Adding Hope to the Grocery List: Kansas City REALTOR® Named Finalist for National Good Neighbor Award
By Graham Wood, National Association of REALTORS® Cleaning houses for a living isn’t always steady work for Kansas City, Mo., native Kelly Lange. When her clients need to tighten their budgets, Lange’s services are often the first item they cut. So, Lange, 48, sometimes finds herself with little to no work for significant periods of […]
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REALTORS® Show ‘Who We R’ at Red Cross Blood Drive
Over 50 donors came through the KCRAR Leawood and Northland offices the last week of July to donate at the REALTOR® Blood Drive, benefitting the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross needs to collect about 12,500 blood donations each day, and 82% of the blood donations the American Red Cross receives are given at […]
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Pittsburg REALTORS® Take Action for United Way
16 members of the KCRAR Pittsburg Chapter gathered in June to give back to the community as a part of United Way’s Day of Action. Volunteers spent the morning working on projects for a local community child care learning center, including yard work, cleaning and painting. “The community we live in is so important to […]
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KCRAR to Host Cross-Region Blood Drive with American Red Cross
KCRAR is inviting its members to give back the week of July 25 during its multi-day blood drive event. On July 25, the American Red Cross will be at the KCRAR Northland office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to accept blood donations. They will be at the KCRAR Leawood office on July 26 from […]
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Kansas City REALTORS® Honored as ‘Newsmakers’ by RISMedia
RISMedia released its 2022 Real Estate Newsmakers list this week, on which KCRAR members Brent Gieseke and Tracey Hawkins were named as Crusaders. RISMedia, a real estate news outlet, releases a list of Newsmakers each year made up of stand-out real estate professionals from across the country in nine categories. The Crusader category recognizes “champions […]
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Kansas City REALTORS® Gather Over 2,500 Items for Veterans in Need this Winter
The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS’® Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI) wrapped up its Cold Weather Drive this week, collecting over 2,500 donated items for Veterans Community Project. Local REALTORS® and Industry Partners gathered cold weather items including hats, boots, hand warmers and more throughout November and December. Veterans Community Project was co-founded […]
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Pittsburg Chapter of KCRAR Raises Funds, Announces Awards at Holiday Event
The Pittsburg Chapter of KCRAR raised over $1,300 in donations at its “Jingle Bell Rock Out” Holiday Party last week. The cost of admission raised over $600 for the Pittsburg Children’s Advocacy Center, a non-profit organization that provides child advocacy services to victims of child abuse. In addition to the funds raised for the Pittsburg […]
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Five County Chapter Gives Back at Holiday Event
The Five County Chapter of KCRAR gather dozens of toys for the Nevada, Mo. Fraternal Order of Eagles at its recent holiday party at Gobbler’s Roost. The chapter also held a raffle to raise funds for this year’s scholarships, which it awards annually to graduating high school seniors. The Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) is […]
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Midwest Missouri Chapter of KCRAR Raises Over $7,500 for Unhoused Residents of Warrensburg, Mo.
The Midwest Missouri Chapter of KCRAR raised $3,775 during its “Fundraising Showdown” for Refuge on Ming. That donation was matched by KCRAR for a total donation of $7,550 for Refuge on Ming’s mission of sheltering the unsheltered. The fundraising event ran through the month of November, and brokerages in the Midwest Missouri Chapter competed to […]
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St. Joseph Chapter REALTORS® Gather Donations for United Way at Fall Social Event
The KCRAR St. Joseph Chapter raised $2,500 for United Way at its Fall Social event earlier this month. Nearly 125 St. Joseph area REALTORS® and Industry Partners gathered at local event space Room 108, each bringing in a donation for United Way’s housewarming baskets. United Way of Greater St. Joseph serves the needs of the […]
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