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Darlene Kruth—
Making a Difference in the
Community through Northwood
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s the wife of South Fayette Middle
School’s STEAM coordinator, a
volunteer with the South Fayette
Foundation for Excellence (SFFE) and a Real
Estate Sales Executive who has introduced
countless families to South Fayette, Darlene
Kruth is proud to continue giving back to the
community by distributing scholarships to
South Fayette graduates through the SFFE
with funds allocated from a portion of her net
commissions.
Her second donation was made in July 2016
and this April, another distribution from those
funds was designated to a qualified candidate.
“I know what scholarships mean to students,
and it has always been one of my passions. I
initiated my first scholarship award over 30
years ago when I was just a junior at Duquesne
University as I was inspired to create a positive
legacy from the sudden death of a classmate.
This was my way of saying that I want to give
back to the community. There are only so many
hours in the day, so I thought what better way
for me to give back than through my life’s work.”
The Lawrence H. Kruth Memorial Scholarship
supports graduating seniors who want to
pursue post secondary education in science,
technology or engineering fields. The
Scholarship is named in memory of Darlene’s
father-in-law. Her husband Frank says that
his dad was the best teacher he ever had and
that inspired him to become a teacher. In
addition to her and her husband, the selection
committee consists of guidance counselors
from the middle & high school, the high school
technology education teacher & a member of
the community who works in the engineering
field. In April 2017 a $1,500 scholarship was
awarded to Joseph Cavanaugh, a bright young
man, who will be attending The University
of Pittsburgh in the fall to study mechanical
engineering.
Darlene submits her donations to the
SFFE annually, based on net commissions for
transactions closed in the previous year. Those
sales do not have to be in the South Fayette
community, but can also be for properties and
clients referred to Kruth through her South
Fayette network. Like all scholarships, certain
terms and conditions apply. In addition to
her work with the SFFE, she sits on a board
at Duquesne University that administers the
distribution of funds for several individual
scholarship programs.
Darlene’s background as a CPA, coupled with
her experience as a Real Estate Sales Executive,
has shown her the value of a quality education
and how it can help people navigate the
challenges of today’s world. She is inspired by
the lyrics to one of Whitney Houston’s most
popular songs, “I believe the children are our
future, teach them well and let them lead the
way.”
She went above and beyond to help
me buy my first house. She always
had my best interests at heart. She
made the process painless, which is
not always the case when buying the
first time. She works so incredibly
hard for her clients, and I could not
thank her enough.
— Kara, March 2017
Darlene is committed to providing
honest, timely, and professional
service to her customers. The sale of
our home was such a smooth process
thanks to Darlene!
— Melissa and Christopher, May 2017
“I have seen firsthand, over the years, the
challenges many school districts face in their
efforts to control budgets, minimize the
annual raises in millage rates for real estate
taxes, and continue to provide adequate
services and opportunities to the student
body,” she said.
As a full-service Real Estate Sales Executive,
Darlene enjoys helping her clients just
as much as she helps students. She’s an
accredited staging professional, and includes
staging services for all of her listings at no
additional charge to her clients. She’s also a
Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), who is
adept at guiding mature adults looking to
downsize to more manageable homes or
transition into assisted living facilities.
“These are people who haven’t bought or
sold a home in as long as 40 years and don’t
know where to start,” Darlene said. “An SRES
has a whole different toolbox of resources to
help seniors begin that process and complete
it successfully.”
For more information on listing or buying
in South Fayette Township through Darlene
Kruth, contact her at 412.831.0100 x3013
(office), 412.874.0415 (cell), or email her
directly at [email protected]. You
can visit her website at www.darlenekruth.
northwood.com to see more about her, her
current listings, recent sales in the South
Fayette area and all of her specialties in the
field of real estate, such as staging homes
for sale, helping mature adults to downsize,
assisting area professionals with career
relocations, or helping first-time home buyers
move out on their own. True to Darlene’s
tagline, rest assured…whatever your needs,
she is prepared to guide you through the
process because she “specializes in assisting
her clients in finding the perfect homes to
meet all of life’s changing needs.”
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