VanEd Newslog

Congratulations to the 2009 Good Neighbor Awards Winners

At the General Session this past week at the NAR Conference, The 2009 Good Neighbor Awards winners were recognized. These REALTORS^® have made an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities through volunteer work.

REALTOR^® Magazine has sponsored the Good Neighbor Awards since their inception in 2000, and each of the past 10 years five winners receive $10,000 grants for their cause.

Visit http://www.realtor.org/GNA to read the stories of this years winners, and congratulations to each of the following 2009 winners (listed below) from all of us at VanEd.

Greg Adamson - Cindy Johnson - Helen Marotto - Regina Ragon - Samuel Thomas

CAR accepting nominations for Good Neighbor Awards

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is accepting nominations for the Good Neighbor Awards. The CAR Good Neighbor Award will be presented to four REALTORS® who have made extraordinary commitments to improving the quality of life in their communities through volunteer community service.

The awards will recognize individual contributions, association and/or company efforts in the community. The recipients will be announced at the CAR state convention Inaugural Dinner on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 in Colorado Springs. A donation of $1,000 will be made to a community organization on behalf of the winners.

Applications are being accepting now through Friday September 4th, 2009. For information on the award and the application, click here.

REALTORS® for Education charity grant application period is open for teachers in Colorado

The REALTORS® for Education Foundation, a non-profit program designed at making direct grant donations to classroom teachers in need of funds to run classroom programs, is accepting applications for the Fall grant cycle.

The open application period has now opened and applications will be accepted until August 1st, 2009. The application is available for teachers and will be submitted online. $3,000 dollars is the limit for each grant application in this grant cycle. For more information and to make application teachers should visit http://www.vaned.com/charity.

VanEd is proud to be a part of this fantastic partnership with the REALTOR® community. 

Donations to the fund may also be made online, and the not-for-profit foundation awards 100% of all donated funds in the form of grants. Do you know a teacher in need of funds to run a classroom project? Have them apply for a grant! The Foundation board of directors will award grants in September. Click here for more information or to donate to the fund!

You can view all of the available information online at http://www.vaned.com/charity.

Colorado REALTORS® for Education Grant applications being accepted now!

The REALTORS® for Education Foundation, a non-profit program designed at making direct grant donations to classroom teachers in need of funds to run classroom programs, is accepting applications for the Fall grant cycle.

The open application period has now opened and will run through October. The application is available for teachers and will be submitted online. $3,000 dollars is the limit for each grant application in this grant cycle. For more information and to make application teachers should visit http://www.vaned.com/charity.

VanEd is proud to be a part of this fantastic partnership with the REALTOR® community. 

Donations to the fund may also be made online, and the not-for-profit foundation awards 100% of all donated funds in the form of grants. Do you know a teacher in need of funds to run a classroom project? Have them apply for a grant! The Foundation board of directors will award grants in November. Click here for more information or to donate to the fund!

You can also view and print an informational flyer regarding the program online. Click here to view or print the flyer to pass along to those who may be interested!

Colorado REALTORS® for Education Foundation accepting grant applications through October

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® and Van Education Center are proud of our ongoing support for The REALTORS® for Education Foundation, a non-profit program designed at making direct grant donations to classroom teachers in need of funds to run classroom programs.

Fall Grant cycle applications are now being accepted! The open application period has now opened and will run through October. The application is available for teachers and will be submitted online. $3,000 dollars is the limit for each grant application in this grant cycle. For more information and to make application teachers should visit http://www.vaned.com/charity.

VanEd is proud to be a part of this fantastic partnership with the REALTOR® community. 

Donations to the fund may also be made online, and the not-for-profit foundation awards 100% of all donated funds in the form of grants. Do you know a teacher in need of funds to run a classroom project? Have them apply for a grant! The Foundation board of directors will award grants in November. Click here for more information or to donate to the fund!

You can also view and print an informational flyer regarding the program online. Click here to view or print the flyer to pass along to those who may be interested!

Colorado REALTORS® for Education Grant Program Fall application cycle is now open

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® and Van Education Center are proud to announce their combined effort aimed at assisting Colorado's classroom teachers. The REALTORS® for Education Foundation is a non-profit program designed at making direct grant donations to classroom teachers in need of funds to run classroom programs.

