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MAR Accepting Nominations for REALTOR® Active in Politics Award The time is now to nominate the annual recipient of the REALTOR® Active in Politics Award! Help us recognize a REALTOR® that gives of their time and effort in promoting the real estate industry and private property rights. Each local association can nominate one member. The RAP Selection Committee will determine the winner from the nominations submitted by the local associations. Nominees should be members that promote participation in politics within our membership and/or work to advance MAR’s agenda with elected officials. Candidates are judged based on active support and leadership of membership through political involvement at the state and local association levels, personal involvement with influencing public policy, and promotion and contribution to RPAC. NAR involvement is also taken into consideration. Click here to submit a nomination form on the MAR website. The deadline for MAR to receive all local association nominations is July 30th. MAR Director Candidate Filing Deadline - July 4 This summer there will be 7 districts holding elections for two-year terms beginning in 2009. Any members wishing to run for MAR Director or anyone who has questions, should contact Brian Westrin at the MAR office, 517.372.8890, ext. 558. The deadline for MAR Director candidate filing is this Friday, July 4, 2008. Convention Sizzling Summer Savings Starts Today! MAR’s member exclusive summer savings for convention registrations begins today! From July 1 to July 31 a one day registration fee will be only $99. Members can attend convention on September 18, for a packed day of CE approved knowledge sessions, nationally recognized speakers, expo browsing and a variety of networking opportunities. Please use the mini media kit sent to all local AE’s to further promote this savings to members. To request additional mini media kit materials, please e-mail ctrzos@mirealtors.com. For all convention information, including an updated program schedule, and speaker bios, please visit MAR’s Web site. Annual Summer Seminar Brings Together Michigan and Ohio Local Executives On June 18-20, over 63 association executives and staff from across Michigan and Ohio held a joint summer seminar in Sandusky, Ohio. This educational event featured dynamic speakers and networking opportunities as well as a RPAC auction. The auction raised over $3,000 for Ohio and Michigan RPACs. To kick things off, our own Bill Martin and Ohio CEO Don Freels gave a joint presentation with an overview of what is happening in each of their states. Other speakers for the event included Gregg Larson of Clareity Consulting and Keith Garner from the NAR Center for Real Estate Technology who spoke about what’s next for the association and MLS. Harry K. Jones of AchieveMax, Inc gave an entertaining presentation about “back-to-the-basics approach to creativity and innovation.” And Isham Jones III from NAR Associate Counsel wrapped up the event with a NAR legal update. The annual summer seminar provides a unique environment for the exchange of ideas between local associations, who often join together in providing programs and services. The hope is to create another joint seminar, to be held in Michigan, in 2009. Please visit the MRAEC Web site for copies of speaker presentations, sponsor information and attendee roster. REALTOR® of the Year Nominations The REALTOR® of the Year Recognition Task Force would like to do something a little different this year by contacting each of the local ROTY winners to get a quote from them for presentation at the Grand Assembly. In order to do this MAR needs to be able to contact each of the winners by late July, early August as we need to have all audio/video submitted for convention by September 1st. If you know a full-time college junior or senior whose academic major is related to real estate, suggest today that they apply for the Michigan Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Trust (MARST). Students can earn up to $2000 per year. MARST administers two scholarship programs, the Russel A. Pointer and the Barney Harkins Scholarship and Educational Fund. Scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate students whose academic major is related to real estate, and are aimed at encouraging and supporting outstanding, highly-motivated students to specialize in the study of real estate. Applications must be completed and submitted by 5:00 p.m. today for the following academic year. Incomplete applications will not be considered. MARST does not discriminate for or against any applicant on the basis of race, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, handicap or employment status. Visit the MARST Web site for more information.
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