NOVEMBER 2015

General Meeting: December 10, 2015 Barrymore Hotel 111 W. Fortune, Tampa 8:00 am REL Mastermind Group 9:30 am General Meeting Speaker: Larry Richey, Senior Managing Director Cushman & Wakefield 10:45 am to 11:45 am Trainer: Abby Kohut “20 Ways to Find a Job You’ve Probably Never Even Thought Of” 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Small Group Meeting Centerpointe Building 5100 West Lemon Noon to 1:30 pm REbuilders Support Group Incl. complimentary lunch Barrymore Hotel

Contents Welcome.............................. 1 Training Schedule................. 2 Coming Attractions............... 2 Company Christmas Party...... 2 7 Things You Can Learn........ 3 Are You Engaged?................. 4

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Welcome to Real Estate Lives News REAL ESTATE LIVES NEWS is your source for job postings, networking opportunities,

mentoring, training, support groups and special events which will help you find your next great employment opportunity. In every issue you will find:

Job Board Visit www.realestatelives.org and click on “Employment Tools” and “Job Board”. We post new job openings each day, many of which are exclusive to Real Estate Lives. It’s the first place our volunteers turn when seeking candidates to fill positions within their own companies.

Networking Opportunities Universally acknowledged as the #1 tool for gaining re-employment, REL offers four internal networking opportunities. All are very popular and highly successful: • Small Group Forum — Every Tuesday, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Beck Conference Center, 220 West Seventh Ave. Ybor City, FL (Led by Gregory L. Morgan) • Commercial Real Estate Small Group — Every Thursday, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Centrepointe Office Building, 5100 W. Lemon Street, Building Conference Center located next to suite 150, Tampa, FL (Led by Jack Brubaker) • REL Mastermind Group — First Thursday of every month at 8:00 am just prior to the monthly Real Estate Lives General Meeting held at the Barrymore Hotel, 111 West Fortune Street, Tampa, FL (across from The Straz Center) (Led by Brenda Dohring Hicks and Gregory L. Morgan) • General Meeting — First Thursday of every month at 9:30 with a special guest 15Minute Coach held at the Barrymore Hotel, 111 West Fortune Street, Tampa, FL (across from The Straz Center). Past 15-Minute Coaches have included: former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, 12-term Congressman Mike Bilirakis and Lifestyles Family Fitness founder Geoff Dyer.

Mentoring Real Estate Lives continues to offer one on one mentoring. For additional information or to be assigned a mentor, contact Jack Brubaker, [email protected]

Employment Resources......................... 5-6

Training

Celebrating Our Own............. 7

Real Estate Lives offers numerous free training seminars on: how to network, write an effective resume, interview, etc. All training sessions are held immediately following the monthly General Meeting from 10:45 am to 11:45 am. The General Meetings are held from 9:30 to 10:30. The current training schedule is:

Glad We Could Help!............. 7 REL By The Numbers.......... 10 Crisis Center Resources....... 11

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TR A I N I N G SC H E D U L E Thursday, December 10, 2015

20 Ways to Find a Job You’ve Probably Never Even Thought Of Trainer: Abby Kohut — Author, Columnist and Blogger

Thursday, January 7, 2016

History of Real Estate Lives and How to Be a Part of It Trainer: Panel Discussion

CO MI N G ATT R AC T I ONS Tuesday, December 8, 2015

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Real Estate Lives Company Christmas Party at the Westin Rocky Point Hotel, Blue Vu Room

Thursday, December 10, 2015 Speaker: Larry Richey Senior Managing Director Cushman & Wakefield

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Speaker: Real Estate Lives Roundtable Discussion Volunteers and former Rebounders discuss how to best utilize the various services offered by Real Estate Lives. One-onones on how to get involved as a volunteer.

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Specialized Peer-Led Support Groups REbuilders is a support group that provides a confidential, safe and casual atmosphere where Rebounders can deal with stress, discouragement, self esteem, fear, etc. — all of the emotions which go along with the loss of a job. The group meets from noon until 1:30 pm after every General Meeting which is held the first Thursday of each month. A complimentary lunch is served. First Hour is intended to identify new Rebounders as quickly as possible after losing their jobs. We want all Rebounders to know they don’t have to navigate their rebound alone.