Fall Grant cycle applications are now being accepted! The open application period has now opened and will run through October. The application is available for teachers and will be submitted online. $3,000 dollars is the limit for each grant application in this grant cycle. For more information and to make application teachers should visit http://www.vaned.com/charity.

VanEd is proud to be a part of this fantastic partnership with the REALTOR® community.

Donations to the fund may also be made online, and the not-for-profit foundation awards 100% of all donated funds in the form of grants. Do you know a teacher in need of funds to run a classroom project? Have them apply for a grant! The Foundation board of directors will award grants in November. Click here for more information or to donate to the fund!

You can also view and print an informational flyer regarding the program online. Click here to view or print the flyer to pass along to those who may be interested!

Charity Grant Program takes to the street at the CAR Summer Conference

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® annual Fun Run/Walk is a CAR Summer Conference tradition, and this year will for the first time benefit the Colorado REALTORS® for Education grant program. The Run/Walk will be held in Keystone next week, Tuesday, June 17th 2008.

To date the grant program has funded more than $50,000 in grants directly to teachers throughout Colorado. The program is designed to help support teachers who desire to run additional unfunded projects in the classroom. The program is funded by online course sales from the Graduate REALTOR® Institute online course sales and donations, and was created as a joint venture between CAR and VanEd.

For information on the CAR summer conference, visit the CAR website. For more information on the Colorado REALTORS® for Education grant program or to make a donation visit www.vaned.com/charity.

Colorado REALTORS® for Education Grant Program awards Spring 2008 Grants

The Colorado REALTORS® for Education board of directors met last week to determine the Spring 2008 grant recipients. This was the third cycle of the Colorado REALTORS® for Education Grant Program.

The board awarded $11,429 to the collective recipients. The grants will fund books and equipment, classroom projects and new instructional materials in classrooms across Colorado.  Awards were made at each of an elementary, middle, Junior High and High schools.

The online GRI - Graduate REALTOR® Institute program in Colorado funds the Colorado REALTORS® for Education program and Van Education Center proud to be a supporter of this worthy effort in conjunction with the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Visit the program page online at www.vaned.com/charity and learn more about the program, including when the next cycle for grant requests will open and to see a list of the recipient schools from this cycle.

Van Education Center celebrates our 10th Anniversary!

Today Van Education Center (www.vaned.com) celebrates our 10th anniversary, and we wanted to take just a moment to thank all of our students, members, association partners, affiliates and YOU! You have helped make VanEd a nationwide leader in distance education for real estate, appraisal and mortgage brokers.

VanEd opened in 1998 as the first online real estate pre-license school in Colorado, and was one of the first online real estate education providers in the country. VanEd followed by teaching Continuing Education online. The next few years saw the online Appraisal program develop and VanEd became the online home to the Colorado Association of REALTORS® GRI, Graduate REALTOR® Institute program.

Today VanEd offers courses in more than 30 states, and is a recognized leader in online education. We  are proud to have been able to serve the industry for the past decade, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead. We will continue to provide the highest quality education and service to the highest caliber students.

And from all of us who have had the privilege of assisting our students over the years, we thank you for your support and look forward to the coming decade. And remember, whether you are currently a student or are planning a career in real estate, appraisal or the mortgage industries, we want you to know that our commitment to you remains the same. As always, we are here to help!

Fun Run/Walk to support the Colorado REALTORS® for Education Grant Program

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® announced that the Fun Run/Walk that is a CAR Summer Conference tradition will for the first time benefit the Colorado REALTORS® for Education grant program. The Run/Walk will be held in Keystone on Tuesday, June 17th 2008.

The grant program has just completed a grant cycle, and recipients of the more than $11,000 available during this current cycle are to be announced soon. The program is designed to help support teachers who desire to run additional unfunded projects in the classroom. The program is funded by online course sales from the Graduate REALTOR® Institute online course sales and donations, and was created as a joint venture between CAR and VanEd.

For information on the CAR summer conference, visit the CAR website. For more information on the Colorado REALTORS® for Education grant program, visit www.vaned.com/charity.