a diamond sponsorship, $1,500 for platinum, $750 for gold, $500 for silver, $250 for bronze and $150 for a lane sponsorship.

To register for the event, go to one.bidpal.net/erakeyscavengerhunt/ticketing. Registration is $60 for the scavenger hunt and buffet or $35 for just the buffet. Donations are also welcome. Funds raised will go to MDA chapters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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Jeff Taylor Honored at “40 Under Forty” Celebration

Pictured, left to right, are Brad Kane, editor of Worcester Business Journal, Jeff Taylor, and Peter Alden, president of Bay State Savings Bank, which was a sponsor of the event.

Jeff Taylor, General Manager at ERA Key Realty Services, was honored last night at Worcester Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty” award ceremony at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.

The 20th annual “40 Under Forty” “honors the rising stars and outstanding young leaders who are shaking up the Central Mass. business community and leading us into the future,” according to Worcester Business Journal.

Taylor, 38, is the second generation of Taylors to receive the award. His stepmother, Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor, who is president and chief operating officer of ERA Key, received the award in 2003. His father, Bruce Taylor, founded ERA Key.

Jeff Taylor began his career in real estate after graduating from Suffolk University with a business management degree in 2003. Taylor began his career as a real estate agent representing clients in the Worcester area. He added the role of Company Recruiter in 2005, which provided him with tremendous insight on how to best utilize the tools, support, and technology ERA Key Realty has to offer both clients and agents.

In 2008, he took on the challenge of becoming Sales Manager for ERA Key’s Westborough office, which enabled him to use the knowledge he gained from his time as a Realtor and recruiter, while honing his skills in client relations.

In 2010, he took over management of ERA Key’s Framingham office in addition to the Westborough office. After Distinctive Realty of Marlborough merged with ERA Key in 2011, he took on the responsibility of integrating the new Marlborough office into the ERA...

Milford Office Donates $500 to Milford Youth Center

Agents from the Milford office of ERA Key Realty Services recently presented a $500 donation to the Milford Youth Center (MYC) toward the construction of a new music room. The donations came from contributions agents made to the ERA Key Charitable Trust Fund. 

Pictured are, front row, left to right, MYC’s Kathleen Irwin, Milford Sales Manager Claudia Conte, MYC Assistant Director Katie Covell, and Milford agents Donna Dacey and Joe Brault; second row, ERA Key agents Christine Lawrence, Mary DiDomenico and Donna Arthur’ third row, ERA Key agents Denise Archer and Linda Abrams.

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ERA Key Names Kevin Harris Manager of Marlborough Office

ERA Key Realty Services of Northbridge announced today that Kevin B. Harris of Framingham has joined the agency as manager of its Marlborough office.Kevin Harris

A successful entrepreneur who founded and sold two high-tech businesses, Kevin was attracted to a career in real estate in 2014 after selling three of his properties. He was a REALTOR® with Realty Executives Boston West, Century 21 Commonwealth (now Berkshire Hathaway Home Services) and Black Horse Real Estate before joining ERA Key.

Previously, he founded NextVault, Inc. in Middleboro in 2010 with the mission of providing value-based data protection to meet the needs of businesses seeking high quality, tiered data protection and archiving services at an affordable cost. He served as president and CEO until the company was acquired by Los Angeles-based J2 Global, Inc. in 2013.

He co-founded AmeriVault Corp. in Waltham in 1998, which pioneered hosted online data protection services for business. He served as Chief Information Officer until the company was acquired by Dallas-based PHNS, Inc. in 2008.

Before founding AmeriVault, he was responsible for network operations for the New England Controls Division of Johnson Controls in Lynnfield. He began his career as a network systems engineer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

With nearly 30 agents, the Marlborough office is one of ERA Key’s largest offices.

“Managing ERA Key’s Marlborough office will provide me with an opportunity to put my previous experience to good use,” Kevin said. “Technology has had a growing influence on the real estate industry, but real estate is still very much a hands-on business. The latest technology...

ERA Key, Agent Donna Towne Both Nominated for Best of Central Mass. Awards

Congratulations to Donna Towne!

Donna, a Realtor in the Westborough office of ERA Key Realty Services, and ERA Key Realty Services of Northbridge have both been nominated for the 2019 Best of Central Mass. Awards.

Donna is one of six Central Massachusetts real estate agents to be nominated for the Best of Central Mass. Awards, which is sponsored by the Telegram & Gazette. ERA Key is one of five real estate agencies to be nominated. Votes can be placed throughout September on the Telegram & Gazette website.Donna Towne

Donna began her real estate career in 1998 and joined ERA Key in 2007. During the past six years, she has received ERA Key’s Leadership Circle Award twice and its Circle of Achievement Award four times, while finishing among the top 20 all-around agents in sales at ERA Key four times, ranking eighth in 2016.

She is a certified residential specialist (CRS), an accredited buyer representative (ABR) and an E-Pro marketing specialist. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. As a member of the Cartus and Affinity relocation networks, she can assist buyers and sellers with relocation anywhere in the world.

She is a TriBoro BNI member and serves as secretary and treasurer. She supports the Baypath Humane Society through its annual Paws & Claws Run and Fur Ball Gala, as well as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the ERA Key Foundation, which provides funds to local charities throughout the region.

“It’s an honor to be nominated for the Best of Central Mass. Award,” she said. “As a residential real estate agent I like to consider...