Extreme Home Makeover is coming to Joplin next month to build seven houses for seven worthy families. If you've been looking for a volunteer opportunity there, this is it!

 

The project begins October 19. General volunteers and construction trades of all kinds are needed to help rebuild and revive this community! They are looking for upwards of 2,000 volunteers, so this is a great way to help in many different ways - from handing out food and water for workers to actually hammering nails.

 

To sign up or for more information, go to www.joinextreme.com/joplin.  

The Young Professionals Network - Kansas City will host "Network for a Cause" from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, September 22 at 810Zone in Leawood's Town Center Plaza. This event will celebrate the end of an ongoing food drive to benefit Harvesters!

 

Donation drop-off sites are located at KCRAR and various real estate offices in the Kansas City area (see a complete list here). For a list of Harvesters' most-needed items, go here .

 

Registration for the September 22 event is $10 and includes light appetizers and one raffle ticket. The $10 is a direct donation to Harvesters. Additional raffle tickets will also be available for purchase - we've already secured an IPAD2 as one of the raffle prizes!

 

For questions about the food drive or this event, contact Kelly Muehlberger at 913-266-5912 or kellym@kcrar.com.

Even though September is National Safety Month for REALTORS®, there's no point in bothering to talk about it.  

 

Most agents don't listen to sound advice about protecting their personal safety anyway. Most agents continue to run out the door to meet strangers, and/or they spend Sunday afternoon alone and like sitting ducks at open houses.  

 

On the other hand, if you'd like to change your ways and safeguard your handbag, your health or your life, then be sure to join us in the KCRAR classroom from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, September 15 and hear the latest from the local and well-known "Safety Lady," Tracey Hawkins of Safety and Security Source. What you learn in "Be Safe: Protecting You and Your Clients" can definitely help keep you out of trouble! See the Education calendar at www.kcrar.com for more information or to register.    

 

There's lots more information available on the website of the National Association of REALTORS® at www.realtor.org. Type safety in the search box for good reading and some materials you can order.

Focus on real estate and get a competitive advantage by signing up to attend the 2011 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in sunny southern California from Nov. 11-14. Tickets for special events, tours and CE courses are now on sale, and you can save $30 on a one-day conference pass with promo code SPKXXX.

 

The Conference will feature four days of intensive training from real-world speakers: Michael Eisner, former chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, will deliver a motivating keynote presentation at this year's General Session; and NAR President Ron Phipps will give an industry address and recognize the REALTORS® of the Year and Good Neighbor Award winners.

 

Along with conference sessions like "Economic Issues & Residential Real Estate Business Trends Forum," "A Fresh Look at Social Media Risk Management" and MANY more, this year's conference is sure to deliver money-making strategies to help you succeed! Let the good times roll for your business at Seize the Day 2011.

 

For more details and to register, go here.  

The CENTER for Education & Private Enterprise of the Missouri Association of REALTORS® is seeking applicants for the position of CENTER Trustee. There will be four openings, each of which is a two-year term. The terms begin in January 2012 and run through 2014.

 

Click here to access the application form and job description online. The completed applications need to be received by the CENTER no later than Monday, September 12 in order to be voted on at the September 16 CENTER Board of Trustees meeting. Applications may be emailed to marylabarbera@morealtor.com or faxed to the CENTER at 573-445-7865.