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Adding up the Difference REALTORS® Made in New Orleans

There's no way to measure the full value of the hard work of NARdi Gras attendees who have helped restore New Orleans this week. Nonetheless, a few numbers will give you a sense of what's been accomplished here in just a few days.

8,364: The number of hours NAR members had spent in volunteer activities through Saturday, November 11.

15,000: The number of dollars NAR donated to purchase supplies and equipment to help restore City Park. The equipment used during volunteer projects in the park will remain for future upkeep and maintenance.

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A local point of view

I have lived away since 2001, but was born and raised 30 years in the New Orleans area and have plenty of family I visit here several times a year. Being here with NAR has been extremely bittersweet for me.

Part of it has been very good: It’s literally awesome that tens of thousands of real estate professionals have committed themselves to attending this event in this city, and equally amazing how many have gotten down into the dirt to help improve New Orleans.

When I participated in a Habitat build early in the week, I was struck by the number of volunteers in our group and that so many already knew something about putting up siding from other Habitat projects they’d done.
Habitat Build

No one allowed themselves time for self-congratulation, jumping instead immediately to work, seemingly racing to accomplish as much as they could before we broke for lunch and the dedication/key presentation at a neighboring house.
Habitat dedication

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New Orleans welcomes REALTORS®

The path from the New Orleans airport gates into the central business district is lined with advertisements from NAR touting REALTORS®' desire to make a difference and our pride in returning to New Orleans. With the same look as the REALTOR® Public Awareness Campaign, the signs serve as a notice to the residents of New Orleans that REALTORS® are coming, and as reminders to REALTORS® about why they did.

Katrina cottage: A bit of the gulf coast in Maryland

The Washington Post has run a couple of stories about a "Katrina cottage" being built in Silver Spring, Md. The cottages were designed as alternatives to the FEMA trailers used by many people left homeless by the Gulf Coast hurricanes. The house was built in Louisiana and moved to Maryland in an effort reminiscent of NAR's own Operation Home Delivery.

A California manufactured-housing company is donating this cottage to a Silver Spring family. This past weekend, carpenters were putting siding on the pretty white house with lots of windows and an inviting front porch.

I'm looking forward to joining more than 2,000 NARdi Gras attendees volunteering in New Orleans this week, but the Katrina cottage in my hometown literally got me where I live. I'm excited about NARdi Gras -- and also about the community-building in my own backyard.

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NARdi Gras Live
Experience the information, the atmosphere, and the spirit of the 2006 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.

The NARdi Gras Live blog will keep REALTORS®, REALTOR® association executives, real estate brokers, and others informed about the events and the learnings from NAR’s 2006 annual conference, one of the largest in the U.S.

As the nation’s largest trade association, representing its 1.3 million members, the National Association of REALTORS® is the collective force influencing and shaping the real estate industry, and is the leading advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property.

The blog will feature contributions from NAR editors and the staff of the Center for REALTOR® Technology, as well as selected association executives and leaders. REALTORS® are invited to post their comments on any post. To see the blog in action, stop by the bloggers' lounge on the 3rd floor of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Wednesday, November 8 through Monday, November 13.


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