Voices of Real Estate

We are returning from the State of Maine where the RPAC Trustees dutifully performed the very important task of designing strategies and support for our issues and candidates. The RPAC Trustees are due the express gratitude of all REALTORS for the tremendous investment of their time between regular meeting cycles to do work that benefits all of us.

Knowing that the Trustees were in Maine, Past NAR President Sharon Millett and her husband Jerry, opened their home and treated all of us to an evening we will never forget. The entire family worked hard to make the evening so memorable.

We had never been to a Lobster Bake, which is a Maine tradition, and no one does it better than the Millett family. The preparation was intriguing,from the cooking on the beach to the serving of the clams, lobsters, corn on the cob, filet mignon to the strawberry/blueberry shortcake parfaits. All of it melted in your mouth.

In addition to the Trustees and Leadership Team, four past NAR Presidents were in attendance: Pat Combs, Dorcas T. Helfant (also a RPAC Trusee), Cathy Whatley and - of course - Sharon Millett .

Left to right, Jerry Millet, Jim Helsel, Dick Gaylord, Sharon Millet and Charles McMillan.

Again, our heartfelt thanks to the RPAC Trustees, NAR's Government Affairs staff and to Sharon and Jerry and the entire Millett family for a very productive meeting and a weekend we will never forget. -- Dick Gaylord; 2008 NAR President, Charles McMillan; 2008 NAR President-Elect and Jim Helsel; 2008 NAR Treasurer.