Edward Jones staff honored

Shannon Cass, branch office administrator of the Angela Sell Edward Jones office in Silverdale, has been honored for her client service excellence. The recognition earned her an invitation to Edward Jones’ annual Branch Office Administrators Managing Partner’s Conference in September at the firm’s headquarters in St. Louis.

The three-day meeting pooled 300 Edward Jones’ branch office administrators to collectively recognize and reward their client service excellence.

Sell, an Edward Jones Financial Advisor of Silverdale, received the Winner’s Circle award for her outstanding sales and service efforts in the past year. She was one of only 889 of the firm’s more than 10,000 financial advisors to receive the Winner’s Circle award.

Peoples Bank invests $35,000 in community

Peoples Bank made donations in support of local industry, education, the arts, environment and other charitable causes. In the first quarter of 2008, the bank contributed $35,000 to support local organizations and will continue to invest in the community throughout the year.

One organization Peoples Bank supported is the Lee Belas International Scholarship Foundation in Kitsap County with a donation of $500. The Lee Belas International Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit organization established in memory of Sgt. Lee A. Belas, who was killed in action in Iraq Feb. 27, 1991 at the age of 22 during the Gulf War. The volunteer seven-member Board of Directors meets twice yearly to administer the business of the foundation and award scholarships to District 5020 outbound exchange students.

Wurden awarded

Irene Wurden, a real estate agent with Prudential Northwest Real Estate in Silverdale, was awarded the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) designation from the Luxury Home Council.

The ALHS Logo is testimony to the agent’s training and expertise in the luxury home marketplace. Wurden completed the ALHS course, represented a buyer or seller in at least two transactions where the purchase price is at least twice the average sales price and was in good standing with the National Association of REALTORS.

Luxury Home Council Members receive numerous benefits to assist in marketing and selling upscale properties. For more information, contact Wurden at (360) 731-8844 or visit www.LuxuryHomeCouncil.com.

Prudential Northwest managers receive

designations

Four Prudential Northwest Real Estate branch managers earned the Prudential Real Estate Certified Residential Manager (CRM) designation. Bob Butcher, Linda Pandino, Don Manning and Martin McClendon were conferred the designation in Salem, Ore. by Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Inc., a Prudential Financial company.

The Prudential Real Estate Certified Manager must earn six CRM credits to receive the designation.

Prudential Northwest Real Estate has offices in Kingston, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Port Orchard and Gig Harbor. For more information, call (360) 692-5571 or visit www.pnwre.com.