Office Closure
The CAR office will be closed on Monday, January 21, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Security Precaution
Due to security issues the CAR office is no longer accepting cash payments. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We do accept Visa, MasterCard as well as checks.

Awards of Excellence
Entry forms for the Awards of Excellence have been faxed to all offices. Please note that the deadline for entries is Friday, February 1, 2008. Entries received after that date will be ineligible. Please use the guidelines online when applying for an award (available in Word and PDF formats).

Community Service Update

• MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The 10^th Annual Beach Blanket Blood Drive will be held January 29 &30 at the Ocean City Convention Center. We are looking for blood donors and volunteers to work the event. The Committee is trying to beat last years record by 10%. The DelMarva Blood Bank and the Community Service Committee need at least 700 qualified donors to make that goal. Please e-mail Terry of Shamrock Realty Group at tltestani@mchsi.com or Cindy Poremski of RE/Max Premier Properties at cindy@OCconnection.com to volunteer your time to man the event. The time slots are listed below. Seven persons are needed for each time slot to man all stations.
  • Tuesday, January 29: 9:30-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-3 p.m., 3-5 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, January 30: 8:30-10:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-3 p.m., 3-4 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m..
• "Reach out and touch someone"—By donating a used, functional, cleared of all contacts cell phone in the month of January. Prudential/Carruthers offices from Salisbury to Ocean City and the World Gym on 67^th Street, Ocean City are drop off locations. All proceeds will be donated to the Sunshine Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to children with cancer. They provide positive group activities and emotional support for young cancer patients. The Sunshine Kids also provide a variety of programs and events, free of charge for kids who are receiving cancer treatments in hospitals across America. This donation may be used as a tax deduction. For additional information and the organization’s tax ID number please visit The Sunshine Kids Web site.
  
• At this time of year so many of our members help others, so please let us know by e-mailing info@coastalrealtor.org. Whether it was adopting a family, collecting "Toys for Tots" etc. Even if it was through your church or a local organization. We want to know about it. Next year we would like to collect another C.A.R.E. award at the MAR Convention. With your help we can do that. We just need to know:
  • Who it benefited?
  • Dollar amount collected?
  • How many man hours you volunteered?

Late Fees Assessed
Board dues are now past due. A $50 late fee will be assessed.

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CAR Membership Applications and MLS Forms
The CAR Membership Application, MLS Clerical Access Form and MLS Waiver Request Form are now located on our Web site at CoastalRealtor.org. You will find them under the section, REALTOR^® Resources. We ask that you please take advantage of this new feature.