Windsor-Essex County Association of REALTORS® Celebrates 100 Years Celebrating 100 years of representing the interests of real estate agents, brokers, brokerages and their clients across the region, the Windsor-Essex County Association of REALTORS (WECAR) is focusing its efforts this year on thanking area residents for supporting their local agents. On May 26, 2018 WECAR hosted […]
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The local realtors’ association is starting its 100th birthday off by supporting a national cause. The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors (WECAR) kicked off its centennial celebration with a ceremony Thursday at its Windsor headquarters. Their first order of business was setting aside a donation to help those affected by the Humboldt bus tragedy. Area
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The Border Cities Real Estate Board, comprised of just twenty-five Members, was incorporated on April 12, 1918. This organization was formed by a group of brokers whose aim, according to an article written in March of 1927 in The Border Cities Star, was to “foster the real estate interest of this locality, to bring the
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Members of the Windsor-Essex County Association of REALTORS® (WECAR) participated in a second Annual Gala fundraiser for the Kiwanis Sunshine Point Camp in Harrow. REALTORS® raised over $50,000 so local children in need can attend the Kiwanis Sunshine Point Summer Camp. The Kiwanis Club of Windsor’s signature program is Sunshine Point Camp. The program targets
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A History of Presidents 1918 . . . . . . . .A.F. Healy 1919 . . . . . . . .W.E. Gundy 1920 . . . . . . . .Alex Simmers 1921 . . . . . . . .W.H. Morrey 1922 . . . . . . . .J.O. Lundy 1923
In 1979, Mayor Bert Weeks (1975-1982) reached out to The Windsor-Essex County Real Estate Board’s then-President, Bob Pedler, with a proposition. “One morning, the phone rang in my office, and it was Mayor Weeks calling,” recalls Pedler. “He said he had a proposal in mind, so I went down to his office the following morning,
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 was proclaimed REALTOR® Day and to recognize this the Board held a tree planting ceremony at REALTOR® Park, which the Board purchased and donated back to the City. One of WECREB’s core values and purposes is to help raise money for charitable and/or benevolent causes throughout the Windsor and Essex County
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Thousands of dollars and volunteer hours go back into community projects sponsored by WECAR. Through its 90 year history, The Windsor- Essex County Real Estate Board has contributed in countless ways toward enhancing and improving the quality of life for every citizen and every resident of the Windsor/Essex County area. REALTORS®, as a group and
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The LaSalle Hangout for Youth was established in November, 2015 based upon observation of young people on the streets and an absence of available after school and during school break programs designed for youth. the need was reinforced after talking to the LaSalle Police and local businesses. The primary goal of the LaSalle Hangout for
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There are so many wonderful stories of REALTORS® making a difference in the communities where they live and work. For example, the Dan Gemus Real Estate Team’s annual Country at Heart event, which launched in 2017 and raised an impressive $23,000 in its first year to help fund renovations to the Windsor Regional Hospital’s ICU
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