Posted by Beth Ward on January 17, 2011
Veteran Top-Producing Agent Specializes In Luxury Waterfront and Golf Course Communities
LONGBOAT KEY, Florida—(January 17, 2011)
Sylvia Zimmerman, who consistently ranks in the top percentile of Sarasota’s most successful real estate agents, has joined the Longboat Key South office of Michael Saunders & Company, it was announced today from the company’s headquarters in downtown Sarasota. A long time resident of Southwest Florida, Zimmerman, specializes in luxury waterfront and golf course communities throughout the Sarasota-Bradenton area.
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Sylvia to the company,” says founder and CEO Michael Saunders. “With Sylvia’s extensive business background—combined with her real estate experience, intricate knowledge of the market area and proven ability to bring buyers and sellers together—she will now be able to take all the marketing and technology tools that will placed at her disposal to take her clients and customers to the highest level of service and satisfaction.”
Previously with Prudential Palms Realty, Zimmerman has been in the top 2% of that company’s worldwide roster of agents; and been the recipient of both its prestigious Chairman’s Circle Award and its Legends Award—which honors years of perseverance, expertise and consistency. She is also a member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and has won Sarasota Magazine’s “Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Award” for the past three consecutive years.
Sylvia Zimmerman can be reached directly by calling (941) 350-5022; or by email at sylviazimmerman@msn.com. The Longboat Key South office of Michael Saunders & Company, managed by Georgina Clamage, is located at 440 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The office can be reached by calling (941) 383-7591.
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Posted by Beth Ward on January 4, 2011
Originally from New Hampshire, Pam is a longstanding, top-performing Sarasota agent who is committed to remaining at the forefront of her profession. Her professional real estate designations include certification as an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Certified New Homes Specialist (CNHS). Additionally, she is Trans International Referral Certified (TRC), a Fine Homes Specialist; and member of both the Florida Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®—from which she earned her “Green” and “Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource” (SFR) designations.
Prior to joining Michael Saunders & Company, Pam repeatedly earned the Chairman’s Gold Award, an honor bestowed on only the top 2% of agents within the Prudential Real Estate network. Her professional activities have earned Pam membership in the prestigious Top 5 in Real Estate Group, a membership network of leading real estate professionals who offer their clients exceptional service and the latest in market information.
Pam is actively engaged in Sarasota’s business community, where she is a member of the Sarasota Association of REALTORS® and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. She is an avid advocate for animals and is regularly involved in efforts to raise funds and awareness for animal welfare organizations—including the Humane Society and the ASPCA.
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Posted by Michael Saunders on March 19, 2008
Sarasota is that most uncommon of American markets that combines a fully-realized, leisure-centric lifestyle with the daily rhythms of a small-scale, progressive metropolis. Truly it’s a rare jewel with many facets, one of the most beautiful being its enormous philanthropic heart.
Each year, through numerous public charities and not-for-profit organizations—2,228 to be exact, throughout Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties—the Southwest Florida community marshals thousands of volunteers and millions upon millions in donations to assist worthy causes, especially for the less fortunate among us. The region literally bustles all year long with activities that engage the community to pitch in wherever help is needed. No matter where your heart lies philanthropically, there’s certain to be an organization waiting to benefit from your time, talents and commitment. “Everyone can be great because anyone can serve,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said. “You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”
Volunteering has a number of lesser-known fringe benefits beyond those accrued by the people whose lives are touched by a volunteer’s commitment. Reams of scientific documentation ascribe incredible health benefits to those who make the time to volunteer regularly. Such outer-directed activities improve self-esteem, reduce heart rate and blood pressure and increase endorphin production—while boosting the immune system, buffering the impact of daily stressors and prohibiting social isolation. Moreover, people with solid social support networks achieved through volunteer activities exhibit lower premature death rates, a lower incident of heart disease, fewer health risk factors overall, and a general increase in life expectancy.
If you are new to the community, a seasonal resident or simply wish to broaden your local horizons, volunteering expands your social networking opportunities by exposing you to like-minded people you might not otherwise meet. Through their chosen affiliations, volunteers build lifelong friendships, absorb new job and people skills and set important examples for their children and others. As well, employers are more likely to hire job applicants who display a history of commitment toward helping others. Whatever your reason for giving of yourself as a volunteer, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.
At Michael Saunders & Company we are proud to join in the spirit of giving back to a community that has given us so much to enjoy and be thankful for. This is evidenced every day in so many ways as our associates, staff and management donate their time, money and talents to benefit those in need of assistance—thus improving the quality of life for all of us.
Though best known for the exceptional real estate experiences they bring to every customer, one of the many things that make the people of this company so special is their deep and abiding sense of community. Today we dedicate this page to members of our own corporate family, as well as committed volunteers throughout the region, who continually give their all to make sure that “paradise” is as good as it can possibly be.
Pictured here is just a sampling of the associates at Michael Saunders & Company who distinguish themselves daily in service to such noteworthy organizations as the All-Star Children’s Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Child Protection Center, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, The Downtown Partnership, Girls Inc., Goodwill Industries, Habitat for Humanity, Marie Selby Gardens Botanical Gardens, Sarasota Museum of Art, The Selby Foundation, Senior Friendship Center and The Wellness Community, just to name a few.
As much as any one person can do to improve the human condition is magnified many times over when more good people like these heed the call to help others. As the saying goes: Snowflakes melt alone, but when joined together can be traffic stoppers.
Sylvia Zimmerman, who consistently ranks in the top percentile of Sarasota’s most successful real estate agents, has joined the Longboat Key South office of Michael Saunders & Company, it was announced today from the company’s headquarters in downtown Sarasota. A long time resident of Southwest Florida, Zimmerman, specializes in luxury waterfront and golf course communities throughout the Sarasota-Bradenton area.
