Salem REALTORS®

Salem, OR – The Oregon Association of Realtors has entered into a partnership with a technology company that will help protect brokers on the job. The association will work with Guardly, a leading provider of mobile personal safety applications, to provide a smart phone application for Oregon Realtors.

Recent stories from around the country document the need for an additional layer of safety for Realtors, whose job often includes meeting strangers in remote locations and working late into the night.

The new technology is a smart phone application that will connect users to their contacts through instant messages and real time location tracking. Built-in security features include the ability to snap and share pictures of an assailant and sound a loud whistle.

"Most Realtors have little if any security training and regularly meet with strangers at various times of day in vacant homes. This makes them prime targets for criminal attacks,” said Oregon Realtors President John Hoops.

Guardly’s Business Development Director, Luke Slan put it this way: ““This partnership sends a strong message that OAR is innovative and forward thinking when it comes to the safety of its members.”

According to research by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 39 percent of Realtors said they are concerned about safety but carry no safety device. NAR also nine out of ten real estate agents carry smart phones.

The Oregon Association of Realtors serves 13,000 members in Oregon. The Association was founded in 1932 to organize the real estate profession in Oregon. Today, the Association is a force for education and a business and legislative advocate for free enterprise and private property rights in Oregon.

Guardly’s platform for emergency communication facilitates rapid social, mobile and location-aware responses to calls for assistance. Smartphone users that find themselves in an emergency situation can alert, connect and collaborate

The Salem Parks

Foundation Presents

The public is invited to attend this free

presentation to learn about the changes

coming to Minto-Brown Island Park. A

variety of topics will be presented, such

as:

 Update to the Minto-Brown Island Park Master Plan

 New maps and “You Are Here” signs throughout the park

 Interpretive signs for the restoration sites

 Replacement of fishing docks and paths

 Status of the NRCS restoration project

 Farming in the park

 Riverfront Park to Minto-Brown Island Bridge

 Recommendations from the Sustainable Cities Project

A question and answer session will be conducted by City of Salem, NRCS, and

Urban Development staff. The Salem Parks Foundation is sponsoring this event

to answer any questions pertaining to Minto-Brown Island Park and to increase

public awareness and enthusiasm for the exciting changes taking place at the

park!

Tuesday, February 28

Louck’s Auditorium

7:00 p.m.

Salem Parks Foundation

SPF is a 501(c)3 organization. Member of the Cultural Trust.

All donations are tax-deductible.

www.salemparksfoundation.org

Salem Parks Foundation

SPF is a 501(c)3 organization. Member of the Cultural Trust.

All donations are tax-deductible.

www.salemparksfoundation.org

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