Royal LePage Estate Realty in Toronto raised more than $14,000 through multiple Garage Sale for Shelter locations. From left: Connie Sheppard, Ryan Gray, Tory Brown and Jessica Brown.

Royal LePage Realtors and staff from across Canada came together on Mother’s Day weekend to host at least 155 sales across the country at the 5th Annual National Garage Sale for Shelter. Proceeds from this year’s event enable the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation to fund 200 women’s shelters and help 30,000 women and children to escape violence and abuse and to begin to rebuild their lives.

Volunteers at the garage sale from Royal LePage Regina Realty: Front, from left: Ashlee Drummond, Jessica Dunn, Megan Dunn. Back: Jennica George, Sean Malcolm, Melanie Malcolm, Tim Lipp, Jason Rumpel and Troy Gordon.

Through the efforts of all the participating brokerages, and with the support of donors, sponsors and shoppers, the event raised more than $360,000. Since its inception in 2009, the National Garage Sale for Shelter has raised more than $1.6 million.

Broker/owner Stuart Muxlow of Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam Realty in Chilliwack, B.C. shows off one of the items for sale at his office’s Garage Sale for Shelter.