Jill Jablonski (pictured at far right), a Realtor with Calabria Properties in Salem, has been selected as the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS 2025 Good Neighbor Award recipient for her volunteer efforts with Less Leg More Heart in Nashua.
The organization’s mission is to empower, support, and unite individuals and families facing the journey of amputation through a blend of emotional support, physical rehabilitation, education, financial assistance, and community building.
“Jill has changed the trajectory of the organization,” said Less Leg More Heart founder and president Tina Hurley. “Her leadership and generosity behind the scenes have quietly empowered hundreds of amputees to move forward with strength and hope.”
Jablonski lost her left leg below the knee in 2021 as the result of a vascular condition, and her response was to contact the organization not for services, but to volunteer. She has since served as Less Leg More Heart’s treasurer and lead event director for the organization’s signature fundraisers.
Additionally, she mentors individuals facing traumatic limb loss, providing not only guidance and emotional support but often logistical help such as home visits and services for medical needs.
“She’s not only my right hand,” Hurley said. “She is the heartbeat of this mission.”
Less Leg More Heart will receive a $3,000 check in Jablonski's name, and she will be recognized during the NHAR Realtor of the Year ceremony on Sept. 16 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
She was selected from a strong Good Neighbor applicant pool that included runners-up Melissa Lesniak and Stefanie Willie-Bonglo, each of whom has earned $1,000 for their respective organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH and the Rising Rose Foundation.
The NH Association of Realtors Good Neighbors program was introduced in 2003 and serves to annually recognize Realtors who make exceptional contributions to improve the quality of life in their communities through volunteerism.
Each year, one or two winners are selected from applications and recognized by NHAR leadership at the end of the year. Winners receive:
- A portion of the $5,000 award as a donation, in their name, to their community charity
- Coverage in their local media and on NHAR.com
- Registration fee to attend the NHAR annual conference in September
- A prestigious crystal award presented at a time and place of their choice
- of the Good Neighbor Awards logo on their Web site and promotional materials
