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Another Charity Donation by Heroes
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Frank DeRonja – DeRonja Real Estate – Raleigh, NC
I am so excited to be part of Homes for Heroes. What a wonderful way for my firm to help the people who help our community each and every day.
Growing up in law enforcement household, I am the proud son of a real hero and know the sacrifices these families make for service. Today, my wife Cristin works every single day with local heroes at the SAFEchild Advocacy Center to heal victims of child abuse in Wake County. We truly understand why these folks are special.
During my years in the Real Estate business, I have looked for ways to acknowledge and assist our local heroes and we’ve participated in local and state Work Force Housing programs in the past. Homes for Heroes is just what we have been looking for – a simple and easy way for us to give back to all heroes.
Visit Homes for Heroes at REX and get 50% off registration in advance!
Come join National Director, Abby Waltz, Regional Sales Director, Sandy Carlson, and all of our wonderful Homes for Heroes affiliates at the Real Estate Expo (REX) in Fort Worth, TX. Just by being a Homes for Heroes follower you’ll get 50% off your registration and you get the opportunity to network with all of our affiliates as well! Stop by our booth to learn about our exclusive get-together we’re having on Tuesday evening as well.
REX is a first class event with world renowned trainers, speakers and industry leaders that offers real estate professionals a one-of-a-kind national event. Fostering professional and personal growth, REX will help you grow you business in 2013 and for years to come by teaching you new trends, new technologies and new ways of building your business for long-term success.
To take advantage of this discounted rate please use the promo code below for their general registration.
CLICK HERE to register
Promo Code: EXHBGUEST20
When:
June 2nd – 5th
Where:
Forth Worth Omni Hotel
1300 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
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Another Hero Served – Scott Richter Panama City
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Mindy Huls – EXIT Huls Realty – Grinnell, IA
Homes for Heroes is an exciting program to be an affiliate with! Being able to give back to all of those that help others is a blessing. If I can making a difference in someone’s life each day, I feel like I have had a successful day! Sharing Homes For Heroes with others is like giving them a little surprise and brings a smile to there face!
Redefining Success
As gradation season approaches, many of our children and young adults are inundated with words of wisdom and presumed indispensible advice on how to achieve success. We at Homes for Heroes would like to add to that list. However, we would like to shape it with the words of Arianna Huffington, CEO of the Huffington Post.
Recently Arianna Huffington addressed Smith College graduates with a commencement speech. To no surprise, her commencement speech addressed the topic of success. In her speech, Arianna Huffington asks graduates to challenge the definition of success.
“Don’t buy society’s definition of success,” she said. “Because it’s not working for anyone. It’s not working for women, it’s not working for men, it’s not working for polar bears, it’s not working for the cicadas that are apparently about to emerge and swarm us. It’s only truly working for those who make pharmaceuticals for stress, diabetes, heart disease, sleeplessness and high blood pressure.”
Arianna Huffington goes on to add that challenging society’s definition of success is not enough. We need to redefine it. Instead of using power and wealth to define success, Arianna suggests we need to add a third metric, giving back.
“But it’s time for a third metric, beyond money and power — one founded on well-being, wisdom, our ability to wonder, and to give back. Money and power by themselves are a two legged stool — you can balance on them for a while, but eventually you’re going to topple over. And more and more people, very successful people, are toppling over. Basically, success the way we’ve defined it is no longer sustainable. It’s no longer sustainable for human beings or for societies. To live the lives we want, and not just the ones we settle for, the ones society defines as successful, we need to include the third metric”
At Homes for Heroes, we believe that it is time we start giving our students an education inclusive of well-being, wonder, and giving back. We don’t just preach this school of thought, we live it. Homes for Heroes has never measured their success on revenue or profit margins. Rather or success is measured on one simple tag line, “Good for the heart, great for the business”. That is why we have our Hero savings total rather than revenue total. That is why we advertise our affiliates success in connecting to heroes, rather than advertising our affiliates. Success is built into feeling great about what you do. 
Thank you Arianna Huffington! Not for validating our business model, we don’t need it. We see the success in it everyday. But thank you for spreading the word on a new definition of success. You are absolutely correct, our world desperately needs it.
Congratulations class of 2013!!!!
Click here to read the entire commencement speech at the Huffington Post
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Another Hero Served – Jim Mckinnies
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Leah Hyland – Elite Realty Professionals – Eugene, OR
I love my career in the real estate world… waking up each morning thankful that I get to help buyers and sellers of Lane County, Oregon. For years I still longed to give back to the community in other ways. Though I volunteer at a local child advocacy center and in my daughters’ schools, I hoped for ways to give back through real estate.
HFH is a great avenue to do just that!
Offering financial rewards to our local heroes is a small token of gratitude for how they serve us on a daily basis. Besides enjoying great customer service while selling or purchasing a home, heroes get to save a little money in the process.
What a wonderful opportunity that HFH has granted those of us that affiliate as realtors and those that serve as heroes. Thank you to the military personnel, law enforcement, fire/EMT, medical, and teachers for the time you put into making this world a better place…. And for allowing us at HFH the chance to show our appreciation!
Another Hero Served – Indiana – James Mckinnies
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Carol Baker – Carol Baker Real Estate – San Diego, CA
My name is Carol Baker and I am very honored and proud to be affiliated with Homes for Heroes. I am a second generation San Diegan and the wife of a retired San Diego Sheriff Deputy. I have seen the dedication and values the first responders bring to their fields and have been bringing that same level of experience & integrity to my clients since 1987.







