February 8, 2010
NABOR
To be a proactive and progressive professional organization providing quality services of value to the REALTOR® members and communities of
St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and
SAINTS….
Can you believe DAT !!! How proud we are of the black and gold !! THANK YOU, SAINTS!!
ITS SAINTS, VALENTINE, MARDI GRAS AND NABOR AWARDS SEASON……
Only 10 more days to get completed awards applications in. Brokers are working on completing their awards applications to honor all the great salespersons in their office for the 2009 production year. Applications are due in to the NABOR Office before 12 noon on February 18. The Awards Committee will be processing all applications on February 19 and can not review any packets submitted after February 18. Only hardcopy completed application forms should be returned to the NABOR Office. Do not email or FAX any information back. Please be sure you have all forms returned in your envelope.
REMEMBER….there are several important revisions in this year’s criteria. Be sure to read the entire packet before submitting your applications. In particular, the GCC levels have been adjusted for this year.
The 2010 Awards Committee Members are: Co-Chairs, Ronda Behrens and
Be sure to put the exact name on your application as you wish it to appear on your certificate and in the newspapers. The full page color ad of the winners will appear in the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Sunday, March 21. The Hammond Daily Star also runs the same ad.
Brokers are encouraged to submit nominees for the Realtor of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the H.B. Breeding Award. Many agents are qualified to be nominated for these impressive awards. It’s the broker’s responsibility to acknowledge the talented agents in their firm.
EARLY BIRD AWARD….
Congratulations and thank you goes to Broker Ron Leo, Prudential Gardner, Hammond, for being the first office to get their sales award packets back in before deadline. Remember, all award applications are due back before the Thursday after Mardi Gras, that’s February 18 at high noon!
PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS…
Brokers are begged to please follow all directions for submitting their awards packets. This includes returning all applicable forms that were in your original Awards Criteria Packets. Not sending everything in together under the requested guidelines will cause a delay in processing your company’s awards.
THE FORMS THAT NEEDED TO BE RETURNED WERE ATTACHED UNDER A SEPARATELY NOTED COVER SHEET IN YOUR NICE AWARDS PACKETS:
ROOKIE OF YEAR NOMINATION FORM (green sheet)
REALTOR OF YEAR NOMINATION FORM (purple sheet)
CURRENT BROKER VERIFICATION FORM
PREVIOUS BROKER VERIFICATION FORM
ADVERTISING APPROVAL FORM
AWARDS ORDER FORM
NABOR AWARDS ALPHA FORM
HONOR SOCIETY APPLICATION
AWARD WINNING LUNCHEON….
A delicious gourmet meal is being prepared for NABOR for the annual sales awards luncheon by Executive Chef Sammy at the beautiful Tchefuncta Country Club: Founder’s Room Salad: Mixed Greens with Artichoke Hearts, Mushrooms,Roma Tomatoes and Creole Mustard Vinaigrette, Herb Roasted Chicken with Sundried Tomatoes over Penne Pasta, Shiitake Mushrooms, Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake, Rolls & Butter, Iced Tea and Coffee.
SAVE $10 and make your reservation now, before March 9, for the upcoming Sales Awards Luncheon being held on Thursday, March 18, at Tchefuncta Country Club in
Doors open at 11:30am with a cash bar. Lunch is served and the awards program begins at 12:15pm. Tickets are only $27 per guest, if made before March 9 or $37 per guest, if received after March 9. Non-NABOR guests are also welcome to attend at $37 per ticket. Thank you for understanding that this increase ticket price after March 9 has to be strictly adhered to. This means your paid reservation must actually be in the NABOR Office by March 9, and not just advise us that the check is in the mail or on the way! All people attending must have a paid reservation.
Lunch reservation forms will be available on www.nabors.org. Please don’t risk seating problems by waiting until the last minute to make your reservations. The ballroom will be set with round tables of eight (8). Only if a company buys an entire table (8 tickets) will that table be reserved in the company’s name. All other non-reserved seating is open and subject to availability upon your arrival. Sorry, but we can not reserve one special seat next to one special person at a particular table for all other individuals. Get there at 11:30am and get a good table!
As we did last year, a professional photographer will be on hand to capture all our impressive winners. Take advantage of this great photographer and get your company group together to have a picture taken. Feel free to approach Phillip Colwart, the photographer, and ask him to take a picture of you and/or your gang while everyone’s all dressed up nice. Photos will then be posted online. If you like the way the picture came out, you can order copies. If you don’t care for the results, there is no obligation to buy any pictures. That’s a nice deal!!
AWARD WINNING SMILE….
Concerning agent’s newspaper photos for awards: Brokers are asked to please follow all directions when submitting pictures in the Awards Applications.
Procedures about submitting the pictures were previously mentioned in the January 26 and February 2 issues of this NABOR-ENEWS and in detail in the official awards packets, page 6, #5. Please refer.
The TP newspaper will be using whatever picture they have on file of you that appeared in their publication from within the last three (3) years. Agents do not need to re-submit their picture CD again this year, UNLESS they want an updated photo to appear. BUT, if you do submit a new picture, it must be clearly labeled in a sleeve with your name and company, including big, bold instructions on the outside envelope that reads “USE THIS UPDATED PHOTO”.
