January 16th, 2018 Edition   "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." Melody Beattie

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GFBR Website is LIVE! www.gfbr.org We are still adding new Platinum Affiliate information and updates, but at last our website is working again. Check it out for your REALTOR® information and news! Previous copies of the Newsletter are available on the website, as well as a spot to sign up for it if anyone is not currently receiving the newsletter. You can also sign up on our GFBR Facebook page Please also let us know if the directory information for you is incorrect, that will be an ongoing project to get updated. Thank you for your patience! :) REALTOR® Party The REALTOR® Party website has changed! It is now www.realtorparty.com REALTORS® can sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts by CLICKING HERE or by texting the word REALTORS to 30644. REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers get a short text message, containing information to take action.

UPCOMING EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Fairbanks General Membership Meeting LAST CHANCE TO RSVP!! LOCATION Westmark Hotel and Conference Center DATE AND TIME 01/24/18 10:30am - 01/24/18 12:00pm General Membership meeting Guest Speaker will be Andie Donovan and Jon Cook with AK Railroad re: SB 86 $20 per person for breakfast buffet I am coming for the bacon! I am coming, but hold the bacon. I can't make it GFBR Board Meeting January 17th at 9:30am in the GFBR Meeting Room.

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation The Fairbanks HomeChoiceTM class will be presented on JAN. 23 & 24 HomeChoice is a no cost eight-hour, pre-purchase homebuyer class held over one or two days for Alaskans considering the purchase of a home. You must attend the full 8 hours to receive your HomeChoice certificate. This class offers eight ECE credits for Real Estate professionals Click here for registration information

2018 Fairbanks IABA Home Show

This year’s theme is “It's All Fun & Games at the IABA Home Show” and will run March 23, 24, and 25th.  It’s still well into the future, but time flies when you’re having fun!!  Put on your thinking caps and come up with some ideas for fun games to present to the community and help make 2018 the most fun and engaging event yet! Click Here to register

What's New With Our Affiliates?

Affiliate Committee In the coming months we will be busy organizing events for our Affiliates to unite for food, fun, and entertainment. The first event we will be planning will be the Annual Wine Tasting Event in April.  Keep an eye out for upcoming meeting dates! Please contact Jenae Campanelli with any questions or for more information. Affiliates! Opportunity is Knocking! GFBR has created an exciting guide to help our Affiliates choose new perks and options for sponsorship/membership! Everyone should have received the Opportunity Guide with all the information, or you can Click HERE for a copy! We need to hear from you soon, and spaces are filling up so let us know!

GFBR Members that refer a new affiliate will receive a free breakfast at any GM meeting after the new affiliate signs up for membership!

New Members and Office Transfers

Val Alexander - Coldwell Banker Gold Country Alexandra Sloat - Madden with KW Alaska Group Maggie Calhoun - Madden with KW Alaska Group Brittany Jackson - Madden with KW Alaska Group Please contact GFBR if you'd like an updated REALTOR Directory

REALTOR® and Affiliate Recognition Is someone out there going above and beyond, taking the task by the reins and owning it ? Know someone who is owning it and is deserving of recognition? LET US KNOW so we can share the amazing accomplishments of our members.

Have something to contribute? Do you want to get “the word” out to your fellow REALTORS and affiliates about things that involve our membership? Did something fun and exciting happen or is soon to happen?? Click Here To Let Us Know! Submit requests no later than Friday prior to release and we can share your info in the next edition