Special Events REL frequently holds free Special Events for all Rebounders, Volunteers and Sponsors. These events give Rebounders the opportunity to step away from the stress of the job search for a moment and to simply relax and enjoy themselves. Many of these events are open to families and guests of Rebounders. Events will be publicized at the General Meetings, on the website, through our Eventbrite reservation system and through email blasts you will receive after signing up through www. realestatelives.org.

Content That Helps Within Real Estate Lives News you will find content to help you during this time of transition. REL News contains tips and useful information on topics like: foreclosure prevention, mortgage modifications, free medical and dental, and discounts on everything from movie theaters to groceries. The center pages are dedicated to our Sponsors, without whom we would be unable to fulfill our mission statement. We encourage you to support those who so generously support REL. We feature a page dedicated to those who graciously sent thank you notes regarding the free services we provide as well as those who sent regrets they will no longer be able to attend future events as they have found reemployment! Since inception, REL has had a direct hand in assisting more than 900 of our people find reemployment and has made more than 75,000 phone bank calls and helped more than 3,000 people through 1 more of its 13 initiatives. We hope you enjoy this edition of Real Estate Lives News and you find it to be thought provoking and useful. Please feel free to send your comments and suggestions to editor at [email protected]

Annual Christmas Party Pease join us as we celebrate the start of the holiday season with our 7th annual company Christmas Party which once again will be held in the spectacular Blue Vu Room of the Westin Rocky Point Hotel. All friends of Real Estate Lives are welcome. The party runs from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. See you there!

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Seven Things You Can Learn From A Company’s Website By Arnie Fertig Job seekers can gain loads of insight from an employer’s online presence.

company’s website will be used to make the case.

Learn about recent happenings at a company by reading its press releases. Then impress interviewers by referencing that news in person. In your effort to find the right job and advance your career, you will need to learn a lot about many potential employers. When you take the time to research companies, you’ll be able to strengthen your candidacy from what you say in you cover letter all the way through the process of gaining and evaluating offers of employment. There are many ways you can research employers, but often a company’s own website will give you the key information you need. Here are seven things job seekers can glean just by paying attention to what a company puts online for all to see: 1. Company overview. From the homepage and About Us page, you’ll see what a business or organization is all about. What are its key products and services? What kind of people or businesses are its customers? How does it distinguish itself from its competitors? 2. Available positions. Virtually every employer has a job portal on its website. It is likely to be far more up to date and accurate than job boards or aggregator sites like Indeed.

Even if you find a job posting elsewhere, it’s worth taking a few minutes to see if that position is still on the company’s own site rather than wasting your time applying for a phantom position.

3. Employer brand. In order to attract the best possible employees, companies understand that they must show why they’re great places to work. This is especially true as unemployment continues to dip and first-rate talent is harder to find. The Careers page of a



You might see employee testimonial videos that highlight one or another of a company’s attractive features, such as opportunities for engaging in meaningful work, career advancement opportunities, camaraderie or whatever else. If the company has won awards from industry groups for excellence or other positive notoriety, these things will make it a more attractive workplace. Many companies will show pictures of their workplace and give general information about the employee benefits they offer – everything from free parking to their 401(k) retirement fund and insurance benefits.

4. Events calendar. No matter what else, networking is still the primary way people find work. Even if you don’t know someone at a company, you can likely find out places where you can meet and interface with them. Company websites will tell you about job fairs, industry forums and trade shows where they will have a presence.

Learn where to rub shoulders with people you want and need in your network. Then, whenever possible, go to these places and network your way into consideration.

5. Company in the news. Companies pay a lot of money to public relations firms to get the word out about what they’re up to. News organizations cover everything from executive turnover, product launches, earnings reports and more. You will likely find links to articles about the company and its leaders on its site on the homepage, investor page and elsewhere.

Take the time to read these stories. It’s always great to ask in an interview, “I saw such-and-such about your company in the news and was intrigued. Can you tell me more about that?”

