Ok, gang, listen up for this week's pep talk!

This week, I was invited to speak about the Foundation by two Carpenter offices. It’s so fun for me to tell others about my passion.  Yet, in the middle of the first meeting, I realized something very important: the work that the Foundation accomplishes isn’t about my passion – it’s about YOURS. Often when I speak at meetings, people will ask questions like, “Why doesn’t the Foundation give to my area?” or “Why doesn’t the Foundation give to my favorite organization?” The reality is that the REALTOR® Foundation was formed to act as your philanthropic arm and in the interest of all REALTORS®.

So, yes, Carpenter in Franklin, this is your charity that has granted to Christian Help right in your hometown for the last five years. And yes, Rita O’Rear in Carmel, this is your Foundation that has a new relationship with Promising Futures in Noblesville. And yes, Jay Pearl, this is your Foundation that is focusing tremendous energy and dollars to help neighbors in need in St. Clair Place through the Building a Living Legacy project, a grant to Stopover and a grant to Englewood Community Development Corp.

Your REALTOR® Foundation has granted more than $625,000 in the last eight years to central Indiana organizations. Your REALTOR® Foundation has helped thousands of Hoosier families get back on their feet. Your REALTOR® Foundation has heard the voice of over 400 of you and has made decisions that will better this community.

So I ask you, if you are one of the central Indiana real estate professionals who hasn’t embraced the work of the REALTOR® Foundation as your own point of personal or professional pride, why haven’t you? Get involved today at www.realtorfoundation.org.