The Knight Group revealed the winners of its 1999 “Knights of the Round Table” Realtors promotion at a festive reception, dinner and winner announcement program recently at Eagle's Landing Country Club.

The Grand Prize winner, the Realtor selling the most Knight homes during 1999, was Twanda Garvin of Surpass Realty, who received a trip for two to anywhere. Garvin, who also won the Grand Prize in the 1998 program, chose to go to St. Martin.

Other announced prize winners were as follows:

Roger Searcy of Re/Max Advantage won a trip for two, including golf, to the King & Prince Hotel on St. Simons Island as the broker from the office selling the most Knight homes during the year.

There was a three-way tie in the competition to determine the Realtor registering the most prospects during the year at Knight communities, so all three received a weekend for two at the King & Prince on St. Simons Island. This trio of winners included two previous Grand Prize winners, Erika Sowell and Calvin Gleaton, both of Re/Max Advantage, plus Emy Quinones of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty.

The program also included four additional drawings for trips to Cancun, Disney World and Las Vegas, and a Carnival Cruise to the Bahamas. Those eligible for these drawings include all invited Realtors who are present at the dinner. Winners included Varnell Respress of Century 21 South Pointe Realty, Cancun trip; Beth Taylor Norman of Re/Max Advantage, Disney World trip; Teri Held of Prudential Georgia Realty, Las Vegas trip; and Develyn Bennett of Re/Max of Atlanta, cruise to the Bahamas.

Jay Knight, president of The Knight Group, thanked all of the agents participating in the program for their business in 1999. “We hope you will continue to keep us in mind each time you show your clients homes anywhere south of I-20,” he added.

Also recognizing and expressing appreciation to the representatives of The Knight Group in attendance, he noted, “The Knight Group has been in business for 22 years. We have gone through many changes, as has this industry that we dedicate our professional lives to. Some things have not changed, however. Our dedication to our craft, and our dedication to our buyers, has remained and grown throughout the years. Our dedication to our word has never been stronger. We keep our promises; we will fulfill our commitments.”

The 1999 Realtor promotion was the fifth annual by The Knight Group, one of the south metro area's most active home builders. Knight communities participating in the program last year included Glynn Addy, Pleasant Grove and Summerlake in Henry County; Biscayne Pointe and Harbour Town at River's Edge Plantation in Clayton County; Meadow Glen in south Fulton County; Poplar Pointe in Spalding County, and Riverbend Overlook in DeKalb County.

Chris Knight, vice president of The Knight Group, told the crowd that in the midst of an increasingly competitive market, 1999 marked yet another record-setting year, yet another award-winning year for The Knight Group. Rhe firm sold more than 250 homes in 1999, brought home another professionalism award, and in a single community, Biscayne Pointe, sold 118 homes.

He said that 2000 has gotten off to a furious start with more than 90 sales to date.

“As we look into the next year, the next decade and beyond, we are constantly evaluating our policies, systems and priorities to ensure that this family business continues to operate and thrive as a world-class home builder,” he told the agents at the event.

“We believe that our locations are some of the best on earth, that our product is among the finest in the industry, and that our resolution to be a little better today than we were yesterday is sure to set us apart in the market that you [the agents] represent — that of the increasingly sophisticated homebuyer.”

The Knight Group has a history going back to 1973, when brothers Perry and Scott Knight started framing houses for builders in the Southern Crescent.

They began their home building business in the late 1970s. Perry's son Jay joined the firm in 1982, and Scott's son Chris joined the company in 1998.