THANKING HEROES, ONE HOME AT A TIME.

My name is Janis Fensterer and in December of 2010, I became a Realtor and soon after, a Homes for Heroes Affiliate. Homes for Heroes is not a way for Realtors to buy customer leads, zip codes or a pretty badge to put on your social media. Homes for Heroes, goes far deeper than that.

This organization recognizes the people in our community that can deal with the worst and possibly the most meaningful situations that will impact people in their community on a day-to-day basis, 24/7. As a person that works in Real Estate, that was also a former 20 year Producer for the local Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, I had the eye opening experience to see first hand what the only level one trauma facility within a 400 mile radius of Albuquerque, does for it’s community.

I watched Doctors prepare themselves to deliver tragic news to parents after test results came back, followed Hospital staff specially trained in Child Life, help Children get a break, when they had long term hospital care. I worked as a Producer in the ER when police and fire personal showed up with the worst of accidents. Then when we would raise money for the UNM Children’s Hospital…wouldn’t you know, the Teachers came through. We know what Teachers are for our community; they are the ones we entrust our children with 6-7 hours a day. They buy their own school supplies, they teach, and they are now trained to keep our children safe.

Without these people and our Military, keeping this country safe, what would happen? Who do we call when we have a dire emergency or to check on our child’s progress in school? Simply put, the people that work in these positions are the bedrock of our community and a simple “thank you” and recognition for what they do every, single day is a wonderful thing. I will promote Homes for Heroes all day long, every day, because I do like to “pay it forward” and when I was a child, I was taught to always, always say, “thank you”.