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REALTOR® Spirit Award
Many of our members of the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) selflessly donate their time, energy and funds to help improve the lives of others in need, or to help advance a cause or mission that is close to their heart.
The REALTOR® Spirit Award celebrates and recognizes these remarkable members who have made a positive impact on their community and gifts the organization through which they volunteer time and talents.
Through the REALTOR® Spirit Award, one winner will receive a $5,000 grant for their community cause. The recipient will also receive: two tickets to attend the Long Island Board of REALTORS® Annual Installation Gala held in December; local exposure on all LIBOR communication channels, social assets and other real estate media.
The REALTOR® Spirit Award was launched in 2006 and has since recognized more than 50 REALTORS® for their outstanding commitment to community service. REALTOR® Spirit Award charities have received more than $60,000 in donations. In addition, each winner receives local publicity, which generates additional donations and inspires new volunteers to get involved and make their communities a better place to live.
The award was created by LIBOR's Public Relations committee as part of the "We're More than REALTORS®..." (WMTR) campaign, which supports numerous organizations, philanthropic programs and charitable efforts across Long Island and throughout the world.
REALTOR® Spirit Award entries must be received by August 1, 2024.
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Past REALTOR® Spirit Awards Recipients
- Shamim Ahmed – The Optimists Inc.
- Keiko Aikawa – 114th Civilian Observation Patrol
- Vincent Alessi - Long Beach Latino Civic Association
- Matthew Arnold – Children’s Bereavement Program
- Linda Bonarelli-Lugo - Animal Response and Rescue Coalition
- Carol Bromm – Boatsies Boxes
- Nicole Burke – STW Advocacy for At Risk Youth, Inc.
- Frank Butz – Hampton Bays Lions Club
- Laura Copersino - The Daniel Copersino Foundation
- Peter Demidovich – The Huntington Historical Society
- Frank Edwards – Mather Memorial Hospital
- Elisa Eletto – Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- Elizabeth Gittens – American Cancer Society
- Melissa Gomez – Muscular Dystrophy Association, LI Chapter
- Jo Greene – Long Island Cares the Harry Chapin Food Bank
- Susan Helsinger – Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation
- Philip Laffey – Easter Seals
- David Legaz - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Svetlana Levitin – World of Women Immigrants
- Pat Levitt – Diabetes Research Institute
- Ray Manzoni - ALS Ride for Life
- Susan McCarthy - Meals on Wheels Association of the Moriches
- Edward McKay – Lighthouse of Deliverance
- Debra Metz – Kyle Sports For Special Needs Program with the Mastic Sports Club
- Dorothy Mezic – Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk
- Mary Ann Murphy – Kids Need Us, Inc.
- KC Nabaraj - College Point Civic and Taxpayers Association
- Queens North Shore Chapter – Street Life Ministries of Flushing
- Angela Parisi – The Brentwood Foundation
- Seth and Louise Pitlake – Katz Institute for Women's Health and Katz Women's Hospital
- Nigel Rose – Contractors for Kids
- Curt Salke – Open Gate Association
- Marge Sammis on behalf of Mary Sammis – Habitat for Humanity Suffolk County
- Moses Seuram – ATS Memorial Fund
- Joe Sinnona – Camp A.N.C.H.O.R (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation)
- Jose Sola – Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program
- Tony Smith – National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Mary Stanco – Women Without Nothing and Dress for Success
- Neil Sterrer – Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation
- Kendra Stryska – Michael Stryska Scholarship Foundation
- Frank and Marilyn Urso – Homes for our Homecoming Heroes Inc.
- Laura Prince Vomvos – Tidings for Teens and Tweens outreach program
- Margaret Wagner – Broad Channel Athletic Club
- Natasha Williams - Impactful Lives
- Belinda Wiseman – Oyster Bay Chabad
- Donna Wolfe – Boys and Girls Club of Bellport
- Willie Mae Wyatt – Greenhope Services for Woman
- Adele Ziminski – The Retreat
- The Suffolk North Shore Chapter - The Sunrise Fund