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.

It’s back to school!

It's back to school time, and SPAAR is involved in a number of ways.
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An evening of community on National Night Out

Neighbors, and SPAAR members, gathered across the country on August 1 for National Night Out.
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SPAAR welcomes your NNO pictures!

SPAAR supports National Night Out by supplying gift cards to members who are instrumental in their community events. SPAAR would like to showcase those events and requests your NNO pictures.
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Congratulations to the 2023 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship recipients

SPAAR’s REALTORS® Charitable Foundation members awarded scholarships to five children and grandchildren of SPAAR members on July 20.
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SPAAR Hero Monique Garza brings community together

Movies with Mo in Cottage Grove is the happening place to be if you’re into activities, games, food trucks and, of course, movies and popcorn, while enjoying an outdoor summer evening. Movies with Mo is also the program for which SPAAR member Monique Garza has been named the most recent SPAAR Hero.
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Riding with the Brand stops in Minnesota on August 1

Realtors® and their families are invited to take part in the 2023 Riding with the Brand event, a nationwide, multi-stop association member tour that stops in Minneapolis on August 1.
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Grant applications received: review in progress for this year’s 22 applicants

SPAAR’s REALTORS® Charitable Foundation received a record 22 grant applications by its June 23 deadline. To determine this year’s grant recipient(s), next steps include application reviews by the REALTORS® Charitable Foundation’s Grant Task Force.
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Planning a National Night Out event in your neighborhood? SPAAR can help!

SPAAR is again stepping up to help purchase refreshments for members' National Night Out events, on a first come first serve basis. SPAAR’s Community Engagement Committee will provide $50 Cub Foods gift cards to SPAAR members who coordinate events in their neighborhoods.
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Etiquette insights for business and everyday use

Leadership SPAAR took part in an etiquette training on June 29. Held at the Saint Paul Hotel, the group learned a bit of dining etiquette coupled with networking tips and tricks.
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