The beginning of the year is always busy in the marketing and accounting department as we compile year end stats. We enjoy the season as we spend a bit of time preparing for our annual award ceremony for our Peabody & Smith agents and staff. This year, on February 4th, we held our annual award recognition breakfast at the Common Man Inn & Spa in Plymouth NH. Here are some of our highlights we shared at the ceremony:

• In 2014, we recorded gross sales in excess of 100 million dollars, according to statistics from the Northern New England Real Estate Network.
• In 2014, we ranked as the 16th largest Real Estate firm in NH,  in terms of volume (up over 2013)
• 249,446 visitors came to our website in 2014, from 138 countries!
• We distributed over $22,000 to area organizations including: AHEAD, Ammonoosuc Community Health, Bretton Woods Ski Team, Boys and Girls Club, Area Chambers of Commerce Fundraising Activities, Franconia Ski Club, Holderness Historical Society, Littleton Regional Healthcare, Pemi Baker Community Health, Speare Memorial Hospital, Squam Lakes Association, Weathervane Theatre & Many More!

[caption id="attachment_2768" align="alignright" width="300"] Michele Penner and Andy Smith[/caption] At the end of the award ceremony, we awarded the "Peabody & Smith Realty Residential Sales Associate of 2014". That award was presented to Michele Penner, Managing Broker in our Bretton Woods, NH office. Michele has been with us for eight years, and her concentration is on helping home sellers and home buyers in the Bretton Woods Real Estate market. Michele is a proven expert in the community, as she not only works in the beautiful resort community, she lives there also. We were so pleased to recognize Michele and all of our agents and staff on all of their accomplishments all year long!

We also recognized the top agents for each office, and with that, we recognized the following agents:

Franconia, NH Office: Beth Horan

[caption id="attachment_2762" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Beth Horan[/caption]

Littleton, NH Office: Nikki Barrett

[caption id="attachment_2763" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Nikki Barrett and Andy Smith)[/caption]

Plymouth, NH Office: Missy Sullivan

[caption id="attachment_2764" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Missy Sullivan and Andy Smith[/caption]

Holderness, NH Office: Jerry Love

[caption id="attachment_2765" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Jerry Love and Andy Smith[/caption] Our photo credit for this event belongs to Michelle Heath of Michelle Heath Photography. We thank Michelle for capturing the spirit and fun of the whole event from start to finish!