Rules and Qualifications

• Nominees must be members of National Association of Realtors® and Michigan Realtors® in good standing.
• Nominees should have contributed to a program that improves the livability of a community. Those activities aren’t limited to real estate or housing issues.
• Nominees should have made a significant contribution of personal time, but contributions of money, materials, or other resources will be considered by the judges as well.
• Nominees will be judged on level of personal contribution, impact of personal contribution, broadness of impact, and the project’s suitability as a role model for other Realtors®
• The award is intended to recognize individual contributions, not association- or company-wide efforts. However, if an individual can be singled out as instrumental to the success of a group effort, he or she is eligible. If the achievements of two people (such as a married couple or co-founders of an organization) absolutely cannot be separated, they can enter as a pair and their entry will be considered as one.
• Some portion of the nominee’s community work must have taken place between during the time period indicated, but judges will also consider ongoing efforts outside that time frame that demonstrate a depth of commitment.
• Nominees should be able to document the results of their individual involvement though published reports and/or testimonials from the organization they served or the people they helped.
• Nominations must be accompanied by a completed entry form to be considered.