So, What MATTERS??

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The first thing on everyone’s mind is Tax Reform. We have been working so very hard to support and promote property ownership, but elected officials in Raleigh don’t seem to think the same way. I am all for Tax Reform, but not if it is funded on the backs of N.C. property owners.

NCAR has some very dedicated and smart volunteers and staff focused on this issue. They have driven to Raleigh for meetings, appeared on TV and radio shows, watched for and participated in Calls For Action, and posted and reposted information on Facebook. Everything you do to make sure our voice is heard MATTERS. Members at their local level are engaging their neighbors on the topic of Tax Reform. They are letting them know what is at stake. Mortgage Interest Deductions MATTER, Property Tax Deductions MATTER. Local members are letting us know at the state level what they are hearing from their Senators and House Members. Many of you are working very hard to be fully engaged with your officials. For that I want to thank you so very much. Actions like this MATTER!

NCAR can only be as strong and as effective as our dedicated members help us to be. Please make sure that you volunteer at the NCAR level. You, and what MATTERS to you, can help to make us the best we can be. Bring your talent and experience to the forefront and volunteer. Help us be influential on the issues that MATTER, to us and to those that we represent.

So what else MATTERS?? Fun MATTERS! Yes, FUN! This year our Convention will be at the Grove Park Inn located in beautiful Asheville, N.C. This is the 100th anniversary of the Grove Park Inn. I understand that it has recently gone through major renovations. I can’t wait! September in the mountains is a great time of year to visit.

If you have never been to the Grove Park Inn you are in for a treat. Besides being a beautiful venue with a beautiful view, the NCAR Convention Committee knows what MATTERS to you. Along with the staff, everyone has worked so very hard to make sure this Convention is one to remember. We have close to 80 exhibitors and sponsors lined up and have scheduled our best educational programs to date.

You have been through some tough times. You have fought hard and are still standing. I have had the opportunity to speak with many members this year, one on one. Many issues have impacted so many of us. I invite you to join me in what MATTERS to me…..YOU! Please come to the Convention this year and help me celebrate a very busy and successful year and to say thank you to all of you for hanging in there and doing what MATTERS most…Protecting and Promoting Property Rights and Ownership.

I really do hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Patrice Willetts

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