Good Works

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

“While the charities that we work with for the Realtors Care Blanket Drive told us that they won’t accept clothing donations this year because of the risk of spreading illness, we knew that you still want to help.”

Oakwyn Realty in Vancouver is holding its third annual kindness challenge, an initiative that aims to celebrate and bolster generosity through small acts of kindness from the Oakwyn team to its communities.

An initiative launched in 2017 by Sutton Premier Realty in Surrey, B.C., the 4th Annual Bring on the Balls is shooting to make a difference during the pandemic.

Nicole Beinert’s ninth annual pumpkin patch fundraiser looked a lot different this year due to COVID-19, but she knew with the right planning she could pull off a successful event that would provide a little bit of normalcy for her clients.

Recently $3,630 was raised for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation at the fifth annual Lip Sync Battle Niagara, hosted by Amy Layton of Royal LePage NRC Realty in Niagara Falls, Ont. 

The Modern Real Estate Team with Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty in Victoria recently raised $4,021 for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.

Victoria-based Jane Logan of Sutton Group West Coast is chair of Women United Greater Victoria, which recently organized a sold-out virtual fundraiser and gin-tasting event in support of the Little Phoenix Daycare.

Jason and Aneta Fleming of Realty Executives Plus in Niagara Falls, Ont. recently raised $5,353 for a local charity at their annual Pick-A-Pumpkin event.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (KWAR) hosted a Realtor Run in support of Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region. The anytime, anywhere walk or run took place the week of Sept. 28 and raised $16,700 in donations.