Real estate agents around the country participate in different ways to give back to their communities, either as individuals or as a group.
I'm proud to be a member of our Southern California Chapter of the CRS (Council of Residential Specialists), in part because of the great learning and networking that occurs at our quarterly membership meeting, but also through our fund raising.
Part of the mission of the national CRS organization is community service, and the local chapters can choose what they wish. Our chapter, known as SoCalCRS, has chosen to support Habitat for Humanity for the last several years and in 2006 was awarded the Chapter with a Heart for our fund raising efforts.
As many of you know, Habitat for Humanity's mission is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness in the world and to provide housing for those in need through the rehabilitation or building of simple, decent homes using donations of building materials, funds, and labor. Our chapter has raised thousands of dollars in the last few years which go to support local chapters, such as in Los Angeles and in Temecula.
At our meeting this Friday, October 5 in Temecula, we will again raise funds to support Habitat through a live auctionof several great prizes, and a raffle. I know a number of Southern California Rainers have your CRS and some are also members of the local Chapter (Marlene Bridges, Lynda Eisenmann, new blogger Emily Link [our Chapter President for 2007], Heidi Franklin, Kathleen Barnato, Rich Lombari); hope to see you at the meeting.
I'm curious about community service activities that others are involved in, either on your own or in conjunction with you brokerage or local board. It's important for consumers to see that we are not only involved in helping folks buy and sell, but are, in many different ways, actively contributing to the betterment of our communities.
So let's hear from a few of you!
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