NEWS
Nominations now open for 2019 ORRA Annual Awards
Submit nominations by November 1, 2019 for REALTOR® of the Year, Grant Clarke Volunteer, and more honors
Do you know an ORRA REALTOR® or
affiliate member whose contributions to the
association, profession, and industry deserve
recognition? Then submit their name
for consideration of an ORRA Annual Award
(self-nominations are welcome, too)!
Complete awards descriptions and criteria,
plus a nomination form, are available on
orlandorealtors.org. Completed nomination
forms are to be submitted online and must
be received no later than November 1, 2019.
Chairman of the Year honors a current
association member who has been successful
in focusing on objectives of the association's
goals for the year; demonstrated
good record-keeping for their committee;
conducted their committee meetings in a
professional manner; and has shown traits
of a leader of the association.
Grant Clarke Volunteer Award honors a
current REALTOR® member of the association
who has demonstrated leadership and
commitment to the fulfillment of the association’s
strategic plan through volunteer
committee work and activities throughout
the year.
Pillar of the Community honors an association
Help tell the story that REALTORS® are
the key to a successful real estate transaction!
Share #IamTheKey graphics with your
followers and spread the “Use A REALTOR
®” message. Visit orlandorealtors.org/
iamthekey for access to a host of shareable
images and easy instructions.
Four members received
a little extra pocket money
from ORRA this summer.
These lucky Orlando REALTORS
® each won a $50 Visa
gift card just for sharing content
from ORRA’s #IamTheKey
social media awareness
campaign across their own
channels: Damarys Semprit,
Keller Williams Advantage 2
Realty; Jimmy Douglas, J.A.D
Fl Home Inc; April Johnson,
AmeriTeam Realty Inc.; and
Sherona Nandram, Nexthome Z House
Realty.
The #IamTheKey member-engagement
effort was part of
ORRA’s annual consumer awareness
campaign, which utilizes
multiple marketing platforms to
emphasize the value that a REALTOR
® brings to the real estate
transaction. For the initiative,
members were provided with 30
graphics to download and post
on their own Facebook, Instagram,
and Twitter accounts.
Images from the #IamTheKey
social initiative were interacted
with 3,920 times and reached 51,415 individuals
during the campaign period.
Social Sharing
Contest Results
REALTORS® spread #IAmTheKey
social message far and wide
member who has shown exceptional
community service and outreach in single
or multiple organizations.
REALTOR® of the Year honors a current
REALTOR® member who has demonstrated
a high degree of competence in a leadership
role with ORRA; served in various capacities
and on various committees in the association;
displayed unusual effort and initiative;
and has been involved in extra-curricular
activities during the year on behalf of the
association.
REALTOR® Rising Star of the Year
honors a current REALTOR® member of
the association who has contributed
outstanding service and time on behalf of
the association within the current year and
has demonstrated commitment and made
exemplary contributions to the association
by attendance and participation.
Walter Rose Lifetime Member (recommended
by REALTOR® members and
confirmed by the ORRA Board of Directors)
honors a current member of ORRA who has
rendered exceptional or unusual service to
the association or has been recognized by
NAR as a REALTOR® Emeritus; is a recipient
of the Distinguished Service Award; is a NAR
past president; or is a Florida REALTORS®
past president.
Association Educator of the Year honors
a current member who has demonstrated
teaching excellence based on evaluations
from classes and commitment of service to
the association at association-sponsored
programs within a three-year period, including
the current year.
Affiliate Member of the Year honors a
current affiliate member who has contributed
outstanding service and time on behalf
of the association within the current year
and demonstrated a commitment and/
or made exemplary contributions to the
association.
Affiliate Rising Star of the Year honors a
current affiliate member of the association
who has contributed outstanding service
and time on behalf of the association within
the current year and has demonstrated
commitment and made exemplary contributions
to the association by attendance
and participation.
Questions? Please reach out to
AngelaF@orlandorealtors.org.
8 Orlando REALTOR® Fall 2019
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