San Diego, CA January 12, 2008—RealEstateInvestor.com (REI) announced that over the holidays it partnered with Teamwork Ventures (VirtualBirdDogBlueprint.com, TeamworkLeadSystem.com) to raise $27,645.00 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (http://www.stjude.org). Titled as The Real Estate Investing Big Give, this charitable endeavor was a result of the coordinated efforts of Andy Proper of Teamwork Ventures and Colin Egbert of RealEstateInvestor.com. Beginning on November 28 and ending on December 23, 2008, the goal of The Big Give was to raise $25,000 for pediatric treatment and research for children at St. Jude’s Research Hospital located in Memphis, Tennessee. 28 real estate educators (also known as “gurus”) collaborated by sending at least two emails to individuals on their contact lists and asking them to donate to the Big Give charity. Based upon those initial emails, 723 donors emerged with one donor contributing over $5,000 to the charity. “I saw an opportunity to leverage the tremendous "buzz" and marketing power of the Internet to create some serious good. I also saw it as an opportunity to unite the real estate investing industry across the globe,” says Proper who sees investing as a powerful tool to support those in need. “There is not only the common goal of building wealth through the vehicle of real estate, but also giving back, adding more life to more people along the way.” Egbert, CEO of RealEstateInvestor.com, is equally passionate about giving. “Many of us strive to have a fat bank account, which is cool, however, true wealth is about the selfless acts we make every day that allow others to feel hope, joy and kindness. And the really incredible thing to me is that during these difficult economic times, our combined community of real estate investors opened their pocketbooks as well as their hearts to make a difference. That’s what we’re about; we want to change lives,” states Egbert. St. Jude’s Associate Director, Kathleen P. Talbot expressed the hospital’s gratitude. “On behalf of our patients and their families, I would like to thank RealEstateInvestor.com for their generosity." The Big Give was a major success not just for Teamwork Ventures, RealEstateInvestor.com as well as St. Jude’s, but it was the largest collective giveaway of free real estate education in the entire history of the real estate investing industry: the donors had an opportunity to win $148,000 in real estate education. RealEstateInvestor.com (REI) is an online community network where members learn about the latest real estate investment resources and tools for unlimited financial success. With a community of over 27,000 investors, REI has a good pulse on the industry and is a major asset for any serious and savvy real estate investor.