Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors Gives $1K to the Community Council

Left to right: Louise McTaggart, Campaign Steering Committee; Karen Godfrey, President of the Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors and other Board members.

The Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors donated $1,000 to the "Partners in Service" Campaign of the Community Council of the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center. The announcement was made by Karen Godfrey, President of the Board. "The Board of Realtors is pleased to support the work of the Council. Their Plant Rescue Project and other preservation projects and their monthly seminars benefit our customers and their families. When people move into this beautiful mountain region they often have questions regarding what plants will prosper in our climate, what plants are already on their property, and how to save endangered species," said Godfrey. "Oftentimes the Council and the GMRE Center staff are of assistance to them," she said.

The Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors is composed of real-estate owners and agents from Gilmer, Fannin, Union and Towns Counties in Georgia and Clay and Cherokee Counties in North Carolina. The organization was founded in 1978 and currently has 1,200 members. Board of Realtors members provide multi-listings for the entire region and subscribe to a comprehensive Code of Ethics which is monitored by the Board. Brenda Jacobs has served the Association Executive for 21 years.

In receiving the gift, Louise McTaggart, a member of the Campaign Steering Committee and a Past President of the Board of Realtors, said: "We are grateful for this generous gift from the Board. As a Realtor, It is a particular delight to see the Board support the important work of the Council. It is a natural partnership as both groups work toward the common goal of improving the quality of life in the region."

The Community Council has the three emphases of educational enrichment experiences for students, outreach seminars for adults and preservation projects important to preserving our mountain heritage. In three years of operation, the Council served over 9,000 students and adults thorough its programs and activities. In addition to the Plant Rescue Project, it has four other preservation projects underway at the GMRE Center. Over 200 volunteers assisted the Council in its work during the last year.