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Jupiter Realtor® Wins FAR’s 2006 Realtor Achievement Award

ORLANDO, Fla., October 2006 — Jupiter Realtor® Patricia Fitzgerald was recently recognized for winning Florida’s 2006 Realtor Achievement Award by the 155,000-plus-member Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). The award was presented at FAR’s 90th annual Convention & Trade Expo in Hollywood, Fla.

Fitzgerald is a member of the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Association of Realtors. The Realtor Achievement Award honors one Realtor serving in the capacity of manager, broker of record or officer of their company. This award covers the previous three years' contributions to the community, local, state and national Realtor associations.

Consider just some of  her community achievements: Fitzgerald has long been active with local Habitat for Humanity efforts and volunteers with the North County Entertainment Council, which encourages area filmmaking and other entertainment endeavors. Fitzgerald currently is president-elect of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, which provides scholarships to underprivileged women in the community, and also participated in Leadership Palm Beach County, raising more than $25,000 for Opportunity Inc., a daycare center for underprivileged children.

Then, of course, there's her involvement with her Realtor organizations. On the local level, she has been on virtually every committee, as well as serving as president for her association. She also is active with the local Women's Council of Realtors chapter, including serving as president and being recognized as a member of the year for WCR. Fitzgerald is the current chairman for FAR's Public Policy Committee and is a member of the Strategic Visioning Committee, NAR Directors and Professional Standards Forum. She has been FAR's District 3 Vice President and served as chairman of the Realtor Image Task Force that established FAR's scholarship program.

On the national level, Fitzgerald is chairman of NAR's Communications Committee, an NAR director and a member of its Multiple Listing Issues & Policy Committee and Resort Real Estate Committee. For her contributions to the real estate profession and the community, Patricia Fitzgerald has been honored with one of FAR’s top awards.

The Florida Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate in Florida, provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation for its more than 155,000 members in 68 local boards/associations. FAR's Media Center Web site is available at http://media.living.net.

© 2006 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®