Women's Council of Realtors

Member Help

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:34:54 +0000

Recently an e-mail was sent out by Lisa about Cynthia Roberson and Linda Bryan’s upcoming trip to Nicaragua and their request for school and medical supplies to take with them. Please see the video below to further understand why they are going. Let’s get behind them and support them. Please contact Cynthia to arrange to discuss delivery at her office in Destin.

Please take a moment and look at this video clip. This is Cynthia’s niece, Regina Ragon, who won the “Good Neighbor Award” for Realtor Magazine. This is why Cynthia and Linda are going to Nicaragua!

Please view this video

Children carrying school desks on their heads. Roofless houses…read more

Stretch your “generosity muscle” and make a difference in the lives of children in Nicaragua. On July 12, Cynthia Roberson and Linda Bryan, Coldwell Banker United, Realtors in Destin, Florida, will travel to this Central American country and they need your help. The realtors will be going with a mission team including Cynthia’s niece, Regina Ragon. Regina and her team have made several mission trips as representatives of their church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For her charitable endeavors, Regina received Realtor magazine’s Good Neighbor Award in 2009. Be sure to view the video Regina made to share the story of her work which is attached.
The team will be working with poverty areas in the country and will focus on putting on four roofs, handing out school supplies and medical supplies to the town. to school children and their families.

If you would like to be a part of this mission, you can contribute pencils, pens, notebooks, matchbox cars, flip flops, Tums/Rolaids, Ben Gay, bandages, chewing gum, coloring books, crayons, reading glasses, vitamins for children & adults, small toys, jumpo ropes/marbles. Or if you prefer, your cash or check can be used to purchase these items for the trip. Please drop your donation off at Coldwell Banker United, Realtors at 4458 Legendary Drive, Suite 100, Destin, FL 32541. Contact Cynthia Roberson or Linda Bryan at the numbers below for pick up of your items or donation. We will also be taking along with us an open heart and open mind! The deadline is July 10 so make your plans to be a part of this trip now.

Cynthia Roberson
Cell: 850-585-3602
Linda Bryan
Cell: 850-420-1151

WCR Washington DC Update

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:30:20 +0000

We started the day with a conference welcome which updated us on the latest events…like registration is now open for NAR in New Orleans in November. What a great opportunity for all of us to experience a national meeting and hear awesome speakers. They also got us up on our feet with a newer WCR Are You Ready video which was great!

We then attended the Leadership Development session which included a panel of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures and pointed out that there are other forms of diversity such as experiences, perspectives, and talents. They were asked why they joined Women’s Council of Realtors and they all replied, “Because we were asked”. Their initial response to their first meeting was that there were top professionals who were warm, cordial, supportive, welcoming, and nurturing.

Past leaders must continue to be involved and serve as mentors to our newer members and assist in recruiting new members. Our past leaders should also encourage current members to move into leadership roles.

Our next session was Local Chapter Presidents Best Practices which was a fabulous session where we broke into groups and brainstormed together and then shared with everyone. One topic covered was Membership and it appeared the general consensus was that quality programming is the key to recruiting and retaining members. We should also give recognition to important events involving our members. One idea to assist in increasing our REALTOR® members is to see if an Affiliate would pay for a REALTOR® membership as most chapters are experiencing the same issue with needing more of those types of members. Another idea was to have a WCR Ambassador in the various offices to promote our meetings during their office meetings and encourage co-associates to come and visit us. One month we could implement “What Does WCR Mean to Me” during our meeting and ask 1-2 people to give a brief testimonial to give prospective members an idea of what they could gain with their membership and the next month have members “Tell Me Something Good”.

Some bullet points:

New members need a buddy system to assist in getting them involved
Ask every member what talents they have to contribute to our chapter
Create accountability groups to meet once a month to assist member in meeting therir personal goals.

Program and Fund raising suggestions:

County history
Economist
Public speaking
Shorts sales from the backside
American Idol (talent show)
Bowl a thon
Operation Holiday for Heros

More to come….

~ Lisa, Robbie, and Sam

Happy New Year!

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:02:10 +0000

The Women’s Council of the Emerald Coast wants to wish you a wonderful and prosperous New Year! We look forward to helping you achieve your business goals in the upcoming year. If you would like to join WCR and the Emerald Coast Chapter, check out our membership page.

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admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:32:14 +0000

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