About GAR
  • Award Programs

    • Good Neighbor Awards Recipients

    The Good Neighbor Award was established by GAR in 2010 to recognize and honor GAR members who are outstanding volunteers in their community.

    Up to two individuals may be awarded the Good Neighbor Award in any one year. Each winner receives a recognition gift as well as a contribution to the charity of their choice. Listed below are the winners from each year, along with the organization(s) that they support.

    2024

    Carrie Hutchinson, Albany Board
    Cancer Ties

    Bob Ward, Atlanta Commercial Board
    Ronald McDonald House of Atlanta

    2023

    Danielle Grier, Athens Area Association
    Pay It Forward Athens

    Kay McInroe, Fayette County Board
    Southside Support

    2022

    Sherry Terrell, East Metro Board
    Madison-Morgan Community Food Pantry

    Jolyn Vanicky, Middle Georgia Association
    Daybreak Shelter

    2021

    Jennifer Barnes, Atlanta REALTORS®
    Solidarity Sandy Springs

    Janice Overbeck, Cobb Association
    JO Gives 

    2020

    Kay Fulp, Fayette County Board of REALTORS®
    The Gary Sinise Foundation 

    2019

    Adrienne Dowdy, Walton-Barrow Board of REALTORS®
    Tanglewood Outreach Ministry for Kids 

    2018

    Andrea Shields, Columbus Board of REALTORS®
    Southern Living Academy

    2017

    Donna Rowe, Cobb Association of REALTORS®
    Vietnam Veterans Alliance, Chapter One

    2016

    Karen Coker-Thomas, Northeast Georgia Board of REALTORS®
    Ruth House

    2015

    Kimberly Harkey, Walton-Barrow Board of REALTORS®
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Barrow Sherriff’s Department “Christmas with a Cop” Program

    2014

    Betty B. Jones, Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of REALTORS®
    RAIN (Real Estate Agents in Need)

    2013

    Jerry Johnson, Troup County Board of REALTORS®
    Kiwanis Club, Emmaus Women’s Shelter, Camp Viola, Troup Co. Saddle Club

    Debbie Jones, Walton-Barrow Board of REALTORS®
    SafeKids Walton County

    2012

    Tobias Jackson-Campbell, DeKalb Association of REALTORS®
    Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence

    Larry Winter, Atlanta Board of REALTORS®
    Foster Children’s Foundation, Inc.

    2011

    Barbara Campbell, DeKalb Association of REALTORS®
    One Church One School Community Partnership Program

    Bob Patterson, Columbus Board of REALTORS®
    The Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy – Harris County

    2010

    Christy Baker-Jenkins, Athens Area Association of REALTORS®
    St. Joseph’s Catholic School