Mortgage company says giving is an investment in community relationships

October 10, 2007
By SUZANNE MARINO
Staff Writer

NORTHFIELD — Gold Coast Mortgage is in the business of making owning a home in southern New Jersey affordable for their clients.
Their success hinges on the relationship with the communities in which they work.
For that reason Lenny Tomassetti and Ron Paoloca, partners in Gold Coast Mortgage, made a choice to get their company and their employees involved in the communities they serve.
For example, school budgets cannot cover all of the demands of a local school district. Tomassetti believes that local businesses can afford to and should lend a financial hand to fill this void so he said his company decided to help out where they could.
In 2006 the Northfield Community School needed financial backing for a planned talent show, so Gold Coast covered the cost of the ad books, food and prizes, turning an event that had been in jeopardy into a successful fundraiser for the Northfield Community School PTO.
In Vineland the company sponsored a similar dance show.
“I have been very fortunate and my business has done very well,” said Tomassetti. “I think it’s only fair I do my part to help as well.”
Committed to the idea that helping in a community is a shared responsibility, the mortgage company sponsors soccer teams in the Atlantic County league, adopts families at the holidays and volunteers at the Halloween barbecue in Northfield.
Tomassetti also contracted a firm to build and service websites for Gold Coast that provide local news, sports and information to the communities they serve. Not only is it a helpful tool to Realtors selling homes in the area, it provides residents with a window on their communities.
These include www.yournorthfield.com , www.yourlinwood.com , www.yourpleasantville.com , www.yoursomerspoint.com , and www.youreggharborcity.com .