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For Immediate Release: NJAR® HOUSING FOR ALL CALENDAR PROMOTES FAIR HOUSING2008 calendar features the 'best of the best' artwork from New Jersey students(Edison, NJ) In an effort to help promote the importance of fair housing, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) has created its 5th annual Housing for All calendar. The 2008 edition commemorates the fifth anniversary of the calendar by featuring the 'best of the best' artwork from 12 students throughout New Jersey who have won the NJAR® Fair Housing Poster Contest over the past five years. "Fair housing is a very important issue to REALTORS®," said NJAR® President Bill Hanley. "The calendars are a great way to raise awareness and promote equal opportunities in housing to help ensure that all New Jerseyans have access to the housing of their choice. The Housing for All calendar is also a great tool to help educate students about fair housing rights. The calendars promote a worthy cause and make a great gift for friends, family and co-workers." In 2002, the NJAR® Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity Committee initiated the NJAR® Fair Housing Poster contest. New Jersey students in grades three to six were asked to submit artwork that depicts their perspective of "What equal opportunity in housing means to me" or "Keeping fair housing in mind, what changes would you like to see in your neighborhood?" Calendars are available for five dollars each. Order forms are available at http://www.njar.com/about_njar/hof/pdf/2008CalendarFlyer.pdf or by calling (732) 494-5616. Checks may be made payable to NJAR® and should be sent with the order form to: NJAR®, P.O. Box 2098, Edison, N.J. 08818. All proceeds go towards the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF), a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization that seeks to create greater homeownership opportunities for New Jersey residents. Over the years, NJARHOF funds have gone towards producing affordable rental and ownership housing units throughout the state in Atlantic, Bergen, Cumberland, Hudson, Hunterdon, and Somerset counties. The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of more than 55,000 REALTOR® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® members in the state. 2007 marks the association's 90th anniversary year. 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. For more information, please visit www.njar.com. # # #
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