A L ETTE R FR OM THE E D I T OR S
In this issue, we have a number of very interesting articles that
cover a wide variety of topics - from figuring out who your
audience is on Facebook to the impact of international real
estate in our market (and in case you didn’t know - it’s HUGE here
in Southwest Florida!) As always, we welcome submissions from
YOU - our members. If you have a story to tell or some advice
you think could help another member, let us know! Connect
Magazine is about the members, so let your voice be heard!
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MEMBER HONORED FOR SERVICE
Congratulations to Cynthia Shafer, Lahaina Realty, who was honored
by the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation in February for her charity
work. Wells Fargo presented Cynthia with a $2,000 check, five
boxes of donated books, and 150 plush ponies for her organization,
Bedz for Kidz. Wells Fargo also took time to honor Shafer’s 94 year
old father-in-law for his military service.
Cynthia founded Bedz for Kidz in 2001 and spends every weekend
with her husband John and her sister Donna delivering beds to
foster families so that the children they take in have a comfortable
place to sleep. In 2002, Cynthia won the Realtor® Magazine’s Good
Neighbor Award for her work.
Shafer’s unexpected honor sprung from a chance meeting with Martin Sundquist, executive director of the Wells Fargo Housing
Foundation, during the REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Chicago last November. Shafer began to tell Sundquist of her charity work.
He had the idea to surprise her and deliver plush ponies to her for use in her nonprofit. So on February 6th, that’s exactly what they
did. Sundquist said, “When you think about the selfless leadership of REALTORS® across the country, that’s why the Good Neighbor
program has been such a great program to support.”
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