Royal LePage Shelter Foundation Putting abuse out of commission “ The Women’s Shelter saved mine and my daughter’s lives. I believe that statement sums up how much the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation means to me. It is the reason I chose Royal LePage as my brokerage over all of the others. The more I learned about what a wonderful charity it is, the more it solidified for me the excellent choice I made. I want to be a part of something that can potentially help others to rise above family violence and triumph in their lives, as I have done.” - Darlis Bachusky, Alberta (Agent of ChangeVolunteer) Thanks to the incredible generosity of Royal LePage real estate professionals, the Shelter Foundation has raised more than $10 million to end family violence. We’ve become Canada’s largest foundation dedicated exclusively to funding women’s shelters and violence prevention programs. In 2009, we broke all previous records raising nearly $1.5 million! The best part is, because Royal LePage Canada underwrites all administrative costs of our charity, 100 per cent of every penny went directly to helping more than 30,000 women and children. “ I’m proud of the work being done by the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation across Canada to assist women and children who are in need of a safe place. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be involved in something that is changing and saving lives right in my own community.“ - Norm Fisher, Saskatchewan (Top 1 per cent donor and Shelter Award Winner) Through donating a portion of commission on the purchase or sale on behalf of clients’ property, our agents are helping create safer homes and
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The Garage Sale for Shelter is a total winwin event: not only did we raise significant funds to help women and children escape abuse, but our office also enjoyed a great team experience and we raised our profile in the neighbourhood. – Leila Brewster, Toronto safer communities. Our brokers, agents and staff are also actively volunteering at their local shelters, collecting in-kind goods, planting Shelter Blooms tulips and holding special community events – all to raise funds and awareness for our cause. Our biggest national initiative is the National Garage Sale for Shelter. At our second annual event on Saturday, May 15, nearly 130 Royal LePage offices raised more than $300,000 generating 19 million media impressions. Thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of our garage sale committees in every
province, we more than doubled our results from 2009. Together we mounted the biggest fundraiser in the history of the Shelter Foundation and the biggest charity garage sale ever in Canada. The event was generously supported by some extraordinary sponsors -- Atlas Van Lines Canada, TD Canada Trust Mobile Mortgage Specialists and Advance Commission Company of Canada. “Helping You is What We Do” is not just a collection of words sitting beneath our logo. Royal LePage agents, brokers and staff care deeply about giving back to the
