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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY DAVIS, BOYD, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BROWNLEE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DALEY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HEFFLEY, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MILLARD, MILNE, MIRABITO, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, QUINN, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND KULA, OCTOBER 26, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 26, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the month of October 2011 as "Realtors Reach Out |
2 | Month" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® and its |
4 | local associations are participating in REALTORS® Reach Out 2011 |
5 | across this Commonwealth; and |
6 | WHEREAS, This is the fourth year that REALTORS® will |
7 | participate in this initiative; and |
8 | WHEREAS, From October 1 through October 31, REALTORS® will |
9 | volunteer their time to benefit charitable organizations; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Pennsylvania REALTORS® volunteer throughout the |
11 | year, but the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® and its |
12 | members want to make a concerted effort to help out in |
13 | communities across this Commonwealth during October 2011; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In the past three REALTORS® Reach Out events, more |
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1 | than 5,500 REALTORS® across this Commonwealth participated with |
2 | 27 local REALTORS® associations and boards in donating more than |
3 | $153,000 and collecting nearly 37,600 pounds of food and 1,000 |
4 | pieces of clothing for charitable organizations; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Members also have refurbished homes, helped restore |
6 | local communities, held blood drives and provided other |
7 | assistance to those in need as part of this initiative; and |
8 | WHEREAS, REALTORS® Reach Out has scheduled the following |
9 | events for the month: a food drive October 1 through 31 at the |
10 | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® headquarters in Lemoyne, a |
11 | food drive on October 14 at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank |
12 | in Harrisburg, an arts and crafts kit distribution event at |
13 | Caitlin's Smiles in Harrisburg, an American Cancer Society |
14 | Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on October 15 at City |
15 | Island in Harrisburg, a Clean Clothes/Full Bellies clothes and |
16 | food event October 1 through 13 at the Cambria Somerset |
17 | Association of REALTORS®, a REALTORS® Association of York & |
18 | Adams Counties, Inc., silent auction on October 5 at the York |
19 | Expo Center, a Bucks County Association of REALTORS® clothing |
20 | and household item drive October 1 through 31 at six locations |
21 | in the county, as well as a blood drive at BCAR Headquarters on |
22 | October 19, a fall community clean-up at various locations |
23 | October 17 and 18, along with other events, and a Reading-Berks |
24 | Association of REALTORS® toy drive October 1 through December 2 |
25 | at the R-BAR Headquarters in Wyomissing; and |
26 | WHEREAS, Chartered in 1920 as the Pennsylvania Real Estate |
27 | Association, The Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® is one of |
28 | the largest trade associations in the State that serves as the |
29 | "voice for real estate®" for its more than 30,000 members in |
30 | this Commonwealth. It is a member organization of the National |
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1 | Association of REALTORS® and is comprised of residential and |
2 | commercial REALTORS® who subscribe to a strict code of ethics |
3 | and standards of practice; and |
4 | WHEREAS, The association seeks to promote homeownership, |
5 | encourage investment in real estate, protect the right to own |
6 | and use private property, enable members to transact business to |
7 | the advantage and protection of the public and members, promote |
8 | and maintain high standards of conduct, advance civil |
9 | development and economic growth in this Commonwealth and lend |
10 | assistance to the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission and |
11 | the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers in the |
12 | enforcement of their regulations; therefore be it |
13 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the |
14 | month of October 2011 as "Realtors Reach Out Month" in |
15 | Pennsylvania and offer all those participating in the event |
16 | support, encouragement and thanks for this year's REALTORS® |
17 | Reach Out initiative. |
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