May proved to be busy for several of us who attended the 2014 Realtor Party Convention in Washington D.C. May 15-18. Christina Daw, Angela Johnson, Wendy Mottern, and Jo Ann Stevens all joined me as representatives of the Fort Bend Chapter. We enjoyed immense networking opportunities with chapter members from all over the United States. There were two intense days of education and information to soak up and of course we were able to see many of the amazing and spectacular monuments and historical places that our Nations Capital has to offer.
**Bob & Elizabeth Dole met our Fort Bend Officers in Washington D.C.!!!**
The highlight of this trip is the recognition and awards dinner - all WCR Chapters that met or exceeded their business plans from the previous year are presented at this event. The Fort Bend Chapter once again was recognized as a large "GOLD" chapter !! Another outstanding showing for our chapter!!
If all this wasn't exciting enough, we were pleased and honored to find out that our very own JoAnn Stevens is the 2015 slated candidate for National Financial Secretary for our WCR National Chapter - voting for this will take place when we attend the Realtor's Conference and Expo in New Orleans in November!! It's going to be a close election and we are excited to help her in this HUGE journey! As soon as we all returned from Washington D.C. one of our members and officers Julia Hardy with Starkey Mortgage offered a wonderful MCE class absolutely FREE to our members! It was called "Selling & Financing New Construction" - the feedback was great, and everyone that attended felt the information was enormous and so valuable in today's market!
With June being "National Safety Month", we decided to bring safety information to our members. We were honored to have three very knowledgeable and handsome local Fort Bend Firefighters and Policeman to speak with us. State Trooper Dana Debiaw with the TX DPS gave us several tips on how to stay safe while selling and showing homes. We also had Mark Kitson and David Kaiser share ways to avoid fires for ourselves at home and for our listings-especially those vacant ones! Our spotlight Broker Office of the month was Keller Williams Southwest.
Mark Kitson & David Kaiser - Missouri City/Willowfork Fire Department
State Trooper Dana Debiaw & Angela Johnson
As we approach the busiest time of the year in Real Estate - the Fort Bend WCR continues to offer the best education and information available. Coming up for our July 10th meeting we will be meeting at Churrasco's with our speaker and special guest Commissioner James Patterson. He will be updating us on all things Fort Bend County - You won't want to miss this great luncheon. And PLEASE remember to bring your backpacks and school supplies we will be collecting those items for the Fort Bend Women's Center. See you July 10th!!
