![]() ![]() The garden features a dedicated “demonstration” bed for teaching gardening skills. A $2,500 Placemaking Micro-Grant from the REALTOR® Party supported the construction of multiple raised garden beds, which were built over two days by volunteers including about 20 REALTORS®. Helping conserve open space and transform a local rural property into a natural community gathering space, the Plymouth and South Shore Association of REALTORS®, Pa., funded and planted an organic community garden. As a result of the event, the city is enacting plans to make the community a more desirable place to live. ![]() The goal was to improve walkability and biking in the city’s main corridors. The Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS®, S.C., partnered with the city of Myrtle Beach on a two-day walkability study of the community and a workshop with nationally recognized consultants, REALTORS®, city planners, engineers, the mayor, and city administrators. To help facilitate raising money and coordinating volunteers, Habitat for Humanity created a custom webpage for the association, which took the burden of tracking financial contributions and organizing volunteers of the 1,700-member association. Working closely with the Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, the Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® helped raise $75,000 ($40,000 from members) this summer for a project called “The House that Real Estate Built.” REALTORS® also volunteered to help build the house, on which construction will begin later this year. On the following pages we feature just a sampling of the REALTOR® association–led community and consumer outreach efforts shaping communities nationwide.īuilding & Beautification: Helping communities become more livable, sustainable, and desirable.īuild homes. ![]() They grow, beautify, and enrich their communities in many ways. They also raise awareness for issues ranging from walkable communities to workforce housing. They raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local and national charities. From planting community gardens to hosting home ownership seminars, REALTORS® and their associations contribute countless hours of community service every year. ![]()
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