6. Leadership team. You will often find bios of C-level executives. Learn about who is at the helm of the organization. Have they been entrenched in their roles for a long time? Has the company been in trouble, and are they known as turn-around artists? Do the members of the leadership team reflect racial, cultural and other diversity? Most importantly: What is the leadership’s vision for the company’s future? 7. Financials. Any large company listed on the stock exchange will have sections of the website devoted to investors. Publicly traded companies must report certain activities to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a regular basis, including statements of their financial condition, annual reports and much more. Even if you don’t have much of a financial background, you won’t have to dig too deeply to find out if the company is profitable, what kinds of major investments it’s making and other big picture information that can indicate stability and growth – or the opposite. Of course, you don’t need to know every detail about a company before you apply, but you should know enough to show you’ve done some research and aren’t just randomly distributing your résumé. Once a dialog begins, you should go deeper and deeper into the company site. Your research will pay off in your interviews, and even more when you have to make the decision of whether or not to accept a company’s offer of employment. Happy hunting! Arnie Fertig, MPA, is passionate about helping his Jobhuntercoach clients advance their careers by transforming frantic “I’ll apply to anything” searches into focused hunts for “great fit” opportunities. He brings to each client the extensive knowledge he gained when working in HR staffing and managing his boutique recruiting firm.

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Are You Engaged? By FIan Christie, Monster Contributing Writer

• I have one foot out the door, keeping my options open, but never acting on them.

Are You Engaged in Your Career?

• I jump from job to job or assignment to assignment without really settling or making a difference.

At times during your career, things may not go your way. You may be struggling to find a new job, or you may be dissatisfied with your current job or with the way your career is developing. When your professional expectations go unmet like this, there’s a natural tendency to disengage, to unplug. You go through the motions, but part of your mind is elsewhere, unfocused.

Why Your Head Should Be in the Game When you aren’t fully engaged, your efforts are scattered. You don’t do your best, which hurts you, your employer, your colleagues and your clients. Your personal life suffers. You’re not using your talents to their fullest. You’re wasting time and are unproductive. You aren’t making a difference. In short, you’re sabotaging your career. We all have days when our motors don’t run at full speed. That’s fine. However, you should be concerned with identifying if you are habitually disengaged, and if so, resolve to snap out of it.

• My performance barely meets expectations, or worse. • My mind wanders during my workday, and I have trouble focusing and delivering on projects and responsibilities. • I feel bested or outclassed by colleagues or customers when I’m discussing work-related things. I don’t have a lot to say. • My presentation is weak, sloppy or lacking direction. • I don’t have a plan as to what my next steps are.

Change and Engage If you answered yes to one or more of the above statements, you can take some immediate steps to correct the situation. Here are some things you can do today to get engaged: • Change your attitude. A reality check can do wonders in changing behavior.

Diagnose Yourself

• Throw yourself into your work or job search. Do your best. Immerse yourself and see what happens.

Here are some statements to test whether your head is really in the game or not:

• Identify what motivates you and see if you can inject more of those motivations into what you do.

• I am dissatisfied with my work situation, and I haven’t done anything concrete to resolve it.

• Find the good in your situation. What can you identify about your job or situation that is positive? Be thankful for what you have.

• I tend to complain, put the blame on others or have a cynical attitude.

• Identify the key success criteria for you, your employer, your colleagues and your customers. Focus on how you can be successful in the current environment.

Strategies for Lasting Change Here are some ideas to build on the change you’ve put into motion so you can turn yourself into a rousing success story. • If you make a change, do it with determination, passion and focus. • Adjust your expectations. Goals can be energizing if we actively pursue them, or a real drag on our energy when we keep them alive without making progress toward fulfilling them. Resolve to pursue those goals that mean something to you and dump the rest. • Get help. If you recognize a longstanding pattern of behavior and believe that its roots run deeper than career-management issues, seek qualified, professional help.

Special Advice for Job Seekers As a job seeker, you need to be engaged on at least two levels. Obviously, the first level is applying focused determination to the job search process. The second level is less obvious. You must demonstrate that you are fully engaged in your industry, profession or particular specialty. People who are engaged are focused and committed. Being engaged requires consistent, daily resolve to back it up. Not being engaged is self-sabotage. You need to get in the game.

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Employment Resources New Source for Job Leads Wullo.com Extensive lists of job openings in specific areas (you specify) and job categories; extensive job descriptions and applicant requirements. Use Larry’s trick to get past the computerized screenings

New Resource The Tampa Bay Technology Forum, central Florida’s largest and most influential technology association announced the launch of its on-line career center. TBTF members and non members now have a new resource to post job openings and search and apply to openings. TBTF does offer special membership rates for students and transitional workers. Contact Jill Pearson at [email protected].

