The Middlesex Commitment - Middlesex County Association of
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The Middlesex Commitment - Middlesex County Association of
The Middlesex Commitment Published by Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-1632 Telephone: (732) 442-3400 Fax: (732) 442-7323 Email: [email protected] Website: www.middlesexrealtor.com April/May/June 2012 In This Issue Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® Community Service Committee is sponsoring an ongoing Food Drive For The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.) HUNGER DOESN’T TAKE A VACATION Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Attire for Hire Collection Photos . . . 6 Bus to Atlantic City Photos . . . . . . . 3 Condolences and Congratulations . . 3 Ethics/Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lowe’s Discount on Gift Cards . . . . . 3 Membership Benefits Brochure . . . . . 3 Newly Installed Directors . . . . . . . . . 6 NJAR® Circle of Excellence 2011 . 4&5 2012 Deadlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 NJREC Continuing Education . . . . . 3 Officers & Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 REALTOR® Rally Photos . . . . . . . . . . 5 REALTOR.org/Store Discount . . . . . . 6 The M.C.F.O.O.D.S. Warehouse- that serves over 80 food and soup kitchens in Middlesex County- is currently very low on supplies. Due to the difficult economy more and more people are seeking help from emergency food providers while less donations are coming into the agencies. M.C.F.O.O.D.S. was created by the Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1994 to help ensure that an adequate supply of nutritious foods and necessities are readily available to Middlesex County residents in need at all times. M.C.F.O.O.D.S. accept canned goods and non-perishables. Foods Tuna Peanut Butter Cereal Canned Fruit Canned Meat Pasta/ Rice Soup/ Stew Personal Hygiene Shampoo Soap Deodorant Toothpaste Baby Products Baby Foods Diapers Baby Wipes M.C.F.O.O.D.S. also accepts grocery store gift cards and Monetary Contributions. If you would like to make a monetary donation make check payable to M.C.F.O.O.D.S. Monetary contributions are used solely for the purchase of nonperishable foods and necessities. Contributions are used solely for the purchase of nonperishable foods and necessities. Recognition Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Restaurant Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Weekly Spotlight E-mails . . . . . . . . . 3 Members are asked to donate ONE item to the Food Drive. Contributions can be dropped off at any of the following drop off sites: What is RPAC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ- Stefanie DiPoalo 732.442.3400 Coldwell Banker 269 Route 18 South, Suite A, East Brunswick, NJ- Carolyn Barszcz 732.254.3750 SAVE THE DATE! Business Card Exchange and RPAC Auction Friday, September 7, 2012 11:30am Grand Marquis, Old Bridge, NJ Century 21 J.J. Laufer 309 Raritan Ave., Highland Park , NJ– Connell Hutkin 732-249-7717 Century 21 Worden & Green 1070 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ– Brenda Foley 732.238.2100 Golden Key Realty 14 Plainfield Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08854– Marty Ziemba 732-885-1188 Keller Williams Elite 481 Memorial Parkway, Metuchen, NJ- Lorraine Colavito 732.549.1998 Weichert 431 Route 18, East Brunswick, NJ– Carole Lodish 732-254-1700 If you have any questions contact, Stefanie DiPoalo, MCAR Event Coordinator. 732.442.3400 [email protected] Page 2 April/May/June 2012 AFFILIATES President’s Message Roberta (Bobbie) Galkin, 2012 President Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® Hello. I went to sleep last night and had a horrible dream. I dreamed that I was not able to be in the Real Estate business. I have been a REALTOR® for almost 30 years and it is part of my being. People say it is probably in my blood. Why couldn’t I do Real Estate anymore? I tossed and turned and tossed some more, what will I do? In my dream I saw the banks were selling Real Estate and took over the entire business. We know what happened with the Banks in the past with mortgages so what makes the government think they could do a better job than the professional REALTORS®. They want to sell Real Estate because then they can control the entire process of home ownership. OH MY GOD! Then I tossed some more and saw in my