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December 13, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes December 13, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM at the Pinellas Realtor Organization on Ulmerton Rd. Julia also provided the Inspirational Message and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Speaker: No speaker for the month as this was the holiday party. Unwrapped gifts for young children and teens were brought in by members for All Children’s Hospital. Breakfast catered by Bob Evans, music provided by our own Ted Smida. Reports Secretary: Waived reading of the previous minutes. Treasurer: Budget for 2012 was discussed and passed as presented Julia thanked her board and the membership for a wonderful year and distributed presents. Installation Phyllis Apone, Past President, installed the new President and Board of Directors President: Tim Snelgrove Vice President: Sandy Jones Membership: Robin Fiel. Jeanene Soltis, Carrie Sullivan Treasurer: Denise Drews Secretary: Sheila McNaughton Education: Donna Green, Tammi Hagedorn, Gordon Chernecky, Ben Friedlander Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan Newsletter: Deb Diesing Incoming President Tim Snelgrove spoke on his plans for the new year to involve more Realtors in our organization and provide more assistance to each other. Philanthropic Committee Phyllis Apone announced our gift of $1000 to All Children’s Hospital Raffle Prizes donated by the members were raffled off and distributed. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

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November 8, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes November 8, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM at the Pinellas Realtor Organization on Ulmerton Rd. Vivian Lurie provided the Inspirational Message and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for November were announced by Tammi Hagedorn Speaker: Linda Byars from the St Petersburg Housing and Community Development Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: Dallas Carpenter died the end of October Membership: Tammi Hagedorn reported membership is at fifty-eight. Twenty-six members attended the meeting along with 5 guests. Education: December will be a catered holiday party. Still working on the January program. New committee will take over in February. Unfinished Business Holiday Party: Set for Dec 13th at PRO at 9:00 AM to include a catered breakfast, entertainment by our own Ted Smida. Members are encouraged to bring an unwrapped gift for a child. Suggestion will be included in the newsletter. Great need for gifts for teenagers. Members are encouraged to bring gift items for raffle. New Business Nominating Committee Report: Nominations were made and the votes counted. The following members were elected to hold these positions: President: Tim Snelgrove President Elect: awaiting a nomination Membership: Robin Fiel Treasurer: Denise Drews Education: Donna Green, Tammi Hagedorn, Gordon Chernecky, Ben Friedlander Secretary Sheila McNaughton Hospitality Pauline Callaghan Newsletter Deb Diesing Pitch Started at 10:05 and completed at 10:10 Meeting adjourned at 10:10:10 AM

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October 11, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes October 11th 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM at the Pinellas Realtor Organization on Ulmerton Rd. Pauline Callaghan provided the Inspirational Message and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for October were announced by Tammi Hagedorn Guest Speaker, David Bennet, Vice President of PRO spoke on the changes in the local market, importance of foreign buyers and continued availability of the statistic reports. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: No news to announce Membership: Tammi Hagedorn reported membership is at fifty-six. Twenty-two members attended the meeting along with eight guests. Jennie McCoun was inducted as a new member . Education: November meeting will be Linda Byars from the City of St Petersburg to discuss home buyers assistance programs. December will be a catered holiday party. Unfinished Business Move To Pro: All OK Holiday Party: Set for Dec 13th at PRO to include a catered breakfast, entertainment by our own Ted Smida. Members are encouraged to bring an unwrapped gift for a child. It was noted there is a great need for gifts for teenagers New Business Nominating Committee Report: President: Tim Snelgrove President Elect: awaiting a nomination Membership: Robin Fiel Treasurer: Denise Drews Education: Donna Green, Tammi Hagedorn, Gordon Chernecky, Ben Friedlander Secretary Sheila McNaughton Hospitality Pauline Callaghan Newsletter Deb Diesing Pitch Led by Duke Tieman Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

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September 13, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes September 13, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM at our new location, the Pinellas Realtor Organization on Ulmerton Rd. Phyllis Apone provided the Inspirational Message and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for June were announced by Tammi Hagedorn Guest Speaker, Rick Kriseman, Florida House of Representatives for District 53 spoke on the experience of rebuilding his family home with energy efficient green technology after it had been destroyed in a fire. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: No news to announce Membership: Denise Drews was inducted as a new member by Tammi Hagedorn Education: October speaker will be David Bennet from PRO Unfinished Business Website: OK Facebook: OK Planning the holiday party: It was decided to have a committee meet to discuss the options. Committee was formed and met after the IREP meeting had adjourned. New Business Move to PRO: It was agreed the change of meeting location was positive. PRO has agreed to promote IREP. Meeting time: It was agreed to continue the 8:30 networking and run the meeting from 9:00 AM to 10 AM. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

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July 12, 2011   No meeting held this month

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June 14, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes June 14, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Elect Tim Snelgrove at 9:00 AM. Paula Blanda provided the Inspirational Message and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for June were announced by Tammi Hagedorn Guest Speaker, Frank Coffey from IMAPP provided a wealth of information on the many benefits of the IMAPP product. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: It was announced Les Breeden of Mainlands Real Estate died recently Membership: Tammie Hagedorn suggested members bring a guest and encourage members to attend meetings Education: No July meeting. August 9th program will be on Project Hope Unfinished Business Website: OK Facebook: Please visit the site and “Like” New Business State convention is August 24th – 26th. Friday expo is free. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

