Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Sales Agent Named To Cary Visual Art Board of Directors

February 18, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
CARY, N.C. – Don Walston, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, has announced that Margaret Sophie, a sales agent with the firm’s Cary Kildaire office, has been named to the Cary Visual Art (CVA) Board of Directors. CVA is a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting access to visual art through public art projects and educational programs in the town of Cary. Sophie has been an active member with CVA for the last year and resides in Cary with her husband and three children.

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News Facts:

· Margaret Sophie, a sales agent with the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Cary Kildaire office, has been named to the Cary Visual Art (CVA) Board of Directors.
· CVA is a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting access to visual art through public art projects and educational programs in the town of Cary.

Quotes:
“We congratulate Sophie on becoming a member of the Cary Visual Art board of directors,” said David Jones, COO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston. “Her dedication to the organization reflects her commitment to do public service as well as her professional work with our company.”

About Margaret Sophie:
Margaret Sophie is a sales agent with the Cary Kildaire office of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston. She has achieved many professional designations, including Previews Specialist, Accredited Buyers Representative, Graduate REALTOR Institute and Cendant Mobility Certified Relocation Specialist. Sophie resides in Cary with her husband and three children.

About Cary Visual Art:
Cary Visual Art, based in Cary, is a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting access to visual art through public art projects and educational programs. Cary Visual Art funds the commissioning and placement of art in Cary through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations, local businesses as well as the Town of Cary, and has placed more than 50 public art displays throughout the Cary community. Cary Visual Art is funded in part by its members and sponsors, the Town of Cary and by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County with funds from the United Arts campaign and the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on Cary Visual Art, or to join the organization please call 919-468-9500 or visit the Web site http://www.caryvisualart.org.

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur, formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company has over 700 real estate professionals, 13 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award winning relocation division, a growing Concierge home services division, the area’s number one real estate school, and the state’s number one real estate Web site. The company has become the largest full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $3 billion in sales. In 2006, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston was recognized among the 50 fastest growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at http://www.hpw.com.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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