dream that all my investors disappeared and were not buying Real Estate. Why? Because the government needed more money and they passed eliminating the mortgage interest deduction from our taxes. Then the government tried to make every home being sold, including pre-owned, homes to become energy efficient. Well, I tossed and turned and tossed and turned again. Then, I dreamed that every owner had to come up with 20% down. The poor first time buyers would disappear. All of a sudden I woke up. I realized it was only a dream and that all these horrible things could be prevented. It takes every one of us little people with a small contribution to RPAC to fight these issues. These are the people fighting for our rights and our livelihood. We can prevent this if you give at least $25 to RPAC this year by supporting the functions and have fun at the same time. The first 20 members to contribute $500 to RPAC this year will receive one registration to Triple Play REALTOR® Convention in December. Wake up and Give. It’s your Life. If you wish to reach me, call (732) 548-5555 or send an email to [email protected]. 1st Constitution Bank Craig Talerico (609)578-4448 Calibur Funding Tom Perone (908)581-0430 Calibur Funding Tony Clintock (732)841-4677 Cardinal Financial Co. George Ferreira (973)207-3186 Commission Express of Central NJ Paul Thompson (908)393-5204 First Hope Bank Robert Baerenbach (908)459-4121 First Hope Mortgages Lisa Matthews (732)851-7033 Foundation Title Edward Richkenbach (732)214-9070 Gateway Funding Martin Grant (866)274-2530 Greater Media Newspapers Kathleen Masucci (732)358-5200 Home Capital Network Frank Approvato (908)692-0917 Homes and Land of Middlesex County Brian Prinsell (917)697-3318 Ichel & Renzulli Appraisers Vincent Renzulli (732)632-9323 Jersey Mortgage Co. Alex Rivera (908)276-2442 Jersey Mortgage Co. Al Perez (908)276-2442 Menlo Park Funding Al Brolisy (732)964-3600 Millenium Home Mortgage Marc Schutzbank (732)390-7676 Mortgage Capital Associates David Baum (732)972-8800 NJ Press Media Solutions-Home New Tribune Tracey Lucas (732)643-3673 PNC Mortgage Jeff Dlugash (732)969-9900 Power Close Associates Paul Yevzikov (732)658-0428 Presidential Mortgage Group Frank Harrison (888)764-0064 Qualified Tank Services Michael Policastro (908)451-2723 RSI Bank Donald Godfrey (732)388-1800 Sun National Bank Erez Shimoni (908)705-5882 Trend MLS David Hudson (610)783-4650 Unlimited Home Inspections LLC Carlos Pou (732)407-5819 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Grishma Patel (732)429-5200 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Jayne Codella (908)709-3395 The Middlesex Commitment is published quarterly. All articles and paid advertising represent the opinions of the authors and advertisers, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors of The Middlesex Commitment or the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® and should not be construed as a recommendation for any course of action. For information on advertising in The Middlesex Commitment contact the MCAR office at (732) 442-3400. Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® is to keep our diverse membership at the forefront of the industry, to foster cooperation and enable our members to better serve the public through the promotion of the NAR Code of Ethics and the education of our members. To accomplish this mission, the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® supports its members by providing them with the services and products they require to operate professionally. 2012 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Roberta (Bobbie) Galkin, President John Zennario, President Elect Dorothy Bellas, Secretary/Treasurer John J. Calandruccio Susan Cerbone Lorraine Colavito Stuart Davis Karen DelRe Genette Falk David Fialk Roxanne Gandolfo Felix (Phil) Greco Todd Kessler Gene Krutyansky Barry Lasner Marie Nagengast Mary Lou Resner Peggy Yanuzzelli Martha (Marty) Ziemba Executive Officer: Nicole Banbor Event Coordinator: Stefanie DiPoalo Membership Coordinator: Danelle Zweidinger Association Counsel: Casper P. Boehm, Jr. April/May/June 2012 Page 3 CONDOLENCES: - to Michelle Black of Coldwell Banker, Metuchen on the passing of her daughter, Janice Y. Wisinski. - to Nicole Banbor, MCAR Executive Officer, on the passing of her father, Robert Masko. - to Roseann Przybylek of Coldwell Banker, Metuchen on the passing of her