Sorry for repeating myself, but……..If you are submitting a new picture, the disc MUST BE IN A CLEARLY MARKED SLEEVE THAT IS WRITTEN USE THIS UPDATED PHOTO. I am told those exact words must appear. These instructions must be followed for the TP newspaper to understand the correct photo to use. Tip: It’s generally not a great idea to ever use a paper clip or try to staple (yes, someone tried that) directly on to a CD. This damages the CD. Use a paper or plastic sleeve or other protective enclosure.
If a disc is submitted without the exact notation clearly marked, the newspaper will probably use the old picture. Some CD’s were sent in this way. Once pictures are in the final layout, it’s too late to make any changes. If you sent in a CD any other way, please resend now in the corrected format.
AWARD SPONSORS….
All NABOR Affiliates are invited to participate as a sponsor at this year’s Awards Luncheon. Sponsors will be introduced and given time at the microphone to promote their products and services. This year, sponsors will also have a space to set up an information station, where agents can pick up valuable promotional literature about their company. Sponsor forms will be posted on www.nabors.org within a day. Please call the NABOR Office for more information.
Thank you to the following companies for already signing up as 2010 Award Sponsors:
A-PRO HOME INSPECTION SERVICE
MET LIFE HOME LOANS
THE
JOSEPH MIER & ASSOCIATES APPRAISERS
INTEGRA LENDING GROUP
COLLECTING THEIR PRIZE LUNCH…
Thank you to
BROKER COUNCIL….
A productive Broker’s Council was held last Thursday, February 4, at the NABOR Office. The point of these gatherings is to afford brokers an opportunity to share common industry concerns and explore creative ways how the NABOR Association can better serve our membership. Delicious King Cake, hot coffee, hot chicken breakfast sliders, and hot egg & cheese biscuits were served as hot and interesting Realtor issues were discussed. Thank you to Steve Dixon, Distinctive Realty, Rick Roberts, Avalar, Ronda Behrens, Behrens & Associates,
AFFIliate PROMOTIONAL TAPING again this week…
The second taping of NABOR’s Affiliate services will be this Thursday, February 11 from 8:00am -10:00am at the NABOR Office. All NABOR Affiliates in good standing are invited to prepare a short commercial that will be promoted on the NABOR web blog site.
Every Affiliate will be given a 12 minute session with Board Director, Marc Pellettiere, to tape a quick promotional commercial that we will post on the NABOR website. Please come prepared knowing what you want to say before the camera. If you have questions about the format or actual taping, please call Marc at 867-8670.
If you are an Affiliate, but not sure if you are eligible to participate in this free program, call the NABOR Office and we can help update your association status.
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LARPAC?
All are invited to a special presentation on LARPAC political contributions on Thursday, February 18, at 3:00pm at the NABOR Office. Norman Morris, Senior VP Government Affairs,
POLITICAL NEWS…..
Stay up with your state legislative issues by attending the annual Legislative Outreach Luncheon on Friday, February 26 at Beau Chene Country Club. Hear what real estate industry issues will be debated in the upcoming
Earn 2 Hours Continuing Ed Credit: Survival In The Real Estate World will be presented at no charge, but you must register in advance. Class is 9:30am -11:30am. Register in advance directly with Cindy Olano at LR in
Following the class is the NABOR Legislative Luncheon available for $22 per person. A Friday Lent no meat menu will be served. Advanced tickets must be purchased for that, also directly with LR, phone 1-800-266-8538 or FAX 225-926-5922.
The NABOR Office has detailed flyers on these two events, but all reservations must be made directly with Louisiana Realtors Association.
NEW AGENT ORIENTATION CLASSES FOR 2010….
New agent orientation classes are always held at 9:00am on Monday mornings: February 22, March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18 and December 6. Agents should arrive by 8:50am. All paperwork must be in by the Wednesday before the class.
NEW FORMS….
All brokers and agents are asked to please discard any old NABOR Application or Transfer Forms you may still have on hand. Only the revised forms of 2/3/2010 should be used and can be accepted. Look for the revision date in the lower right corner of the last page of the forms. The revised forms do not ask for your full Social Security or any bank account numbers. These news forms are posted on www.nabors.org.
PRIVACY….
Please be assured that the NABOR Office takes every precaution to respect and protect your privacy concerning financial, business and any other personal information that passes through this office. The NABOR Office has a very small 2 ½ person professional staff, so any credit card, bank or check information you send in is guarded. Any credit card numbers or other financial information is always shredded.
USED FURNITURE..….
If anyone knows of a company, office or individual looking to donate to a non-profit association, any used office furniture like seminar chairs, tables, desks, room petitions, that are in great condition, please contact the NABOR Office, 892-5200.
NABOR PRAYERS….
Prayer intentions remain for a dear Tangipahoa NABOR broker friend who continues to face ongoing and serious health issues. Our collective NABOR prayers are a powerful force.
HAPPY MARDI GRAS!
NABOR Office will be closed on February 16. Wishing all of our NABORS a happy and safe Mardi Gras! NABOR e-NEWS will resume on Mr. Washington’s Birthday, February 22.
BE MY VALENTINE…February 14
Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved." - Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, 1862
NEWS…..
The NABOR E-News is published out of the NABOR Office. If you have a question or issue you would like the Board of Directors to address, send it in. Your comments are always welcome. Send via patricia@nabors.org.
NORTHSHORE AREA BOARD OF REALTORS
301 Highway 190N,
985.892.5200 FAX 985.892.5204
Patricia Oman, M.Ed., Executive Director
Sandy LeRouge, Receptionist
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