Tomorrow’s Hot Jobs Translation services and English-as-a-second-language — Global business deals and growing immigrant population need bilingual help, both to learn English and to transact business in other languages. One niche: Translating to help people obtain healthcare services. Green Jobs — Jobs in wind and solar energy, energy efficient construction, public transportation, environmentally friendly manufacturing and “sustainability” regulation. Security and Public safety — From home security equipment sales and manufacturing to private security companies to government Homeland Security, the field is burgeoning

Sales and marketing — No matter the industry, organization or product someone has to get the word out. Elder care ­— There’s an ever growing demand for more nurses, nursing assistants, nursing home workers, therapists, chronic disease managers, home health aides and transportation services devoted to the elderly.

CareCentrix is Hiring Always! Sound odd? Not really. CareCentrix has expanded its workforce by 40% each of the past 3 years with no plan for slowing that growth in the foreseeable future. The latest expansion by state and local incentives based on filling 110 positions paying an average of $46,833, or 115% of the areas average wage. What do they do? They are a privately held benefits management company specializing in the home healthcare market. Who are they hiring? Jobs include, but are not limited to: clinical support, customer service, product development, IT, billing, training and quality assurance. As your newsletter has constantly hammered home, any big hire will have to expand core functions like HR, accounting, administration and marketing to support those new hires. Utilize Larry LaBelle’s oft-mentioned “back door” to separate yourself from the crowd and gain a face to face. They have about 500 employees at their Westlake Office (off Anderson Road). Chances are you know someone who knows someone who works there. Linkedin.com is a good place to start. CareCentrix is listed. Watch the video on

how to use the company search. BE PRO-ACTIVE! www. carecentrix.com

On-Going Job Alerts Want to know a great source for who will be hiring in the very near future? Go to www. eflorida.com and sign up for their free monthly newsletter called Innovation Monthly and then get pro-active. Google the company and see if they already have operations in the bay area. Contact them and inquire about the new jobs. Sell yourself with your 30 second, or 60 second, or two minute sales pitch that you’ve pre-developed, practiced and mastered and you just might find that their existing operation has a need for someone with just your skill sets. Don’t have a preestablished sales pitch? See Larry LaBelle because it’s essential that you do.

Community Resource Guide The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay has published a community resource guide with a wealth of resources. www.crisiscenter. com/Portals/0/CrisisCenter_ CommunityResourceGuide.pdf

Healthcare Medical Services for Less (AAA Magazine) Local health fairs aren’t the only way to get free or cheap medical screenings and services. Here are a few others: Inexpensive cholesterol screenings and other blood tests are available at local labs. Find one under “Laboratories” in the Yellow Pages in under “Service Centers” at BloodWorks-USA. Low-income and uninsured women can get free or low-cost mammograms through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program at apps.

nccd.cdc.gov/cancercontacts/ nbccedp/contactlist.asp. If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes or allergies, you could get free medication and treatment by enrolling in a medical study listed at www.clinicaltrials.gov. To talk to a licensed counselor or psychologist, starting at $1.60 per minute, check out www. mytherapynet.com. Online counseling is also available at www.etherapistsonline.com.

Medical Care at the Best Price The nightly news and the local papers have recently focused on the unbelievable disparity for medical procedures in the same geographic area; many with hospitals located within a few miles of each other. ABC Nightly News showed the spread for a simple tonsillectomy for children ran from a low of $2,800 to $21,000. It isn’t like the surgery was performed by a board certified doctor for $21,000 and a witch doctor for $2,800! The doctors’ qualifications and the hospitals’ certifications were identical! To learn what any given procedure “should” cost in your/our area go to medicalbluebook.com To see the whole story click on http://abcnews.go.com/ blogs/health/2013/05/13/realmoney-ways-to-save-familieson-hospital-costs/

Children’s Healthcare www.kidcare.org Oldsmar has discounted drug cards for residents and pets The cards are good at the Walmart, Walgreens and CVS on Tampa Road, Oldsmar only. Cards are available at no cost at Oldsmar City Hall, Oldsmar Public Library and Oldsmar Fire rescue.