husband, Edward. CONGRATULATIONS: - to our new REALTOR® Emeritus members for holding membership in the REALTOR® Association for 40 or more years: Edward Anderson, Phillip Barrood and Gloria Zastko. Visit the MCAR Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/MiddlesexAOR WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT E-MAILS - A Member Benefit The Spotlight on Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® e-mails are provided only to MCAR members on a weekly basis. E-mail is the main form of communication to our members. If you are not receiving MCAR’s e-mails, contact our office at (732) 442-3400 to check the e-mail address we have in our records for you. CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) IS REQUIRED BY THE NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (NJREC) The New Jersey Real Estate Commission (NJREC) adopted the rules that will be used to implement continuing education (CE) requirements for real estate licensees in New Jersey. Licensees are reminded that, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:15-16.2a, et seq. to be eligible to renew their license for the 2013-15 license term they will need to have acquired a total of 12 credit-hours of continuing education, including at least six in Core topics, of which at least two must be in Ethics. The required credits must be obtained no later than June 30, 2013. However, to avoid an additional $200 processing fee the required credits must be obtained by April 30, 2013. RPAC FUNDRAISER – $1,225 was raised for RPAC. Thank you to our sponsor - George Ferreira of Cardinal Financial - pictured below in top photo with Mary Lou Resner, RPAC Fundraising Committee Chairperson. Thank you to the members who “invested” in RPAC and participated in the Bus to Atlantic City. REALTOR® DISCOUNT ON LOWE’S GIFT CARDS REALTORS® receive a 5% discount on the purchase of Lowe's gift cards online at: www.LowesRealtorBenefits.com *NEW* Membership Benefits Brochure Do you wonder what you get for your dues? REALTORS® are not just licensees; they are members of the Association of REALTORS® and receive many benefits from their membership. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BENEFITS THAT ARE OFFERED BY MCAR, NJAR® AND NAR. Go to www.middlesexrealtor.com to view the pamphlet or call (732) 442-3400 and request a copy. Page 4 April/May/June 2012 2011 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® Recipients! GOLD Ofir Hillel Donna Warters PLATINUM Andrew J. Zastko BRONZE SILVER DISTINGUISHED SALES CLUB Susan Evangelista, Wei Lan Fong, John J. Horvath, Linda Mathai, Karen Scarpa and Cynthea Susilo Akhila Aneja Joseph G. Buono Pam Chiola Suk L. Chiu-Ng Robert Dekanski Rupal Desai Alyona Diller Edgar Dillon Robert Durso Kathryn E. Fedak Marie Ferraro Renee Gast Mike Hamza Enrique Hernandez John J. Horvath Anne Kofsky Jo Ann Lacina Chingying Liang Susan Marcrie Carla Martino Michael J. Matthews Roger D. Meador Faith Murphy Barbara Penny Michelle Rizzo Christopher Ryan Michael L. Santini Karen Scarpa Mitchell Schanen Linda Schwarz Julianne M. Siciliano Rupinder Sodhi Angela Squeo-Tami Yousuf Syed Melisa Takacs Donna M. Tennaro Kavin K. Vani Joanne Varco LAWRENCE MRAZ, MCAR NJAR® Circle of Excellence Verification Committee Chairperson, (pictured left) did an amazing job announcing all the names! THANK YOU TO THE 2011-2012 MCAR CONTRIBUTORS GOLD Brian Prinsell of Homes and Land of Middlesex County Jayne Codella of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage BRONZE Harish Chauhan of 1st Inspection Services® Bob Amberg of Certified Kitchens, Inc. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Lisa Mathews of First Hope Mortgages Alex Rivera & Al Perez of Jersey Mortgage Company Cathy Fernandes of Jersey Mortgage Company Kenneth M. Kukfa, Attorney at Law MetLife Home Loans Nextage M3 Realty Kara Kukfa of River Edge Title Agency Malvina Schwartz of Weichert Financial Carmen Almanzar Alan Aly Bhupendra Anandpara Debra Andriola Angela “Angie"Adams Joseph Aspelund Simone N. Avery Richard Bajada Robert Banko Bonnie Beresford Dorothy M. Bellas Diane C. Berry Cynthia Blumberg Poonacha U. Bollera Joan Bostonian Keith Boxer Ginger C. Boyle Sima Brokowsky Frank Calandruccio John J Calandrucciuo Barbara Carr Thomas Carroll Linda Carvalho Charlotte Casey Ilene Cashman Diane Cea Susan Cerbone Catherine Chaudemanche Jane (Yuanping) Chen John M. Chludzinski Howard Cohen