Good Works

Brokers at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Québec recently visited the Salvation Army facilities to help pack boxes of toys for children in need throughout the province of Quebec.

Gail Morrison of Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty in Belleville, Ont. recently ran a two-day, 100-km “Run for Shelter,” raising more than $7,000 for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.

Jayson Pingol, a sales rep with Sutton - Premier Realty in Surrey, B.C., recently enlisted several other colleagues who have roots in the Philippines to produce a video about the aftermath of two devastating typhoons in that country.

Recently local Realtors and friends participated in the Kingston and Area Real Estate Association’s Realtors On the Run event in support of the Kingston Youth Shelter.

This holiday season, Realtor Linda Borris supported the St. Joseph’s Health Care Centre in Toronto and local business by donating a portion of the sales of her artwork.

Royal LePage sales representative Nicole Hacault says "I figured I’ll take the commission that I earned from their home and I’m going to put it back into their business".

John Stobbe, broker/owner of Century 21 Platinum Realty in Edmonton, suggested donating a statue of Anne Frank to the City of Edmonton, which was approved by the DCC and Alberta Light Horse Regiment.

Coldwell Banker’s Homes for Dogs Project has placed more than 40,000 pets for adoption across North America. Last year Coldwell Banker Southwest Realty in Sarnia, Ont. held a community event that placed 32 pets in their forever homes.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (KWAR) is donating more than $20,000 to five local charities that are the successful recipients of its 2020 Ontario Realtors Care Foundation Grant.

Living Realty, based in Markham, Ont., has launched its 2020 Christmas charity campaign: an online fundraiser for the benefit of Canadian Tire Jumpstart.