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SILVAR Members Golf for Charity, Pledge $40,000

Red Hawk Realty was the Hole-in-One Sponsor of this year's Ninth Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation’s 2007 Charity Golf Tournament .

SILVAR members showed their support at the Ninth Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation’s 2007 Charity Golf Tournament held Monday, September 24, at the Palo Alto Golf and Country Club by participating in the event and pledging $40,000 for charity. Over 113 Realtors and affiliates took to the green and played a round of golf, and then enjoyed cocktails and a buffet dinner, with 137 people in attendance.

Dinner was followed by awards, a raffle and live and silent auction. Red Hawk Real Estate was the tournament’s Hole-in-One Sponsor.

Dennis Young (RSM McGladrey) co-chaired the golf tournament with Jimmy Kang (Indymac Bank), Michael Morris (Morris Promotion & Graphics) and SILVAR Development Director Kelly Dadsetan. Young welcomed everybody and delivered the introductions. Cindy Luedtke, president of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, thanked everyone for supporting the tournament, which is a major charity event of the Association. SILVAR President-elect Mark Burns (Coldwell Banker) served as Master of Ceremonies and auctioneer.

2006 Charity Foundation Tournament winners were:

First Place (55): John Carman, David Olerich, Eric Trailer, Allen Loveless

Second Place (60): Tony Gabb, Brian McDermott, Greg Simpson, Tom Tognoli

Third Place (61): Ryan Iwanaga, Chris Trapani, Chris Ray, Bart Call

First Place Mixed Team: Cyndi Luedtke, Millie Carol, Jerry Moisen, Gael Knight

Second Place Mixed Team: Bill Challas, Renee Satterfield, Dana Kennedy, Nan Lattos

Closest to the Pin – Men: Chris Ray (6’10”); Women: Carrie Williams (31’91/2”)

Longest Drive – Men: Tim Proschold, Women: Christine Kim

Most Fun: Kathy Yazalina, Kristina Molitar, Michele Rodriguez, Sylvia Sevfferlein

SILVAR would like to extend a special thanks to all the tournament sponsors and donors of live and silent auction items. Thanks to their support and the participation of members, the golf tournament was a big success.

This year’s Hole-In-One Sponsor was Red Hawk Real Estate (formerly Red Hawk Realty in Menlo Park), which is based in Portola Valley, and founded by SILVAR member, Lisa
Keith.

Other sponsors were: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Birdie Sponsor; Indymac Bank, Prize Hole Sponsor; RSM McGladrey, Putting Contest Sponsor; The Sereno Group, Corporate Sponsor. Tee and Hole Sponsors were Alain Pinel Realtors-Los Gatos Office, Alliance Title, First American Title, Old Republic Title, Palo Alto Affiliates, Princeton Capital, Sand Hill Financial, State Farm Insurance and Washington Mutual. Program Sponsors were Coldwell Banker- San Antonio and First American Exchange.

Alliance Title, with its fun and colorful Luau theme was selected the “Most Creative.”

Funds raised by the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation go to numerous beneficiaries, including scholarships, family and youth programs, housing programs and various other community services in the different communities SILVAR serves.

The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) is a professional trade organization representing over 4,000 REALTORS® and Affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.

The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.

For further information, please contact Rose Meily at SILVAR Public Affairs, e-mail , or phone (408) 200-0109.

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