Southern Maryland Association Of Realtors

SMAR Weekly Update July 16, 2007

7/16/2007

 SMAR Weekly Update
  July 16, 2007

www.southernmarylandrealtors.org   

 

In this Issue

Training

Member Services

REALTORS® Store

 "Now in the REALTOR® Store"
Revolving Crystal Paperweight (lighted)
Open House Directional Signs w/ metal stand
Company Sign Post Business Card holder (customized with your company logo)
Outdoor Brochure Box
Take One/Leave One Stands
Qualifier Plus IIIx - Advanced Residential Finance Calculator
Info Pak
Saint Joseph Home Seller
A-Frame Signs $27.00
Promotional Flags $13.95


Payment may be made by Check, Visa, MasterCard or Cash.

Call Ronnie today at    1-888-340-8727, 301-870-2323 or 301-274-4406 for any questions.

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Special Membership Meeting

Tuesday, July 17, 9:30 am
REALTOR® Center - Hughesville

Continental Breakfast sponsored by Joan Hill Bearden, Loan Officer and Rockledge Insurance Group, Lisa Carle and Tracy Christensen.

Join your REALTOR® colleagues at a special general membership meeting on Tuesday, July 17th at SMAR Headquarters beginning at 9:30 a.m.  We have invited Gene Burner, former Director of the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation to come speak to our members about the impending fiscal crisis facing Maryland and an overview of the tax increase package that is LIKELY to be deliberated at a special legislative session this fall.

Register your attendance by sending an email to information@smarweb.org. 

 Computer Drive

Have you updated your computer equipment but still hanging onto the old stuff? 

Now through July 27th SMAR's Community Relations & C.A.R.E. Award Committee is sponsoring a "Computer Drive" to help a local non-profit organization collect old computers and peripherals. 

SMARTCO (Southern Maryland Applied Research and Technology Consortium) collects old computers, printers, monitors, etc., refurbishes them to be placed, free of charge, in public and private parochial schools, local government agencies and qualified non-profit organizations located primarily within the Southern Maryland region. 

Drop Off Location:  ALL computers and accessories are welcome!  Donations can be brought to the REALTOR® Center, 8440 Leonardtown Rd, Hughesville, MD  20637 during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm.  There is a storage container located in the parking lot behind the REALTOR® Center where you can drop off your donations.

The Community Relations & C.A.R.E. Award Committee thanks you for your continued support of their efforts to give back to the community.  If you have any questions please contact Hannah Sanders at 301-274-4406.

For more information about SMARTCO please visit their website at www.smartco.org.

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2007-08 Officers and Directors

The Nominating Committee will be meeting soon to prepare a slate of Officers and Directors for 2007-08.  REALTOR® and Affiliate Members are encouraged to submit nominations.  Click here for Officer/Director Application.  Questions - jannclark@smarweb.org.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
MD Code of Ethics

Sarah Guy     
9:00 AM - 12 Noon
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: F) Real estate ethics or professional standards
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Fair Housing

Sharon Martlock     
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: D) Fair Housing Law
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Getting Standard in Real Estate Investing

Tim Murphy     
9:00 AM - 12 Noon
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: C) Professional enhancement for practicing licensees
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins

Click here to see the rest of SMAR's Continuing Education Schedule.

To register you may contact Hannah Sanders at 888-340-8727 or register online at the above link.

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SentriLock Training is mandatory and consists of a 20-minute video plus hands on demonstration.  You may call Ronnie Miles at 888-340-8727 to schedule for any one of the following classes:

Thursday, July 19th - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 26th - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 2nd - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 9th - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 16th - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 23rd - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 30th - 1:30 p.m.

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Cell Phone Drive - Extended until July 27th

Benefit a local women's shelter by donating any cell phones and accessories to the following locations by July 27, 2007:

Calvert County
Long and Foster
2810 Laurian Lane
Dunkirk, MD 20754

St. Mary's County
Leonard Realty, Inc.
22607 Three Notch Road
California, MD 20619

Charles County
Davis Realty
40 St Patrick's Drive
Waldorf, MD 20604

REALTOR® Center
8440 Leonardtown Road
Hughesville, MD  20637

The donated phone's will be cleaned and pre-programmed with emergency phone numbers. This event sponsored by the Community Relations/CARE Award Committee of Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS®.
 


 
Download an order form, please click here.

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Annual Renewal Billing (Dues and SentriLock)

SMAR is implementing a new billing system.  The changeover to the new system will cause a delay in the mailing of the annual dues billing.  Member dues will be mailed in July.  SMAR will allow the usual time for payment (30 days) before applying late fees.   We will send an email announcement when dues billing is mailed.

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The Campaign for St. Mary's Hospice House

The August 8th Fundraiser "Life is Short; East Dessert First" being planned by SMAR Past Presidents has been canceled.

There are no hospice facilities in all of Southern Maryland at this time. The two closest Hospice Houses are in Annapolis and Baltimore. Calvert County is in the process of building a Hospice House and the St. Mary's construction will soon begin once the campaign reaches $2.3 million. Members are encouraged to make a donation to the Hospice House of St. Mary's, P. O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Please write "REALTOR® in the lower left portion of your check so that the donations from SMAR members can be tracked in the hope of becoming a Legacy Donor.

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