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Employment Resources Free Dental Assistance The Florida Dental Association provides free dental care to people in need. There is at least one facility in each county; Hillsborough has 13 locations. Visit Resource Guide at www. floridadental.org/outreach.

Save Money on Prescriptions and Treatments • Get coupons- you can find

that at the drug manufacturer’s website, your doctor’s office or the pharmacy itself.

• Some pharmacies attract

customers by offering up to a 14 day supply of certain versions of antibiotics for free; among them are pharmacies at Publix, Giant Eagle, and ShopRite stores.

• Join your drugstore’s loyalty program and earn points toward discounts.

• Need a procedure? Go to

healthcarebluebook.com . To see what the average cost is for your area and then call around. The price for the same procedure can vary wildly from hospital to hospital or surgery center to surgery center. You could save yourself thousands of dollars.

GoodRX.com We’ve told you about how to shop the price of a surgical procedure but recognize people may be reluctant to shop the price of a procedure if it will take them to a hospital or doctor they’re not familiar with. There should be no reluctance to shop prescriptions prices, however. The price of the exact same drug can vary tremendously from pharmacy to pharmacy. Try GoodRX.com.

Business Cards www.vistaprint.com. Pay postage of approximately $6 for 250 cards.

Bargain Printer Ink Cartridges Ink cartridges (black or color) just $4.99 at 499ink.com

Foreclosure Prevention Florida Hardest-Hit Fund & FlaHardestHitHelp.org

This blog contains information about Florida’s HardestHit Fund program, designed to help financially distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure. The national program provides federal funding for innovative measures to help families in the states that have been hit the hardest by the aftermath of the housing bubble. In each of these states, the average price for all homes in the state has fallen more than 20% from the peak. The Florida program should begin the pilot phase in the autumn of 2010 and should go statewide early in the spring of 2011. Keep checking FlaHardestHitFund.org for continual information updates about this helpful program for financially distressed homeowners seeking to avoid foreclosure. Bank of America Offers Assistance to “Upside Down” Borrowers If your mortgage is with BofA and your house is worth 20% less than what you owe, you may be eligible to have that 20% or more forgiven. Learn more at www.bankofamericica.com. Foreclosure Assistance Mortgage Modifications for homeowners: 888-995-4673.

Qualifications: www.treas.gov/ press/releases/reports/guidelines_summary.pdf City of Tampa Making Home Affordable Program through Housing and Community Development division (HCD) can reduce mortgage payments if mortgage is held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Information: www.tampagov.net/foreclosure Help for Tenants in Foreclosed Properties — New Federal law may help tenants in foreclosed properties stay for 90 days after foreclosure or through the end of the term, whichever comes first, if you are qualified. Information: www. makinghomesaffordable.gov. Help for Tenants in Foreclosed Properties New Federal law may help tenants in foreclosed properties stay for 90 days after foreclosure or through the end of the term, whichever comes first, if you are qualified. Information: www. makinghomesaffordable.gov.

Tweeners If you can’t make our 1st Thursday General Meeting give Tweeners a try on any Thursday. They share our goals and objectives. About Tweeners: If you are unemployed, underemployed or trying to get back into the workforce, we invite you to join the Tweeners group; a faith based, prayer supported group formed to provide support and assistance to help you get your “next” job. No reservations are needed. Tweeners information page at: http://tweeners.typepad. com/ . Contact: Jim Kissane at 813.264.3316 or e-mail: [email protected]

Tweener meetings are held at St. Paul Catholic Church, 12708 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Meetings are held every Thursday from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the following exceptions: June 13, November 28, December 26th, January 2, April 17.

This Newsletter This newsletter layout was done by Jim Hance, lead publications designer for OPS in St. Petersburg. Jim primarily designs and produces newspapers and chamber of commerce publications. When he’s not doing that, he maintains two websites for Cajun and zydeco dance communities (locally, its FloridaCajunZydeco.com) and is deejay at zydeco dance parties on the first and third Tuesdays each month from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Edge of 9, First Avenue South at 9th St. (aka Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street), St. Petersburg. There is no cover charge. Zydeco dancer Sharon Stern teaches the basic dance steps to beginners throughout the evening. Come on down and enjoy the music and our friendly dance community. Check out “Florida Cajun Zydeco” on Facebook for frequent postings.

