Community News

Community Engagement Welcomes All To Be Involved

Read about SPAAR members, the good work done in the communities where you live and work, and the many community partnerships in which you are involved.

Find out how you can be involved by contacting Joe McKinley, Vice President of Advocacy and Community Engagement, at jmckinley@spaar.com.

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Spare Key seeks volunteers for its event this Saturday, April 18

Spare Key is in need of a few extra hands for its Groove Gala event this Saturday, April 18.
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Member Match Grants: applications are now open! 

SPAAR’s Community Engagement Committee would like to help members, help others. To do so, SPAAR is matching member donations by providing a Member Match Grants (up to $500 while funds last).
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SPAAR members invited to the third annual Minnesota Housing Closing the Gap conference

This event is open to real estate agents and mortgage industry professionals taking place on Tuesday, April 21, from 9am to 12pm (doors open at 8:30am).
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Apply for 2026 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship

Applications are open for the 2026 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship program.
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Wilder Foundation grateful to St. Paul area Realtors® for generous donation

SPAAR and REALTORS® Charitable Foundation collaborated to donate $25,000 to the Wilder Family Investment Fund, which provides immediate, one-time assistance to families served by the Wilder Foundation.
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Realtors® provided community goodwill for SPAAR’s 2025 #thanksgivingback

Thanks to generosity of members, SPAAR collected nearly 900 boxes of cereal throughout November for its #thanksgivingback program.
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SPAAR volunteers serve as kitchen crew at Open Arms of Minnesota

Volunteers from SPAAR packaged more than 1,200 meals at nonprofit Open Arms of MN on January 9 in St. Paul.
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Bringing B-I-N-G-O to the community

Members of SPAAR's Community Engagement Committee took time out of their day to visit with residents at Emma Norton Services, and enjoyed playing B-I-N-G-O with the group.
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Cereal collected and donated for #thanksgivingback; plus members earn prizes for winning cereal box designs

Cereal collected and donated for #thanksgivingback; plus members earn prizes for cereal box designs.
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