Recipients of the REALTOR® Centennial Grants have been announced!  Congratulations to them, and to all of the Grant Applicants, for being wonderful ambassadors for the real estate profession throughout our community.

From the 275 Grant Applications, each of which deserved serious consideration, ten REALTORS® have been selected to receive $10,000 grants for their nonprofit organization.  Please be sure to read September's issue of KCRAR's newspaper, Realeyes, for details about them and their outstanding service.

The grant recipients are:

Emily Golson Jennings, Prudential Kansas City Realty
Emily's non-profit organization is The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter

John (Jack) Jorden, Jack Jorden Real Estate
Jack's non-profit organization is CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties, KS


Judy Stewart, Reece & Nichols College Plaza
Judy's non-profit organization is Fellowship of Christian Athletes

James (Jimmy Jack) Clayton, Masters GMAC Real Estate
Jimmy Jack's non-profit organization is First Downs for Down Syndrome

Deborah (Debbie) Schulte, Kessinger/Hunter Company LLC
Debbie's non-profit organization is the Greater Kansas City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

James R. (Jim) Gamble, Reece & Nichols Southgate
Jim's non-profit organization is Hands & Hearts for Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics

Matthew Severns, Kessinger/Hunter Company LLC
Matthew's non-profit organization is Kansas City House of Hope

Sandra Mann, Mann Realty
Sandra's non-profit organization is Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association, MO

Albert (Bill) Zimmer, Zimmer Realty Company
Bill's non-profit organization is Miles of Smiles, Inc.

Charles (Chuck) Zuvers, Zuvers Real Estate Services
Chuck's non-profit organization is Shriners Hospitals for Children

The Grant Recipients and their nonprofit organizations will be honored at a Reception on September 16.  It will be held in the JC Nichols Auditorium at the Liberty Memorial and will begin at 3:00 pm.  The Reception will be attended by real estate, civic and government leaders and the President-elect of the National Association of REALTORS®, Charles McMillan, will join us for the presentations.

Seating is very limited.  If you'd like to register to attend, go to Member Login on www.kcrar.com on or after August 28.

And if you'd like to get more involved in community service, it's easy to get information on volunteering in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  Just go to http://www.volunteerkc.org/ or http://www.unitedwaygkc.org/ to find opportunities.