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For Immediate Release: NJAR® Announces Poster Contest Winners(Edison, NJ) The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) proudly announces the winners of its fair housing poster contest. New Jersey students in grades three to six were asked to submit artwork depicting a fair housing theme. Twelve winners were chosen, one for each month, to adorn the pages of the 2006 "Housing for All" calendar. "On behalf of NJAR®, I would like to thank all of the students for submitting wonderful artwork and for helping us spread the message of fair housing," said NJAR® President Mary Davis. "Congratulations to the winners for capturing the theme and for your creative contributions to the calendar." In addition to having their artwork published in the calendar, the 12 winners will each receive a framed copy of their poster and a $25 American Express Gift Cheque. The winners, listed below, will receive their prizes at the Triple Play 2005 REALTOR® Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City in December. Braulio Brisita, Fifth grade, Grant Elementary School, Trenton, NJ Cristal Lobaton, Third grade, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Annex, Neptune, NJ Zachary Reiser, Fifth grade, Valley Road School, Stanhope, NJ Ali Nicole Johnson, Sixth grade, St. Joseph School, Newton, NJ Brittany Anello, Sixth grade, Lafayette Twp. School, Lafayette, NJ Neema Patel, Fourth grade, West Dover Elementary School, Toms River, NJ Kathryn Sturdevant, Fifth grade, Valley Road School, Stanhope, NJ Veronika Jastrzebski, Third grade, Franklin Elementary School, South Plainfield, NJ Sindy Ibarra, Sixth grade, Roosevelt Public School, Roosevelt, NJ Amy Dolce, Fourth grade, Brookside School, Monroe Township, NJ Joanna Stiner, Fifth grade, Valley Road School, Stanhope, NJ Michael D. McGlynn, Fifth grade, Lanes Mill Elementary School, Brick, NJ The contest was sponsored by the NJAR® Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity Committee. The calendars are available for purchase by calling Maria Schlesier at 732-494-4706. The cost for the full-color 2006 "Housing for All" calendar is $5 including sales tax. All proceeds will benefit the NJAR® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) organization created in 2003 that seeks to promote greater home ownership opportunities for New Jersey residents. The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of approximately 49,000 REALTOR® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® members in the state. REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who subscribe to the REALTOR® organization's strict Code of Ethics and are members of the National, State and Local REALTOR® organizations. # # #
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