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Palo Alto District Celebrates the Holidays, Presents District Awards


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Jane Volpe (left), 2012 Palo Alto District Chair, was named the Palo Alto District's 2012 REALTOR® of the Year.

Members of SILVAR's Palo Alto District celebrated the holidays and the end of the 2012 term last Friday with a special breakfast and entertainment by professional pianist/composer Benjamin Belew and Kyoko Shimozaki, soprano singer with the Bay Area Opera.

2012 District Chair Jane Volpe thanked the following members for serving on this year's District Council: past Chair Nancy MacLeod, Sara Spang (Tour Committee), Bob Stelzer (Broker/Manager), Lee Smith (Local Government Relations), Amy Sung (Education), Jeff Beltramo (Membership & RSVP chair), Lynne Mercer (RSVP assistant chair), Jennifer Gonzalez La'O (Special/Social Events), Michael Repka (Member At-large) and Evelyn Figueira, (Affiliates).

Volpe and 2013 District Chair Sara Spang then presented the following members the special district recognition awards: Jane Volpe, REALTOR® of the Year; Jeff Beltramo, Committee Chair of the Year; Evelyn Figueira, Affiliate of the Year; Bob Stelzer, Broker of the Year. Ken DeLeon received special recognition for Exceptional Real Estate Sales.

Also honored were longtime SILVAR and National Association of REALTORS® members. Barbara Sawyer received the SILVAR Honorary Member for Life Award. Sawyer has been a SILVAR member for 30 years.

Receiving the NAR Lifetime Honorary Emeritus Awards were Tom Foy, Arvada Darnell, Bob Aulgur and Burt Blum. This special recognition is given to any person who has held membership at NAR and in one or more Association of REALTORS® for a cumulative period of 40 years.

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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, email , or phone (408) 200-0109.

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