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Celebrating One of Our Own! The dynamo that is WENDY LEIGH has landed with a splash! Congratulations to the new Chief Development and Marketing Officer at the University Area Community Development Corporation. Wendy joins the UACDC after nearly 20 years with Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts, where she most recently served as vice president of education and was instrumental in the creation of the Patel Conservatory. “I am delighted to have the chance to use my experience and skills for the improvement of Tampa’s university neighborhoods,” said Wendy, adding that she has lived in this area for more than three decades. “I love this community, have raised my children here and plan to stay right here. I am so impressed by what the UACDC already has accomplished and am

energized and thrilled by our plans for future improvements in this area.” UACDC is a 501(c)(3) public/ private partnership whose mission is children and family development, crime prevention and commerce growth. Its primary focus is the redevelopment and sustainability Da Girls gather to inspect Wendy’s new workplace. Left to right: Jodi Wilkeson, Wendy Leigh, Carleen Ulacia and Jennifer Johnof the at-risk areas ston. surrounding the Community Center Complex, 14013 Tampa campus of the University North 22nd Street, and is owned by of South Florida. The UACDC was named Nonprofit of the Year for Public Hillsborough County and operated by the UACDC. More information about and Societal Benefit by the Tampa Bay UACDC is online at www.uacdc.org Business Journal in 2011 and 2012. It is headquartered in the University Area and by calling 813.558.5212.

Glad We Could Help! Dear REL: Greg, I hope all is well with you. I wanted to let you know that I started a new job today with a company called Helicon Property Restoration Services. It came together pretty quickly in the past week. I am being brought in to build their commercial business as they have a very successful residential business. Most importantly, I wanted to thank you for the introduction to RE Lives. Because of being there for a handful of times, I met Terry Henry who then introduced me to Joe Jones

and Bob Saxon. Joe was exceptionally helpful to me as a “Life Coach” for a few weeks and got me focused, prepped and ready for my interviews and a positive mindset which was tremendously helpful to me throughout the Helicon hiring process. Bottom line, because you invited me to a RE Lives lunch, I was able to meet these other gentlemen that led me to this new opportunity. So, THANK YOU so very much. Feel free to use this as a testimony for others, because it truly is about connecting the

dots and using ones connections. Even though I found this job on line, I don’t believe I would have landed it if it were not for Terry, Joe and Bob, again because of you. When I get settled, I want to buy you a thank you lunch. So, I’ll call soon. Best always, Bob

Dear REL: What a wonderful quote. Thank you! I often think about the people I’ve met in life and so many of them, like you, are wonderful. You have done more than you realize for the people you have gone out of your way to help since the financial crisis hit and I personally cannot thank you enough. It will be my pleasure to stay in touch and return the good will in whatever ways I can. Best regards, Janice

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REAL ESTATE LIVES

By The Numbers What Real Estate Lives has accomplished in its first 6 years of existence: Number of Rebounders Assisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,250 Number of Rebounders Re-Employed with Direct Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 Number of Phone Banks Calls Made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,250 Number of Resumes Reviewed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 Number of Training Hours Offered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,350 Number of Rebounders Trained. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200 Number of Rebounders Mentored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Number of Monthly General Meetings Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Number of “15 Minute Coach” Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 (List includes but is not limited to 12-term Congressman Mike Bilirakis, former Mayor Pam Iorio, Mayor Bob Buckhorn, County Commissioner Mark Sharpe, Lightning VP Todd Leiweke, Tampa Bay Times Publisher Paul Tash, Lifestyles founder Geoff Dyer, Tampa Bay Times Columnist Earnest Hooper, Tampa Tribune Columnist Steve Otto, and DeBartolo’s Ed Kobel)

Number of Small Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Number of Small Group Meetings Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 Number of Jobs Mined and Posted to REL’s Proprietary Job Board. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,640 Number of Free Special Events Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 (List includes Company Picnics, Beach Parties, Valentine’s Day Dinner Dances, Harbour Cruises, Christmas Parties, Tampa Yankees, and Tampa Bay Lightning)

Number of Rebounders, Family and Sponsors Who Attended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,690 Number of Holiday Turkeys Given Away (Thanksgiving and Christmas). . . . . . . . . . 440 Number of Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Individual — 53

Corporate — 86

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