Margaret Cook Alyson M. Costa Kelly Maurice “Moe" Day Jerry DeMai Michele DeMaio Rita Dharia Renee Dipierro Nicolas J. DiMeglio Hanne Eid Susan L Evangelista Patricia Flaherty Vincent Flores Wei-Lan Fong Saundra Frankel Orlando Galindez Kathleen L. Gambino Ying Gautreau Christopher Geist Jennifer Geist Susan Giacchi Robert S. Golden Jadwiga Gora Ruthanne Grace Frances M Gratacos Suzanne M Green Janice E. Gueren Richard P. Guerra Carol Gumpper Sharon Harmon Alison Hennessy Alessandra L Herzog Sharon M Horvath Chingwen Hsu Christina Huang Ballard Hutkin Connell Hutkin Linda Iannone Barbara Iskowitz Lois Kane Rajagopal Kanukollu Aditya Kaveria Dennis Kessler Scott Kessler Todd Kessler Hyeon H. Kim Scott Kirk Patricia A. Kobos Magdalena Kuchniak Treilan Lisa Kuo Ingrid Kvam Barry Lasner Susan Lauricella Bobbi K Lebbing Sauling Lee Jai E Lee Linda Levi David Levine Iris Levine Ya Yuan Lien Frances Liteplo Su Jen Liu Elba Lupo Beverly Lyons Ronald Madeira Pete Maimone Carol Rowe -Mair Jayakrishnan Maniyil Swati Mankikar Joseph A. Marascio Barbara L. Markowitz Karen M. Marra Glenn Mason Linda Mathai John J McDonald Peter McDonnell Nancy Mejia Mary Miller Patricia Milligan Eva Mok Lawrence T. Mraz Jane Mueller Anna Papasavvas Janice Pardun Bruce Parker Hezal Patel Armando Perez Gary A Perillo Barbara Preville Antonio Rosario Karen Ruffner Scarlett Sancivieri David Santini Janet Santoro Harvinder Seth Linda Shaffer-Ciardiello Rocky K. Shah JP Singh Maria Pamela Sitoy Nancy Steingart Stacy Stoupas Sherry J. Tamasco Eileen Thomas Ryan Tooker Aneta Treyster Ro Tucker Paul Verdicchio Annette Verona Stacey Vilardi Patricia Wilday Karen Winters Peggy Yanuzzelli Jannet I Yubi Michal Zasowski April/May/June 2012 Page 5 2011 Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPENTS Diane Berry, Francis Brown, Susan Cerbone ,Lorriane Piro Colavito, Susan Evangelista, Karen Farragher, William Farragher, Lorraine Merz ,Eva Mok, Lawrence Mraz, Mary Lou Resner, Julianne Siciliano and Sherry Tamasco REALTOR® Emeritus Award Rochelle Davis 2011 Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD Harpreet Boparai (far right) SPONSORS Thank you to Jayne Codella of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage for sponsoring the flowers and the following for sponsoring the drink ticket: Brian Prinsell of Homes and Land, Al Perez, Alex Rivera and Cathy Fernandes (not pictured) of Jersey Mortgage Co. THANK YOU to the MCAR NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® Verification Committee for all their hard work. REALTOR® RALLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ® Nearly 250 REALTORS from New Jersey joined over 13,500 REALTORS® from across the country to rally in Washington, D.C. to protect the American Dream in front of the Washington Monument on May 17 including MCAR President Bobbie Galkin and MCAR President-Elect John Zennario (in left photo). The rally's main goal was to urge Congress to take steps to strengthen the real estate industry, ensuring that home ownership, housing and real estate issues continue to be a public policy priority in this country. REALTORS® believe that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue the dream of home ownership, and REALTORS® will fight against obstacles that make it more difficult for people to buy, own and invest in real estate. For more information about the Rally to Protect the American Dream, visit www.realtorrally.org. THANK YOU TO THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY AOR MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THE RALLY! Page 6 April/May/June 2012 NEWLY INSTALLED DIRECTORS - President Roberta (Bobbie) Galkin installed Stuart Davis (left) and Felix (Phil) Greco (right) as new additions to the MCAR Board of Directors. SAVE 10% AT REALTOR.ORG STORE MCAR members can use promotional code MC5 at checkout and receive 10% off all products at the www.Realtor.org/Store. