2004 Foundation Fund Advisory Board Report

Foundation Fund grows to $250,000!

by Bob Miller, Chair

The Columbus Board of REALTORS® Fund has grown to over $250,000 during 2004.

Very important grants have been made from the fund this year to support housing in the Central Ohio area. They include: Coalition on Homelessness and Housing, Greater Columbus Habitat for Humanity, Greater Linden Community Development Corporation, Homes on the Hill and Take It To The Streets. The fund also awarded an academic scholarship this year through Columbus State Community College.

Many gifts have been made in memory of: Todd Bean, Hugo Cabrera, Sarah M. Calhoon, Gene Collins, Homer Coss, Thomas Kohr, Bill McCorkle, John F. Pepper, Carlyle V. Perry, Oliver Rowe, Irving Schottenstein, Vivian Snowman, and Robert Vogt.

Other gifts have been received in honor of: CBR’s 2003 Affordable Housing Committee, in honor of Barbara Lach being our 2004 President of the Ohio Association of REALTORS® and in honor of CBR’s Chief Executive Officer Larry Metzger.

In addition, the four subcommittees of the Advisory Board- Housing Related Projects, Scholarships, Promotions/Marketing and Annual Campaign- have been hard at work planning fundraising events and awarding scholarships and grants from the fund.
We encourage you to contribute to the REALTOR® Foundation Fund. You can do so in many ways including planned giving and bequests, endowed scholarships, in kind gifts, commemorative or memorial gifts, or cash gifts.

If you have any questions regarding opportunities to give to or participate in the CBR Foundation Fund, please contact Stan Collins at 475-4000, ext. 235.

REALTORS® Foundation Fund Scholarship awarded Congratulations to Diane Hogenbirk – Columbus Board of REALTORS® first recipient of the CBR Foundation Fund Scholarship.   Diane is currently enrolled at Columbus State Community College, where she carries a 3.2 grade point average and is pursuing an Associates Degree in Real Estate. In addition to being a student, Diane is employed fulltime as an office manager for Newark Valley Urgent Care and is responsible for managing patient registration and care, HIPPA regulations and networking. Prior to that, she worked as office manager for Capital City Ice, where she supervised 90+ employees, handled customer service and OSHA & DOT regulations. Diane has been described as a diligent, loyal and organized worker with a sparkling personality. She presents herself very well. On receiving the scholarship, Diane says, “I am determined to acquire a real estate Degree and I am striving to succeed both academically and professionally. With this scholarship, I am better able to focus on my new real estate career.”

Sincere thanks to the following for their gifts during 2004: Terry B. Aston Bradley B. Bennett Bonnie Boyd, Past President, Ohio Association of REALTORS® Broadview Mortgage Company 2004 Builder REALTOR® Alliance Committee Thomas F. Calhoon Lyn A. Charobee Stan Collins Columbus Board of REALTORS® Janice A. Engel Michael and Jean Griffith Margie Coyle Holzer

Pictured are Foundation Fund Scholarship
Subcommittee Members and our scholarship recipient: 
Front row (L to R): Marty Huestis, scholarship recipient Diane Hogenbirk, Jill Rudler, Michelle Hannah.  Back row (L to R): Stan Collins, Tim Cocanour, Mic Gordon, Chair George Van Lent, and Kevin Strait.