Great Realtor Job Opportunity

Please contact Fred Underwood for the brochure. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has partnered with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies to develop three real estate policy fellowships in Washington, DC. Each fellow works full time in the office of a Member of Congress for the academic year and receives a small stipend to help with living expenses. This year, fellows we fund are working in the offices of Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Representative Al Green (D-TX), and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ). We would like to involve REALTORS® more in this program in two ways: 1). We would like to promote this program to young REALTORS® who may be interested in pursuing their interest in public policy, and 2). Promoting this program to local universities and colleges teaching real estate, urban planning and other fields can help build a local REALTOR® Association's relationships in the community. Last November, the Equal Opportunity Cultural Diversity Committee reviewed methods to promote this program. Discussions with each Caucus Institute or Foundation led to the development of the enclosed brochure. Each Caucus Foundation or Institute administers its program and selects fellows independently. Please note that the application deadline for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is the earliest, March 6, one that we are unable to extend beyond that date. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation deadline is April 16 and the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies deadline is May 31. Fellowships begin in late August and early September. We hope you will be able to use this brochure to promote the program in your communities. Please forward this brochure to any contacts you have that can help reach potential applicants. For example, colleges with real estate programs have students looking for fellowship opportunities for their graduate students. If your local association has a young professionals network, this information could be distributed to encourage REALTORS® to consider the program. If you have any questions please call me. I will also be happy to send you printed copies of the brochures later this week. Sincerely, Fred Underwood, RCE Director, Diversity and Community Outreach Programs Community and Political Affairs NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Phone: 202-383-1132 Cell phone: 202-320-5401 e-mail: funderwood@realtors.org

Young Professionals: Save the Date!

Attention, young real estate professions: Don't miss out on this great event to expand your network and start raising your profile in the business. REALTOR magazine's Young Professionals Network will be hosting its third annual networking event on Nov. 9 during the REALTOR&#174 Conference & Expo in Orlando. RSVPs are required to attend this complimentary event. Visit the YPN Web site (www.realtor.org/ypn) for more information and to RSVP -- before it's sold out! This event is sponsored by NAR's Community Outreach & Diversity, Intel, the REALTORS&#174 Commercial Alliance, and the Center for REALTOR&#174 Technology. Read more...http://www.realtor.org/rmohome/ypnreception08?&WT.mc_id=LS100108&CAT=Sales

VOTE!

My kids and I will be on the corner of 41 and Bee Ridge today to support Bill Furst for Sarasota County Property Appraiser! To learn more about Bill, visit: http://www.furstforfairness.com/. Remember to get out and VOTE! It's your right as a US citizen. Don't take it for granted.

Show You Care: Clean the Coast!

Come clean up the coastline with me, my kids and a bunch of great volunteers from the Sarasota Association of Realtor's GRAS (Green Realtor Alliance of Sarasota) Saturday September 20 at 8 am around John Ringling Causeway. Follow this link for more details and the registration form: http://www.sarasotarealtors.com/about/event.cfm?eveID=74. Hope to see you there!

Shoes For Kids Please

My office, RE/MAX Alliance Group, is collecting new shoes for school kids to distribute in the Charlotte County Public school system. Sizes 4 youth and 6 adult are needed the most but we have requests for 7 toddlers up to 11 adult female and 13 adult male. If you'd like to help out, drop the new shoes by our office on Webber and 41 or the ones located in Englewood and North Port--or email me at Christina@YourHometownConsultant.com and I'll pick them up and deliver them for you.

Sarasota Young Realtors® 2008 Schedule of Events

MEETINGS - Location: SAR Auditorium - 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

• Friday, August 15 – Internet Marketing
• Friday, September 26 - “2008 Economic Summit”
• Friday, October 10- Short Sales – Bankruptcy, Foreclosure
• Friday, November 14- Fraud in Real Estate

Method of registration and payment is to visit our website at www.sarasotarealtors.com, click on Education Registration, then Membership Meeting. Pay by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Debit Cards. SOCIAL EVENTS – 5:30 pm

• Friday, July 25 – REALTOR DAY BOWLING - Sarasota Lanes
• Wednesday, August 27- Evie’s
• Wednesday, September 24 - Evie’s
• Wednesday, October 22- Evie’s
• Wednesday, November 26 – Evie’s
• Wednesday, December 17 - Christmas Party - Evie’s

Evie’s Tavern is located at 1989 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota The social events are open to everyone, of all ages. No registration is required. For future Social Event locations or for more information, please watch for emails, check the SAR Magazine, or contact Peggy Beiling at the Association at peggy@sarasotarealtors.com.

Calling Our Bluff

\(;harles added a post to the Sarasota County Voices blog late last night titled, "Where Are Those 'Young Professionals' When You Need Them?" in which he challenges young professionals to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty--and even provided a list of opportunities through Habitat For Humanity Sarasota. I just signed up for the Habitat email newsletter and plan to see you at a construction site nearby soon. Young professionals, are you with me? For more details, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SarasotaVoices/message/12273.