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Good Neighbor Awards 


The Good Neighbor Awards recognize REALTORS® who've made an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities through volunteer work. Five winners each year receive $10,000 grants for their cause. The application deadline for the 2010 awards is May 21, 2010. 


 2009 Winners Announced! 



Thank you to the Good Neighbor Awards Program sponsors:




Meet the 2009 Winners:
 
Greg Adamson Cindy Johnson Helen Marotto Regina Ragon Samuel Thomas

Utah Heart 2 Home

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The Arc of Minnesota

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Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association

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Latin American Community Development
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QUEST Community Outreach

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Good Neighbors Share Secrets in Webinar
Three Good Neighbor Award winners discuss how to serve their community and build their business in this Webinar offered by Good Neighbor Awards sponsors eNeighborhoods and Homes.com.

2009 Good Neighbor Finalists Go Above and Beyond
In November, five winners will be selected from the 10 finalists and will receive travel expenses to the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego, national media exposure, and a $10,000 grant for their charity.

Volunteering Works: Mentorship Program for Aspiring Volunteers
REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Society has launched a new program, Volunteering Works, which provides a $1,000 grant and a year of mentoring to real estate practitioners who want to take their charity projects to the next level.

7 Surprising Reasons to Volunteer
Inspired by the Good Neighbor winners, but think you don't have time or energy to volunteer? Read how real estate practitioners have used volunteer work to grow their financial expertise, get free publicity, and even live richer, happier lives.

Oral Lee Brown Appears on TODAY Show
2000 Good Neighbor Award winner Oral Lee Brown was in the spotlight again on Wednesday, May 31. During its goodbye tribute to Katie Couric, the “Today” show recalled Couric's interview with Brown as part of a look back at six “ordinary people with extraordinary courage.”

Good Neighbor Awards Honored by Folio Magazine
REALTOR Magazine's Good Neighbor Awards has been selected by Folio magazine for its Silver FAME Award.

Inspired to Volunteer?
The Good Neighbor Tool Kit offers guidance on becoming more involved in your community. Topics include how to make time for volunteering, how to choose a charity, and if you're already an active volunteer leader, how to run your organization better.

Good Neighbor Reunion
Past winners of our annual Good Neighbors Awards program are still making an enormous impact on their communities. Since winning the award in 2000 for her work with the American Red Cross, Jill Rich, has become the surrogate mom to 54 men who fled the civil war in Sudan. Read her inspiring story and more.

 




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