{"id":5673,"date":"2022-10-20T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/?p=5673"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T17:55:15","slug":"realtors-give-time-money-to-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/realtors-give-time-money-to-communities","title":{"rendered":"Realtors Give Time, Money to Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By: Sandra Clark  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxtntoday.com\/category\/our-town-leaders\/\">Our Town Leaders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxtntoday.com\/category\/communities\/west-knoxville\/\">West Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0305-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Realtors at Realty Executives Associates preparing to clean up Lakeshore Park.\" class=\"wp-image-5674\" width=\"443\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0305-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0305-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0305-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0305.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption>Realty Executives agents get instruction from Lakeshore Conservancy staff before beginning cleanup.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Charitable giving has continued to rise among Realtor associations, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=VeAO2BDYBwMOIcllAbzjl9Mu29OECpf-2FOakHhS8jdcJAh0yV5iaUaJ8JWX5DEgCGUgnQ24gzvUPczAlHtwxeCW8JLmQTSqljZfOVSByw5w-2Frqp3X1o2cChzI5yBXgnorPgk9AVacBkI-2F0XT8sCnot4elr6tVe0A0MVJ-2F4bsUbZ4-3DOcdc_6WbbMEWULnTyqbJLTboPL-2Bhr8bSguo11E0qAmlpiWpnC-2FRI5xjJRGwJRzTKhaqiZNx5yacVksGPxszq2JSxKDUyHRhYLZdnLW1ZBgtVt85qMTU6XLKaKUYeY8ocDYtYVl4DwoAiXLEbi-2F6rXF5Ijp8S-2BUDytqbO081B85hj9A-2F-2B1bKLOg-2B2xkLbOK3thj9LAT1VaEuwWk-2Fzgovtds50PRmaPPTHhXOeeynmw1G37dH7-2FBtwC3cSbs3-2Ft5tWfXxfKA6aVJ2Zbk7fpqKF6P4SxtZqlZLtFkcpVyZgKDZaAlqDXXBEwfJPdAsTIsAkoBfEYBZa0r-2BT0eb78Vm8dcKAMIoeloGKBpLNLt-2FJADb-2Fq-2Bh66nEbdZ6AbHFtAKqNnge5-2FKOT-2BV1NK4J4qFOAvJbbfBg-3D-3D\">Community Aid and Real Estate Report<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 CARE \u2013 offers insight into the monetary and volunteer contributions of NAR members, broker-owners and association executives or multiple listing service staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul><li>66% of Realtors volunteered every month<\/li><li>77% of broker-owners volunteered every month, and<\/li><li>Realtors are most likely to have volunteered with food delivery for the elderly or food banks to help with Covid-19, and nearly half volunteer the same as before the onset of the pandemic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Knoxville Area Association of Realtors (KAAR) volunteers stuffed more than 300 backpacks with $15,000 worth of school supplies for East Tennessee students who receive assistance through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youthvillages.org\/\">Youth Villages<\/a>\u2019 Backpack Heroes program. The money was raised in the KAAR\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planmygolfevent.com\/36533-KAAR\/index.html\">Birdies for Backpacks<\/a>&nbsp;golf tournament. KAAR has supported the Backpack Heroes initiative for the past 12 years and donated nearly $200,000 of supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realtors&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridarealtors.org\/events\/clean-up-florida-waters-about\">in Florida<\/a>&nbsp;cleared over 18,000 pounds of trash and debris from 36 miles of waterways across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Springfield, Missouri, Realtor Linda Brown and her husband, David, opened&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edenvillageusa.org\/springfield-mo\/\">Eden Village<\/a>, a 31-unit tiny-home community offering permanent housing and support services to individuals formerly homeless. It has grown to two with a third planned for 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/offices\/realty-executives-associates---farragut\/961\">Realty Executives Associates<\/a> volunteered to improve the grounds at Lakeshore Park. Here are some photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/April-Belew-cleaning-up-the-park-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5675\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5675\" class=\"wp-image-5675\"\/><figcaption>April Belew cleans up Lakeshore Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Melanie-Young-picking-weeds-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5676\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5676\" class=\"wp-image-5676\"\/><figcaption>Melanie Young pulls weeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Randy-and-Corry-Susong-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5677\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5677\" class=\"wp-image-5677\"\/><figcaption>Randy and Corry Susong at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Sandra Clark | Our Town Leaders, West Knoxville Charitable giving has continued to rise among Realtor associations, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. The&nbsp;Community Aid and Real Estate Report&nbsp;\u2013 CARE \u2013 offers insight into the monetary and volunteer contributions of NAR members, broker-owners and association executives or multiple listing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/realtors-give-time-money-to-communities\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Realtors Give Time, Money to Communities<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[19,3,285],"tags":[480,114,59],"yst_prominent_words":[1597,2305,6716,6721,6719,957,801,544,6720,1147,6726,6725,1299,3735,799,792,1502,1348,6718,6717],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5678,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673\/revisions\/5678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5673"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyexecutives.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}