Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of delegates at the Royal LePage® National Sales Conference in Niagara Falls, ON, the Royal LePage® Shelter Foundation™ is thrilled to announce $300,000 raised – all in support of making home a safe place for everyone.
Royal LePage professionals from across Canada played an important role in this incredible display of philanthropy. For the 3rd year, the conference kicked off with ‘SHELTERpalooza!’ – a full day dedicated to agent-led fundraisers. From sunup to sunset, delegates had the opportunity to take part in events that included a networking breakfast, pickleball tournament, escape room challenge, purse bingo game, murder mystery dinner, East coast kitchen party, go-karting adventure, local beer sampling, epic wine tasting, Shania Twin tribute act, and late-night games. Team East and Team West also took to the ice in the 2nd annual Shelter Classic, with Team East taking the trophy home for the first time!
Next up was the Silent Auction, with conference-goers donating and bidding on a wide variety of items that showcased their hometowns, memorabilia collections, crafting skills and creative personalities.
One of the most special moments of the conference took place at the commencement of the always-popular Live Auction, when Kent Browne, the Shelter Foundation’s longstanding auctioneer and past board member, took to the stage for his final time with the gavel before retiring from real estate at the end of the day. “It was deeply special that Kent chose to spend his last day before retirement in service to our cause,” said Lisa Gibbs, executive director, Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. “Bringing his decades long career to a close by raising over $100,000 in little more than one hour put a beautiful bow on his devoted history of service to women and children seeking safety from intimate partner violence.”
Always a hot ticket item, the famous Royal LePage Faux Fur Coat also found new owners for the coming year. Between Live Auction bids and matching donations, this thrift-store-find has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund intimate partner violence prevention and education.
And last, but certainly not least, over the course of the three-day conference, more than 50 Royal LePagers signed up to begin making donations every time they help a client buy or sell a home – a decision which will create waves of support for local women’s shelters in communities across Canada for years to come.
The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation is grateful to TD mobile mortgage specialists for their enthusiastic, year-round support. Their long-standing national sponsorship, including their title sponsorship of the Royal LePage® Shelter Foundation™ Night Light Walk™, presented by TD, represents an important commitment to creating safer, happier, more hopeful communities.
Since its founding in 1998, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation has proudly raised over $60 million in support of local women’s shelters and intimate partner violence prevention. Learn more and get involved at rlp.ca/shelter.
