As the final day of my Presidency winds down here on New Year's Eve of 2013, I can hardly believe how time has flown by! It seems as if it were just yesterday that I was gearing up for the year.... scared to death I might add! I'm happy to say that as a group, we once again made it thru as a group and are ending the year with more members than we started!
The past three month's have been busy as ever for us. In October we learned about the many benefits of RPR (REALTORS Property Resource). If you missed out on this meeting, please take a moment to go to www.NARRPR.com. You'll be blown away by the resources offered to you on this site and best of all, access is paid for by your NAR dues!
November started with a bang as JoAnn, Joan, Angela, Theresa and I headed to San Francisco for the National Meeting. We spent our time in the City By The Bay busy in committee meetings, learning labs and taking the opportunity to explore amazing San Fransisco. For me, it was a bit of a trip home as I lived there for nearly 10 years. We were able to attend the Installation Ceremony for our 2014 National President, Jo Kenney and it was a wonderful evening!
Upon our return to Houston, we hosted out Member Awards luncheon where we recognized our outstanding members. I'm proud to announce the following winners:
Member of the Year: Lane Pearson
Entrepreneur of the Year: Suzette Peoples
Affiliate of the Year: Chris Lesak
I can't express how honored I am to have these 3 people as members of the Fort Bend Chapter. They exemplify the true meaning of a member that is living by our Mission Statement! Please take a moment to congratulate them on their achievement next time you see them!
Then... there it was! The 2014 Installation Luncheon...! The day I too, take on the most honored role in WCR... that of a PPP (Precious Past President)! Theresa's theme for 2014 is "Teamwork" and what a team she has in place. Of course, Theresa will be our President, followed by Christina Daw as President Elect, Angela Johnson as VP of Membership, Julia Hardy as Treasurer and Wendy Mottern as Secretary. I fell confident that this group will continue to lead our Chapter towards success in the year to come! In addition to installing our new line, we took a moment to thank our Strategic Partners for 2013. It is because of these Partners that we are able to hold these meetings on a monthly basis for the benefit of our members and we are ever so appreciative of them!
But wait! That wasn't all for December! This year, as years in the past, we were able to present a check to our Charity of Choice, the Fort Bend Couny Woe's Cebter, This year, we were able to award them $2,800 thanks to the hard work of those that participated in our Celebrity Waiter Event in September! They were blown away and ever so thankful!
I am honored and humbled by the trust you have placed in me to lead this past year, and please know that I have taken much in terms of experience and knowledge from this wonderful group of people over the past year. Thank you for the opportunity!
