It’s that time again...Register for the 2009 TREPAC Golf Tournament today! Calling all golfers! Registration for the annual Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) Golf Tournament is now underway. The tournament will be held on Friday, May 1 at the award-winning Falconhead Golf Club, located at 15201 Falconhead Blvd. in South Austin. With a registration fee of just $99 per person, this event is sure to sell out. If golf isn’t your sport, you can still show your support for TREPAC by purchasing a $25 dinner ticket.
The 2009 TREPAC Golf Tournament begins at 10 a.m. with check-in and practice. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at which time the tournament will begin. Be sure to stay for the awards ceremony and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for putting, men’s longest drive, women’s longest drive and more. Registration fee includes lunch, range balls, green fees, golf cart, beverages and dinner. Payments are accepted via cash, check or credit card. All payments are a direct investment in TREPAC. For more information and to purchase tickets, contact Emily Chenevert at echenevert@abor.com or 454-7636, ext. 1501.
Upcoming Events: MARCH 25 ABoR Foundation Mueller Tour Purchase Tickets for $10 - 11 a.m. MARCH 26 WCR Monthly Networking Meeting ABoR Auditorium - 11 a.m. APRIL 2 Crawfish Boil Builder/REALTOR Mixer Falconhead West - 6 to 10 p.m. APRIL 15 Austin Mortgage Bankers Meeting Austin Country Club - 11:30 a.m. APRIL 17 WCAoR Grand Opening 123 E. Old Settlers Blvd - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. MAY 1 TREPAC Golf Tournament Falconhead Golf Club - 10 a.m. MAY 18 AMBA Spring Golf Event Great Hills Country Club - 10 a.m.
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ABoR Foundation helps students pursue goals ABoR Foundation chair Carol Medley Parker listens intently as ambitious and academically talented high school seniors tell her why he or she is deserving of a scholarship. She is both filled with sorrow and pride, as these teenagers share their stories of dedication amid a variety of strife. One works long hours to pay his own college expenses because his father is incarcerated and won’t be able to help. Another lives with her elderly grandfather because her mother recently died from breast cancer. Another is so focused that he has already accumulated 20 hours of college credit by taking dual credit courses while in high school, and hopes to be an engineer. Another works diligently as a volunteer at a local vet clinic to prepare herself for her goal of becoming a veterinarian. “They are really incredible kids,” Parker says. “You always need a box of tissues when you conduct the interviews. They deserve these scholarships.” More than 300 students each year submit applications and the Foundation selects 25 to 30 for personal interviews, after which 10 to 12 are awarded $1,000 scholarships to attend a Texas college or university. Established in 1978, the ABoR Foundation has awarded nearly 250 scholarships and now hopes to grow its funds to increase the number of scholarships granted each year or increase the amount of each scholarship. “One of our goals is to create an endowment where enough interest would be generated to pay for the scholarships,” Parker says. “In addition, some REALTORS have created Individual scholarships and we would like to encourage endowments through trusts or other legal avenues.” Parker works with six other directors: vice chairman Cathy Coneway of Stanberry Commercial REALTORS, John Horton of John Horton Realty, Carol Dochen of Carol Dochen REALTORS, Leonard Guerrero of JB Goodwin REALTORS and Kara
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McGregor and Foundation Friends chairman Laura Pagnozzi, both of Independence Title. To increase reserves for the scholarships, the directors hope to make more REALTORS aware of the Foundation and its purpose, in hopes of shoring up donations. The Directors have visited many of the REALTOR organizations, visited oneon-one with REALTORS, hosted open houses and conducted silent auctions at various events. “Some of our most successful events have been several luxury open houses in Barton Creek organized by Laura Pagnozzi of Independence Title and Chair of the Friends of the Foundation,” Parker says. “We also had a downtown condo bus tour put togethTickets are $10 per person er by Cathy Coneway of Stanberry & (lunch provided) Associates. We had nearly 400 REALBus Tour viewing model homes TORS join us and we raised $14,000. and Mueller Community “Many people think to raise funds you have to go out and find a $100,000 Over $1000 in giveaways donor or a $10,000 donor, but it does not and door prizes happen like that. It is more of a grass roots effort. If I charge you $10 and then Tickets can be purchased give you something back for that $10 from one of the Friends of the then we have built awareness of the Foundation or online at campaign and it will grow from there.” WWW.ABOR.COM What should promise to be another successful fundraiser is the March 25 tour of the Mueller Development, a planned community located at northbound I-35 and 51st Street. A mix of residential and retail buildings, the project seeks to create a sustainable neighborhood built on the principles of New Urbanism. The event lasts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes a tour of model homes, lunch at the Old Mueller Hangar and an address by Austin Mayor Will Wynn. Chartered buses will pick up attendees between 11-11:45 a.m. in the Mueller Development retail center. The $10 fee also includes registration for more than $1,000 in giveaways. The Foundation is an independent 501(c) nonprofit organization so tickets fees and donations are tax deductible. “The Mueller community has committed to providing the ABoR Foundation with a matching donation for each attendee, so this is a great opportunity to maximize your contribution,” Parker says. Foundation Continued on page 7
Mueller Development Property Tour Wednesday, March 25