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More Than Realtors®--
Long Island Board of Realtors Launch Campaign To Support Community Organizations

October 2006 - West Babylon, NY -With the theme “We’re More Than Realtors® , the Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) Public Relations Committee launched their 2006 campaign to expand upon LIBOR’s long standing commitment toward supporting the work of Long Island’s charitable organizations. The non-profit trade association with more than 28,000 members is the largest local Realtor® board in the country.

The Huntington Township Chapter of LIBOR has set the tone and is supporting this year’s campaign by raising more than $22,000 for the Women’s Heart Program at Huntington Hospital. According to Mary Fudens, President of the Huntington Chapter of LIBOR, “Our local chapter is committed to assisting our community by supporting a wide range of not-for-profit organizations that meet the needs of our diverse population in Huntington Township.”

As part of their commitment to support the local Women’s Heart Program at Huntington Hospital, the Huntington Chapter of LIBOR attended the 2006 Long Island Fall Festival at Heckscher Park in Huntington Village on October 6-9. Huntington chapter members worked extremely hard to sell raffle tickets to support the Women’s Heart Program and to distribute information about the local LIBOR Chapter’s activities to promote our local not-for-profit organizations. Among the prizes offered to visitors of the Fall Festival were :

This spectacular Fall Festival featured fun-filled festivities for the whole family with hundreds of attractions, global cuisine, a world-class carnival and over 200 exciting, live performances. The Long Island Fall Festival is the largest event of its kind in the tri-state area, hosting over 250,000 visitors. It was a great opportunity for Realtors® to introduce the community to who they are and the great work they are involved with.

“We’re very proud of the work of the Huntington Township Chapter,” said LIBOR President Gil Picard. “The Chapter is setting the tone for an ambitious new campaign to support not-for-profit organizations in the Huntington community which benefit so many local residents,” added Picard. “This campaign and the work of all of our LIBOR Chapters illustrate why ‘We’re More Than Realtors®’,” said Picard.

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Press Release Contact:
Tricia Chirco
Marketing & Communication Director
631-661-4800 Ext. 345

The Long Island Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit trade association consisting of more than 20,500 professional Realtors. LIBOR is the largest local Realtor® Board in the Country with ten Chapters covering the North Shore, South Shore and Central areas of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. Realtor® members volunteer to participate in local Chapter meetings and fundraising events. For more information about LIBOR, or to locate a Realtor in your area, visit our web site at: www.mlsli.com.