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is offering the latest must have products to help members take advantage of the changing market at the completely redesigned online store. Call the MCAR office for a free copy of the REALTOR® Education and Publications 2012 catalog to see the most popular products from NAR. ETHICS COMPLAINTS and ARBITRATION REQUESTS If you have a problem with a REALTOR® but not sure where to turn be aware the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® has a Code of Ethics Enforcement Program. REALTORS® accept and abide by the Code of Ethics of the National Association of REALTORS®. We offer our members a vehicle to economically expedite Ethics Complaints and/or Arbitration Requests. ATTIRE FOR HIRE COLLECTION Thank you to all the MCAR Members who participated in the Attire for Hire Collection and making it a success! Pictured below (l-to-r) Nicole Banbor, Executive Officer; Phil Greco; Roxanne Gandolfo, MCAR Community Service Committee Co-Chairperson; Lorraine Colavito; Diane Berry; Kathy Borgone of Hire Attire Boutique and Men’s Store; Stefanie DiPoalo, MCAR Event Coordinator; Dorothy Bellas; and Carolyn Barszcz, MCAR Community Service Committee Chairperson. Request a copy of the Code of Ethics Enforcement pamphlet by contacting Danelle Zweidinger, MCAR Membership Coordinator, (732) 442-3400, [email protected] MCAR offers a Recognition Award Program for all MCAR members who earn 12 or more points on the calendar year (1/1/2012-12/31/2012) by participating in REALTOR® activities (see list below). One Certificate per person per calendar year. Upon completion, you will receive a Recognition Certificate for your presentation book and certificates will be awarded at the 2013 MCAR Awards Lunch. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR POINTS! EARN 12 POINTS WITH THE FOLLOWING POINT SYSTEM: POINTS 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 Attend an MCAR Education Program or NJAR® Region 3 Education Event (1 point PER meeting- maximum 4) Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® DATES: ______________._______________, ______________, ______________ Attend the MCAR Business Card Exchange- DATE: ________________ Serve on an MCAR Committee (1 point PER committee-maximum 3) COMMITTEE NAME(S):__________________, __________________, ________________ What Certificates Are In Your Presentation Book? Attend an MCAR RPAC Fundraiser- EVENT AND DATE: ______________________ Contribute $100 to RPAC- DATE GIVEN TO MCAR: __________________________ Attend the MCAR Cultural Diversity/Fair Housing Seminar (if any) - DATE: _____________ Achieve NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® for 2012- LEVEL: _________________ Register and Attend the NJAR® Triple Play REALTOR® Convention- NEED TO SUBMIT COPY OF BADGE Register and Attend the NAR Convention- NEED TO SUBMIT COPY OF BADGE Achieve a NAR Designation or Certification (limited to 1) (completed in year submitted)- NEED TO SUBMIT COPY OF CERTIFICATION WITH DATE 2012 Recognition Award Application Completed forms will be due at the MCAR office no later than January 4, 2013. Keep a record of your participation starting January 1, 2012. Be sure to sign in when you attend a meeting or function to be certain your attendance can be verified. Name: __________________________________________ Company: _______________________________________ Cell: ____________________________________________ Submit completed forms to Stefanie DiPoalo, MCAR Event Coordinator, by fax 732-442-7323 or email [email protected]. Questions? Call Stefanie at 732-442-3400. April/May/June 2012 Page 7 The Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® disclaims any responsibility for the contents of advertisements published herein and makes no endorsements. Menlo Park Funding TEL: (732) 964-3600 CELL: (732) 236-0315 FAX: (866) 273-0012 Do you want to know more about Renovation loans? Would you like to increase your market share? Do you want to make more money? Ask me how? Yes Yes Yes I am your certified Renovation specialist!!!! Call: Al Brolisy Branch Manager NMLS#216403 INHOUSE UNDERWRITING * CONVENTIONAL * FHA * JUMBO LOANS * 203K * VA 1215 LIVINGSTON AVE, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902 Licensed Lender by NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Res tau ran Licensed Mortgage Banker - NJ Department of Banking tN igh 1-800-342-6597 Mortgage Bankers Call to find out about: - First Time Home Buyer Program - Available Grant Money -Jumbo Loans Up To $2,000,000 - FHA Loans Up To $729,000 - V.A. Loans Alex Rivera Al Perez - 203k Rehab Cell: 973-219-5863 Cell: 732-261-7663 RESTAURANT NIGHTS SUPPORT A LOCAL RESTAURANT. SUPPORT A LOCAL CHARITY. Help us raise funds for the Embrace Kids Foundation by dining at the EAST BRUNSWICK CHATEAU, 678 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ on TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Present