FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2022
Columbia, Missouri – The National Association of REALTORS® selected Dennis Curtin, a REALTOR® from Kansas City, Missouri, as one of five winners for its 2022 Good Neighbor Awards program. This award honors REALTORS® who make an extraordinary difference in their communities through volunteer work. This is the 23rd year the Good Neighbor Awards program has recognized REALTOR® volunteers who donate time, money and passion to enrich the lives of people in their communities.
Curtin founded Mimi's Pantry to offer a more positive food pantry experience to people in need. The state-of-the-art, 6,000-square-foot facility welcomes shoppers to browse the aisles and choose their food, just as they would in a grocery store. The non-profit invested in commercial refrigeration equipment and offers fresh meat, produce and milk; it also has a play area and library for kids. To help sustain the increased need for food, Curtin has also built a greenhouse and an orchard of fruit trees and berry bushes. In three years, it has served 50,000 individuals.
“Dennis has gone above and beyond to help build stronger communities and improve the lives of people across this country,” said NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith, a REALTOR® from Plano, Texas, and a broker associate at Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate in Dallas. “His determination and selfless commitment embody everything that we strive for as REALTORS® and as compassionate members of our community. I’m proud of Dennis and the rest of this year’s Good Neighbor Award finalists for devoting hundreds of hours of their personal time to these important causes.”
As one of five winners, Curtin will receive a $10,000 grant and national media exposure for his charity, Mimi’s Pantry, including a feature in the fall issue of REALTOR® Magazine. He was also honored this past week during NAR NXT, The REALTOR® Experience, in Orlando, Florida.
“We are so proud of Dennis and the contribution he has made to his community and our industry,” said Missouri REALTORS® President John D. Mayfield. “He has done exactly what we as REALTORS® strive for. For that, we applaud him.”
NAR’s Good Neighbor Awards is supported by primary sponsor Realtor.com® as well as the Center for REALTOR® Development. Nominees were judged on their personal contribution of time as well as financial and material contributions to benefit their cause.
Curtin was named Missouri REALTORS® 2020 Good Neighbor Award recipient.
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Founded in 1936, Missouri REALTORS® is the largest trade association in the state serving over 25,000 members. As members of organized real estate, REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and have access to numerous services and programs to enhance their professionalism within the real estate industry. Through collective strength, influence, and professionalism, Missouri REALTORS® unite to advocate for real property rights in Missouri, deliver comprehensive risk management programs and services, connect members through various media and events and deliver association management services.
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