REALTORS® Say No to Vandalism
In the late 1970s vandalism cost Americans over 800 million dollars a year. School vandalism alone topped $60,000 per district. Rather than do nothing REALTORS® began their own prevention program, "The Handwriting on the Wall."
In New Jersey, the Ocean County Association sponsored a school assembly presentation and a contest for anti-vandalism posters. REALTORS® across the state joined educators and police in persuading the governor to proclaim a "Vandalism Prevention Week."
In Pennsylvania, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Board also approached the schools with a clean-up project and a slogan contest. New York's Greater Buffalo Board awarded cash prizes to high schools with the best plans for ending vandalism in the communities.
Many people were talking about vandalism but REALTORS® were doing something about it.
