2010 Joint Event Needs Sponsors

It’s a MAD HATTER Party and you’re invited! It’s that time of year again: the 5th Annual Joint Networking Event when commercial real estate organizations get together to have fun, network, win raffle items and give to a worthy cause. But to be successful, we need your help!

We would like for your company to be a sponsor for the event to be held on Wednesday, September 1st. If you have participated in the past, you know that over 400 people attend the event each year. Benefits of your $500 sponsorship include: having your company name publicized in multiple email blasts to members of all of the commercial real estate groups (TCAR, TCREW, TRAOBA, BOMA, IREM, CCIM-NC, AAREPNC and NAIOP)…that’s over 1,200 people! You’ll also have a 6ft. table at the event for display, get two free tickets to the event; and essentially be contributing to a very worthy cause: Interact. (At past events, you may recall we have given $10,000 to each of the following organizations: Pretty in Pink, Hilltop Homes and the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. $5,000 was given to the Women’s Center of Wake County at our first event.)

Please let me know if you are interested in sponsorship. Remember the earlier you sign up, the more exposure you will have to all the industry professionals! For the details contact Kim Brennan at kimb@tcar.com or call 919-228-2588.

Special thanks to Tri Properties for being our Gold Sponsor.

Cheers,
Kerry Saunders
On behalf of TCAR & TCREW

P.S. Two major raffle items: A $1,000 Disney gift certificate- good for any one of their parks, resorts, hotels, or stores; and an Apple iPad. More to come!!

Old News But it's Still Important

So, back in April the Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women had their 11th annual luncheon. This is a huge deal with well over 350 people that attend. The thing is that one of our current Board Members won an award that I just can not stop talking about. It's like turning 40, you celebrate the birthday for the entire month.

Well, the winner of the TCREW Commercial Real Estate Service Award went to our own Kerry Saunders of NAI Carolantic. The award is given to " an individual who provides the best professional commercial real estate service, with consideration for industry knowledge, leadership ability, negotiating skills, work ethic and creativity."

For 17 years she has plugged away over at NAI Carolantic, every year she puts together the NAI Carolantic Annual Real Estate Conference, she basically does what I do for TCREW and then she plans one of our biggest events, the Annual Joint Networking Event in August! She's a work horse. I don't know anyone that is more thorough, more attentive to detail and consistant than Kerry.

For me, she is sort of this pseudo mentor, a support system and a fellow Gator fan. I have an enormous amount of respect for her and I'm really proud and excited she has won this award. Hence I will take the opportunity to mention it as many times as I get the opportunity. Both NAI and TCAR, in my opinion, are really fortunate to have her.

Congrats Kerry