Rebuilding Lives for Refugees: Kansas City REALTOR® Named Finalist for National Good Neighbor Award
by Melissa Dittmann Tracey, National Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® Brent Gieseke is spreading “agape pamoja,” words pulled from different cultures that reflect the mission of a nonprofit organization where he helps refugees. “Agape” is a Greek word for “love,” and “pamoja” is Swahili for “community” or “togetherness.” Gieseke, a sales associate with EXIT Realty Professionals, […]
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REALTORS® Hold Clothing Drive for Northland Non-Profit
Agents from RE/MAX Innovations recently organized a clothing drive to benefit the Clay County Clothes Closet, a non-profit organization that has been serving the clothing needs of impoverished residents of Clay County, Mo. since 1959. Angela Stephenson, managing broker for RE/MAX Innovations, assisted in the drop off of the office’s donation, which filled the bed […]
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REALTORS® Relief Foundation Announces 20th Anniversary Campaign
National Association of REALTORS® WASHINGTON (June 28, 2021) – The REALTORS® Relief Foundation was created in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, with the belief that no American should be left homeless because of a terrorist attack or natural disaster. Realtors® raised $8.4 million within 100 days of the attacks, and in the years since have […]
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Local REALTOR® Dennis Curtin Awarded for Work Founding Mimi’s Pantry
Dennis Curtin was presented with a check this month for his organization, Mimi’s Pantry, as the recipient of Missouri REALTORS’® 2020 Good Neighbor Award. Curtin is a Kansas City REALTOR® and founder of Mimi’s Pantry, which is an organization in Riverside, Mo. seeking to help those dealing with food insecurity. KCRAR President Tony Conant, KCRAR […]
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Five Counties Chapter Awards Four Scholarships to Graduating High School Seniors
The Five Counties Chapter of KCRAR announced this week the selected high school graduating seniors to receive its annual scholarship. These scholarships have been given annually to students from schools within the Five Counties region for the last several years. Four students were selected this year by the Five Counties Chapter Scholarship Committee based on […]
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Shred Day and Upcycle Challenge Bring in Over $8,000 for Habitat KC
KCRAR members and their clients drove through the KCRAR parking lot on April 30 for the annual Shred Day event, raising $5,205 for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. This date coincided with the second annual Upcycle Challenge online auction, which raised and additional $3,101 for Habitat KC. The Shred Day event sponsor, ProShred, shredded […]
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Nine Teams Raising Funds for Habitat KC Through KCRAR Upcycle Challenge
KCRAR launched its second Upcycle Challenge last month, and the competing teams will be auctioning their flipped items beginning Monday, April 19. This year, nine teams shopped Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City’s Martin City ReStore to find an item or items to flip into something new or enhanced. They’ve been working on their projects […]
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President Conant: That’s What’s Up
It should come as no surprise that my February message features a song that has the word “heart” in the title. After all, it is the month of Valentine’s Day, where we traditionally overindulge on chocolate and those little candy hearts and generally take time to show a little extra love to that special someone in […]
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KC REALTORS® Raise Over $70,000 for Renters and Homeowners Affected by COVID-19
Kansas City REALTORS® and industry partners came together and raised a total of $71,115 for 1K for KC. 1K for KC is an initiative by Charlie Hustle’s Heart of KC Foundation with the goal of helping Kansas City families and individuals financially impacted by the global pandemic and the economic crisis that has followed. Due […]
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KCRAR Partners with Charlie Hustle to Offer Exclusive Shirt to Raise Funds for 1K for KC
The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® has partnered with Charlie Hustle to offer a limited edition REALTOR® T-shirt to celebrate Kansas City as home while helping to raise funds for the 1K for KC movement, which is working to help Kansas City families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic pay their rent or mortgage through […]
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