Your Time is Valuable

Your time is valuable is the most important thing I have learned at GHAR and I remind myself of it everyday. I have had the opportunity to work with many volunteer leaders through the various committees that I serve. With each group, new learning experiences and new opportunities unfold while developing programs to fill the needs of our membership. What is most impressive is the valuable time invested by the volunteers, which helps us to achieve our committee objectives.

Currently, I serve as a liaison to the Commercial Council Committee for GHAR. We recently hosted National Speaker Andrew Zezas through a grant from NAR’s Signature Series. What a great National Speaker! We will be sure to host another signature series event next year! Andrew discussed Tenant Representation material with a room full of our commercial REALTORS®. Feedback from our members is so important, which is why we send surveys after each event. We received some wonderful responses and I’d like to share them with you:

“Andrew is a dynamic speaker and I always find it great to attend continuing education that helps in the commercial world.”

“He was very knowledgeable and informative. I picked up a couple of good ideas I can use.”

“Class act” and “Great Program”

One of my biggest rewards as a staff liaison to this dedicated group of volunteers is that they have a wonderful experience. I am truly grateful for the learning opportunities provided to me by our volunteer leaders and the time that you give. You do make a difference. If you haven’t volunteered and would like to, there’s still time to sign up for 2011! This is your association and we want your voice to be heard!

One last note… to show our gratitude for your valuable time, please join us for our annual Holiday and Volunteer Appreciation Party – complete with cocktails and delicious food at the Hartford Golf Club on December 9th. Sign up here: http://www.gharonline.com/pdf/Event_Holiday_Registration.pdf. The event is open to everyone but our volunteers can’t beat the price! It’s free for all of the GHAR committee members so please attend and enjoy. I hope to see you there!

Gina Micelotta
Director of Member Services