Needy Non-profit Groups Can Now Earn 10% of Realty Agent Commissions

Now THIS is a good idea for struggling San Clemente non-profit groups. On a million dollar home, an agent's commission could be $30,000 or $60,000 depending on whether the agent represented just the seller, or seller and buyer, too. So a non-profit would get $3000 or $6000. Hmmmm, better than the average small donations they get. Why didn't someone think of this earlier? Especially the way the media has been beating up realty agents for charging too much for their services.(Yeah, YOU go try to sell a million dollar home and see how much work it is over the 6-8 months that it takes). Anyway, here's the deal on this:

Buy or sell your local home after registering
it with RealtyCares.org and get 10% of this
local realty agent’s commission donated to
your group* in your name!

There's info about it on this local Realtor's web site at: http://www.debbieferrari.com/RealtyCares/

I hope this really catches on because it's a win-win for the non-profits in San Clemente and for the Realtor, too. Non-profits get some big donations and the Realtors get new clients...Hope the Media is watching THIS one....

This year our annual Dancing to a New Beat dance contest which mimics the “Dancing With the Stars” TV program, is off to a great early start. Our
program benefits the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center – San Clemente.
Last year’s 2008 dance contest is explained on www.DancingToANewBeat.com and
that site is being updated to 2009 as I type this.
Here are a few photos from our Dancer Orientation/Hospital Tour last Thursday night.
You are welcome to use any of these pics noted in this email. Just choose the one(s) you want
and email me a small copy and then I can I.D. the people for you.(Note that the REALLY GOOD ones by Lisa Manning need a credit line to her.)
Last year, our dance contest raised about $300,000 and NETTED about $200,000 for the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center – San Clemente. mostly to buy medical machines and equipment to treat coronary patients. Such a net profit percentage is almost unheard of in fund raising circles, but we are 99% volunteers.
We’d love to see you at our first 2009 Dancer “Practice Session” coming up soon at our local Londance Studios dance studio, and I will email you just before, that event, because it is a time for you to get some
terrific photos of all six dancers and their professional
partners going through their beautiful dance routines.
Here is what the Register ran about the dance contest and it gives
you the gist of what the competition is all about:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dancing-co... OR http://tinyurl.com/7jdmdu

The event has become so popular that we had dozens of potential cast members express interest. Some were nominated as early as last year's event (a form in the program allowed attendees to make nominations). We invited all the finalists to an event in November where they met the committee members who cast the final votes.
We try to represent a cross section of the community in each year's cast, to help us reach a wider swath of the community with both our fundraising efforts and our message about the revitalization of the hospital under Saddleback's ownership.
Selection criteria includes charisma, community involvement, and dedication to the cause--they've got to have a heart when it comes to our local hospital. It was particularly hard this year to narrow the choices to six, we had so many candidates with that "wow" factor. This year's cast includes more women than men--4 to 2--which is a first.
Joining the cast is a tremendous commitment. Each cast member agrees to personally raise a minimum of $5000 for cardiac care and emergency services--and our champions last year each raised around 30K.
And of course, the training requires a significant time and financial commitment as well. Some of our dancers last year purchased 100 lessons from Londance Studios, which provides the professional partners. But, if you ask them was it worth it, they'll all say "yes."
Each of them knows he or she has made a difference in the community that will benefit us all with expanded cardiac care capabilities. But beyond that, many of them say this was one of the best experiences they've every had. And a number of them continue to dance, some competitively.