Sales reps and staff from Realty Executives Devonshire in Lethbridge, Alta. with a truckload of shoes they donated to a local charity.

Realty Executives Devonshire in Lethbridge, Alta. recently completed the 12 Months of Giving campaign. “Our goal was to bring awareness to one local charity each month that was dear to our hearts and assist with products, service and money,” says Bev Elliott, associate broker at Realty Executives Devonshire. “We had such an incredible response from the community that we ended up working several charities each month, with some on-going for six months.

“We assisted the local charities in earning over $10,000 and helping to supply them with 2,000 pairs of shoes, clothing, winter coats, blankets, bedding, 8,900 cans of food, 400 boxes of cereal, other breakfast foods, books, indoor playground equipment, 1,900 units of blood, toys and 400 gift bags for Christmas,” says Elliott.

Among the charities helped were YWCA-Harbour House, Streets Alive, Woods Centre, New to Canada, Lethbridge Adult Shelter, Angel Tree, Westminster School, the Humane Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, Lung Society, Canada Blood Services, Lethbridge Food Bank, Family Centre, Rocky Mountain Book Awards and a local family whose home was burned.