Zebulon, GA

After attending our local boards annual 2009 Realtors Celebration this past Friday evening, seeing the awards earned after the tough market we faced in 2008, was very encouraging.  To all the homes viewed, customers and/or clients served, loans put together, schedules rearranged, marketing ideas, educational/training classes attended and everything else that goes with our profession.....congratulations to all our local board winners! 

             Left To Right: Shirley Tropp-RE/MAX Southern, Angi Pilkenton-McLeRoy Realty & Cindy Woodle-ERA Graham Realty

The Pike County Chamber of Commerce has decided not to host the annual Fourth of July fireworks this year because of the current state of the economy. You can read the whole story here:

No fireworks? No Celebrating our Independence? Are you kidding me?

There isn't any doubt that times are hard. All we have to do is cut on the news and gloom and doom is broadcasted 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. Turn on the radio: The announcer is telling us how bad things are every chance they stop playing songs about living in fear and being without hope. All we have to do is look at our neighbors and see them losing their homes to foreclosure. We all pray quietly that we won't be next...

Continue reading this over at my website: That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia.

Posted February 20, 2009.

As promised here is some updated information on this upcoming event! This year's theme will be based on a western theme, "Roundin Up For A Cure". So folks lets saddle up, pull on the reins on committment and lasso up those donations! For donations, becoming a member of our team or just general information on this event go to the following: www.RelayForLife.org/PikeGA

This community event is my favorite one to participate in for a couple reasons. Number #1 is that it benefits such a great cause! Cancer affects all of us in one way or another. It affects us by family, friends, co-worker(s), neighbors, clients.....somehow it touches our lives. Number #2 is our team joins together under one local board, not seperate brokerages, and work toward this one goal.

This year our Relay For Life is set for May 8, 2009. We have not had an "official" meeting but as soon as one is set and as I know further information....I will update this blog. Let me hear from you on any ideas that you may be doing to promote this great cause!

Heart of Georgia Board of REALTORS 2008

Front Row: Angi Johnson (now Pilkenton), Amy Harris, Alicia Gibson, Kristal Reid, Cathy Nichols, Will Nelms (our contestant in the Womanless Beauty Pageant!).

Back Row: Stacie Shirley, Janice Edmondson, Erica Dye.