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May 10, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes May 10, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM. Phyllis Apone read the Inspirational message written by Debra Gregory and led the members in the Pledge of Alliance. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for May announced. Guest speaker Chris W. Boss, Attorney and from Yesner and Boss, P.L. gave an interesting presentation and answered questions on some of the legal issues facing Realtors today. It was suggested we sign up for his email newsletter to receive useful and timely legal real estate information. The sign up is on the home page of his web site, www.YesnerBoss.com. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan informed us the Rob Elkins, Broker/Partner of Florida Lifestyles Realty, Inc. died on May 1st. A memorial will be held on May 14th. Membership: Tammi Hagedorn suggested members bring a guest and encourage members to attend meetings Education: Next month speaker will be Christine Smith from IMAPP, the new company we will be utilizing instead of Realist. Unfinished Business Evites: continue to work without a problem Website: OK Facebook: Please visit the site and “Like” New Business Holiday Party will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of Dec as a breakfast event. There will be music, provided by Ted Smida, prizes and delicious food. More details next month. Pitch was handled by Tammie Hagedorn Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

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April 11, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes April 11, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM. Tammi Hagedorn, VP of Marketing led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and provided the inspirational message. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for April announced. Guest speaker Kelly Mirt from Digital Marketing provided an enlightening presentation on Social Media, primarily Facebook. He explained why it is important to us as Realtors and how to use it to promote our company and our services. The St Petersburg Times has a special promotion to assist IREP members in developing their Facebook presence. Coupons were provided at the meeting and are available by contacting IREP member Teri McAnly at 727-893-8957 or tmcanly@sptimes.com Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted after one correction. Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan provided report Membership: Tammi Hagedorn suggested members bring a guest and encourage members to attend meetings Education: Next month speaker will be attorney Chris Boss of Yesner & Boss to answer your legal real estate questions Unfinished Business Evites: problems solved Website: OK Facebook: newsletter on the site, need photos, want to add members. Goal for next month is to have 30 fans New Business Holiday Party: need for a chairperson and committee Pitch was handled by Sheila McNaughton Meeting adjourned after 10:00 AM

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March 8, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes March 8, 2011 Meeting was called to order by President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM. Secretary Sheila McNaughton led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and provided the inspirational message. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for March announced. The guest speakers, IREP members Ben Friedlander and Phyllis Apone and Carrie Sullivan, the representative from bright house, spoke on saving money in our business and personal lives. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted after one correction. Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan provided information on several members and requested she be notified about members Membership: Tammi Hagedorn indicated 47 paid members and requested a push by members to bring a guest and encourage members to attend meetings Education: Next month will be a surprise guest Unfinished Business Evites: problems with the evite process Website: Newsletter on site and in the body of the email Facebook: newsletter on the site, need photos, want to add members New Business Carrie Sullivan was inducted as a new member Pitch was handled by Ted Smida. Meeting adjourned after 10:00 AM

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February 8, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes February 8, 2011 Meeting was called to order by new President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM. Treasurer Ted Smida led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and provided the inspirational message. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for February announced. The guest speaker, Allan Middleman from Freedom Mortgage spoke on underwriting guidelines and took questions from the audience. Reports Secretary: Previous minutes were accepted after one correction. Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Hospitality: No report. Membership: Tammi Hagerdorn indicated 37 paid members Education: Next month will be a semi open forum on how to save money. Bring your best personal and professional discount ideas. Unfinished Business Evites: initial email on Monday, 8 days before meeting, reminder on Friday Website: Newsletter on site and in the body of the email New Business Paula Blanda of West Coast Insurance Group presented Rick Ambrose of Ambrose Realty with the Partner of the Year award Policy Change: It was decided to change the policy of IREP to allow members to email other embers as long as they adhered to the anti spam guidelines by not using misleading information in the Subject line and allowing the recipient to opt out of future email. Deb Diesing will send email with policy change and roster password to all members Discussion was held on changing the meeting location. Committee to be established to review options. Pitch was handled by Tim Snelgrove. Meeting adjourned after 10:00 AM

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January 11, 2011   IREP Meeting Notes 01/11/11 Meeting was called to order by new President Julia Galpin at 9:00 AM. Vice President Tim Snelgrove led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and provided the inspirational message. Guests were introduced and the birthdays for January announced. Education co-chairperson, Phyllis Apone introduced the speaker, Robyn Fiel of Fifth Third Bank. Reports Secretary: No minutes were available for the previous meeting Treasurer: Ted Smida announced account balances. Budget for 2011 was provided to the membership. Deb Diesing made a motion to approve the budget and it was approved. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan wants to hear about what is going on with the members so she can show our support. Please provide her with news on health issues, happy events and sad occasions. Membership: Tammi Hagerdorn talked about new members, renewals and the need to increase membership of Realtors and Affiliates. Education: Phyllis Apone announced the speakers for the next two months. The committee is looking for suggestion for future programs. Unfinished Business Deb Diesing is the now the editor of the newsletter. IREP is on Facebook thanks to Deb Diesing The web site is being reviewed and changes will be made New Business Installation of Treasurer, Ted Smida and VP of Membership, Tammi Hagedorn by Julia Galpin Meeting adjourned at 10:00

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