MAAR Donates to REALTORS Relief Foundation

July 6, 2011

by Tennessee RealEstateRama

MEMPHIS, TN – July 6, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — In its June Board of Directors Meeting, the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS^® voted to give a $7,500 donation to the REALTORS^® Relief Foundation.

The action comes in response to a stormy spring in which communities across the Southeast and Midwest were hit by tornadoes, damaging winds and severe flooding.

“From Missouri to Alabama, communities and neighborhoods are rebuilding,” said MAAR President Leon Dickson. “We wanted to help move them a little closer to a brighter day.”

The National Association of REALTORS^® (NAR) first launched the REALTORS^® Relief Foundation (RRF) as the REALTORS^® Relief Fund in 2001, within hours of the devastating Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Since then, more than $20 million has been raised for victims of disasters including wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. The foundation distributes 100 percent of all funds collected to disaster relief causes and guarantees all donors that 100 percent of donations will be used for an appropriate disaster relief effort. To join the effort to help those affected by the disaster, you can make a tax-deductible contribution online to the REALTORS^® Relief Foundation of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®, or you can mail a check payable to the REALTORS^® Relief Foundation to: REALTORS^® Relief Foundation, 430 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Serving the Mid-South for more than 100 years as the Voice for Local Real Estate, the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS^® serves and represents real estate professionals as well as provides real estate information to the general public. About 3,500 members unite to make up one of Tennessee’s largest local REALTOR^® organizations with real estate expertise stretching throughout the greater Memphis area. The MAARdata system includes records of all property transactions in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties. The MLS includes listings in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy, and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee; DeSoto County in Mississippi; and Crittenden County in Arkansas.

MAAR members subscribe to the National Association of REALTORS^® Code of Ethics. For more information, visit MAAR’s web site at www.maar.org.

Contact:
Research Director Don Wade, 901.818.2434.