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Posted at 1:36 AM, Sep. 1, 2005
NAR Donates $1 Million More to Katrina Relief
CHICAGO (September 1, 2005) -- The National Association of REALTORS® announced today it will contribute an additional $1 million to funds established by REALTOR® associations in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi to provide emergency relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Earlier this week NAR made an initial donation of $50,000 to each of three state REALTOR® associations to help them establish funds to provide emergency assistance.
As the extent of the suffering and devastation caused by Katrina becomes clear, NAR is stepping up its efforts to raise funds from Realtors for emergency relief in the Gulf Coast.
"Hundreds of thousands of families lost their homes in this disaster. More REALTORS® have been affected by Katrina than any other disaster in history. Today Im asking the REALTOR® family to rise to the challenge, just as we did after 9/11 and the Tsunami in Southeast Asia earlier this year," said NAR President Al Mansell of Salt Lake City. Mansell is making a direct appeal today to the nations 1.2 million REALTORS®.
All administrative costs of the project will be absorbed by NAR. Every penny raised will go directly to aid the victims. Contributions can be made online through the following secure Web site powered by NARs e-commerce system: http://www.realtor.org/relief. Contributions are tax deductible. To make contributions by mail, checks should be made payable to the REALTORS® Relief Fund and sent to: REALTORS® Relief Fund, Attn: NAR Finance Division, 430 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60611.
The National Association of REALTORS® , The Voice for Real Estate, is Americas largest trade association, representing more than 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Information about NAR is available at http://www.realtor.org. This and other news releases are posted in the Web sites News Media section in the NAR Media Center.