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For Immediate Release: NJAR® Announces Poster Contest WinnersStudents' Artwork to Appear in Fair Housing Calendar(Edison, NJ) The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) proudly announces the winners of its fourth annual fair housing poster contest. Open to New Jersey students in grades three to six, the contest called for artwork conveying one of two themes, either "What Equal Opportunity in Housing Means to Me" or "Keeping Fair Housing in Mind, What Changes Would You Like to See in Your Neighborhood?" The contest was sponsored by the NJAR® Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity Committee, who chose thirteen posters to adorn the pages and cover of the 2007 "Housing for All" calendar. The calendar will also include the name and artwork for each of the 19 honorable mention winners. "I would like to thank all of the students involved for submitting such wonderful artwork," said NJAR® President Bonnie Fitzgerald. "Through their creative insight, the students are helping to convey the valuable message that everyone deserves equal opportunities in housing." In addition to having their artwork published in the calendar, the 13 winners will each receive a framed copy of their poster, a certificate of achievement and a $25 American Express Gift Cheque. The winners, listed below, will receive their prizes at the NJAR® awards session during the Triple Play 2006 REALTOR® Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City in December. Calendar Cover: Tithi G. Patel -
5th grade, Martin Luther King School,
Piscataway The honorable mention winners listed below will have their name and artwork published in the calendar. Andrew Baskharon - George E.
Wilson Elementary School, Trenton The calendars are available for purchase by calling Joanne Peck at (732) 494-4706. The cost for the full-color 2007 "Housing for All" calendar is $5, including 7 percent sales tax. All proceeds will benefit the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF), a 501 (c) (3) organization created in 2003 that seeks to promote greater homeownership opportunities for New Jersey residents. The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of approximately 57,000 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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