Newsworthy- First Quarter 2014

MEMBER ASHLEY DIETCH MAKES "30 UNDER 30" FOR 2014
The "30 Under 30" distinction recognizes up and coming professionals in the real estate industry who are under the age of 30, with business success, community involvement, and professional leadership all contributing factors for the award.  Ashley competed against hundreds of contenders throughout the U.S. and Canada for the top spot placement, with a week long voting period at the end of March determining the winning 30 from a list of 50 finalists.  Congrats Ashley!

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MEMBER KARLA HUITSING IS GRAR PRESIDENT FOR 2014
Karla has 16 years experience in real estate profession.  She currently manages Towne Square Real Estate.  Her current goals are to help promote the real estate industry in renewing the timeless values of honesty, trust, forthrightness and excellence.  She strives to improve our profession and the surrounding communities.  GRAR is fortunate to have great leaders like you!  Thank you for your service.

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MEMBER CATHY HOPPOUGH NAMED AS GRAR PRESIDENT-ELECT 2014
Cathy has been a Realtor for over 30 years.  She greatly values education and working with others.  As president-elect, she will work closely with the GRAR president and the board of directors.  Congrats Cathy!  We know you will do a great job leading GRAR.

Noteworthy:  This is the first time in GRAR history where both the president and president-elect positions are filled by women.  AND they are both WCR members too!

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LAUNCHED NEW WEBSITE WCRWESTMICHIGAN.COM
Due to some limitations of the chapter specific site provided by national WCR, we decided to make our own.  Check our website for information on past and future events, member rosters, sponsorship info, etc.  A big thanks to marketing co-chair Katrina Cole for your hard work in creating the website.

WCR WESTERN MICHIGAN FACEBOOK PAGE HITS 400 LIKES
The facebook page hit a new milestone, achieving over 400 likes.  Thanks to all our members who interact with our facebook page.  It is a very efficient way for us to share news, events, and photos.  When is the last time you checked us out on facebook? https://www.facebook.com/WCRwestMichigan.

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