INSIDENovember 2011 moves

On October 22 the Broadway office held an Art Show as a Client Appreciation Event. They enlisted the help of more than 30 artists from the East Metro area who shared more than 90 pieces of art and agreed to donate 20% of all sales back to the Equity Group Foundation. In addition to the art for sale there was also a retrospective of work by the brother of Broadway’s Mark Schaeffer.

Broadway will be holding the exhibit as a community open house on Thursday November 3 and 10 from 4-8pm if you would like to come check out the wonderful art or do some early holiday shopping!

Jim Homolka Retires Celebrating 25 Years

Retiring President Jim Homolka receives congratulations from Senior VP and General Manager Russ Newcomer and RE/MAX Chief Operating Officer Bruce Benham.

Jim shares the celebration of his 25 years with RE/MAX equity group and his retirement with his wife Mary Jane and one of his daughters, Denise.

Jim reminisces with Equity Group Realtors Founder Kurt Dalbey, who brought Jim to the company 25 years ago.

In honor of his retirement, Jim received the 18th hole flag and 4 clubs used by Ben Crane when he won the Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia, the first PGA sanctioned event in Southeast Asia.

Branch Managers and Russ gather around Jim and Mary Jane to say thank you for 25 years of leadership and friendship at Jim’s retirement reception held at the Portland Golf Club in mid October.

NEW TRIPLE DIAMOND CLUB MEMBERS - 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES

WELCOME NEW

AGENTS!

NEW DOUBLE DIAMOND CLUB MEMBERS - 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES

Maurene CampbellSunset Corridor

Shawn SkinnerMoreland-Sellwood

Chris HamiltonMoreland-Sellwood

Matt KennedySuburban SW

Jeff AlexanderTech Center

Geno CarneraVancouver Mall

NOT PICTURED:

Torin RigoniLake Oswego

Tawnya VranizanSunnyside

Pattie SchadSalem Business

Center

Marilyn BaldwinTech Center

Jim joined Vancouver Mall’s Doug Palin and Broadway’s Terry O’Donnell at Doug’s 75th birthday party. The three worked together in the early 70s at Stan Wiley when Doug was Jim’s manager and Terry was a manager of another Stan Wiley branch.

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Gresham agents give Jim a big sendoff for his retirement when he came to their recent Admin day.

Salem Business Center had fun with Jim when he came to their Admin day, putting together a Duck/Beaver coin toss with Jim representing the Ducks and Roger Elliot representing the Beavers.

Gresham’s Shar Giard and Sunnyside’s Tom Stubbs share tips with Gresham agents on what they are doing that is working in the market today.

What I’ve found that is really helping me in today’s market is keeping myself upbeat.

I use a gratitude journal, in which I write 5 things I’m grateful for that day every night before I go to bed. I also say 25 ‘thank yous” every night when I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning. As much as systems or techniques, having a really good attitude makes a difference in what I can accomplish each day in my life and my business.

At this time of year, it’s also time to start thinking about making your business plan. You need to have a business plan so you know what to expect and that you can get there.

Lake Oswego’s Branch Coordinator Heidi Norrington welcomed son Logan on October 17 at 7:58 am. Logan weighed 7 lbs, 13 ounces and is hiding some red hair under that cap. Congratulations!

West Hills’ Lisa Pridgen shows off some beautiful blooms from her Dahlia garden.

Canby added some spooky fun to their Tuesday meeting with their annual Pumpkin Carving Contest. JoEllen Reif won the Most Creative award while the other creations earned their own recognition. “Eye Surgeon” Roseann Crum cooks up some “Eyes of Newt” to go with Chopped Toad Sand-Witches, Scales of Lizard, Finger Food, Ghoul Stew & Toad-ally delicious Desserts. Rockin’ Branch Manager Bill Reif gives Dorena Grim a birthday cupcake.

Congratulations to Shelly Samson, of the Salem Business Center office, on the birth of her grandson, Tucker Robert Sexton. Tucker was born October 24th, 2011 at 6:13 pm. He weighed 8 lb 4oz and was 23 inches.

Russ Newcomer, Tom Urushitani, Angela Sutton, Whitney Parker, Shannon Wight and branch manager Alan Mehrwein celebrate the Halloween season at Lake Oswego’s Halloween Party.

Manager dedication to outstanding service is exhibited by Broadway Manager Rod Renwick who pitches in to get weeds in the parking lot sprayed quickly.