the flyer and 10% of your entire bill will be donated to the Embrace Kids Foundation by the restaurant. THE FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED FOR A DONATION TO BE MADE. Go to www.middlesexrealtor.com for the flyer or use the copy on the right. ADDITIONAL RESTAURANT NIGHTS IN 2012: - HOOTERS®, 195 Route 18/GPS:NJ-18, East Brunswick, NJ 08861 Thursday, September 13, 11am-12am - CHILI’S, 867 US Highway 1 South , North Brunswick, NJ Monday, October 29, 11am-11pm - TEXAS ROADHOUSE, 1000 Route 9 South, Parlin, NJ 08859 Wednesday, November 28, 4pm-10pm t The East Brunswick Chateau proudly supports Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® “Restaurant Night!” Embrace Kids Foundation only receives credit on this fundraiser if you provide the flyer when you present payment. Bring this flyer to The East Brunswick Chateau on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 and The East Brunswick Chateau will donate 10% of your entire bill to the “Embrace Kids Foundation ” We look forward to seeing you!! Help us raise funds for the Embrace Kids Foundation.* Tuesday, August 7, 2012 5:00pm to 9:00pm The East Brunswick Chateau 678 Cranbury Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-238-6600 Casual Dining!!! *Embrace Kids Foundation is a non-profit organization and has existed since 1991 to support the non-medical needs of kids with cancer or a blood disorder. Their programs and support services are offered to patient families under care at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Questions? Call Stefanie DiPoalo, MCAR Event Coordinator, at 732.442.3400 ext. 103 , [email protected] 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861 Page 8 April/May/June 2012 PRSRT FIRST-CLASS MAIL US POSTAGE PAID NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ PERMIT NO: 59041 Middlesex County Association of REALTORS® Executive Offices 779 Gornik Drive Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-1632 FIRST CLASS EARN A UNIT ON THE 2012 NJAR® CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE SALES AWARD® APPLICATION. Contribute $100 or more to RPAC by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 and earn one unit toward the 2012 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award. Make check payable to RPAC and mail to MCAR - 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The 2012 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® Application is due at 5pm on Friday, January 4, 2013. WHAT IS RPAC? RPAC = REALTOR® POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. RPAC funds are raised voluntarily from members and the money is used to assist in the election of pro-REALTOR® candidates who support private property rights and other issues that have a direct impact on the real estate industry. Below are members who contributed $100 or more to RPAC in 2012 as of May 24, 2012. Consider joining the list. David Fialk $1,000 Genette Falk $340 Mary Lou Resner $240 Enrique Hernandez $215 Andrew Zastko $200 Martha Ziemba $200 Marlene DiMaggio $150 Anthony Barone $115 Dorothy Bellas $115 Raymond Rabbath $115 Paul Verdicchio $115 John Zennario $115 Nicole Banbor $100 Joseph Buono $100 Stacey Cashin $100 Stuart Davis $100 Jennie Esposito $100 Bonnie Joseph $100 Scott Lauri $100 Ya Yuan Lien $100 Eva Mok $100 Mohammad Rahi $100 Maria Reynolds $100 Sherry Tamasco $100 Bonnie Yanick $100 HELP US MAKE OUR GOAL! INVEST AT LEAST $15 IN YOUR BUSINESS! To make an RPAC contribution, make your check payable to RPAC and mail to MCAR 779 Gornik Dr., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. Contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes. Contributions to RPAC are voluntary and are used for political purposes. You may contribute more or less than the suggested amount. You may refuse to contribute without reprisal and the National Association of REALTORS® or any of its state associations or local boards will not favor or disfavor any member because of the amount contributed. 70% of each contribution is used by RPAC of New Jersey to support state and local political candidates. Until RPAC of New Jersey reaches its RPAC goal, 30% is sent to National RPAC to support federal candidates and is charged against your limits under 2 U.S.C. 441a; after RPAC of New Jersey reaches its RPAC goal it may elect to retain your entire contribution for use in supporting state and local candidates.