The WinnipegRealtors 2015 Community Service Award winner is Lori Lind, an owner and Realtor with Goodfellow & Goodfellow & Lind R.E.
“This year’s nominee speaks to the courage and strength of the human spirit,” says the association in a news release. “Sometimes we have no control over the events in our lives. The only thing that we do have control over is our response, which in turn can affect the outcome. As such, she is a role model and an inspiration to others.”
It says Lind found out at the age of 28 that she had multiple sclerosis. “Most people would succumb to this relentless disease but she held firm and decided to become a Realtor. She now co-manages an office and serves our industry with pride. She is all that a real estate professional should be. She projects a positive professional image and displays high standards of business ethics. She exemplifies The Golden Rule in all areas of her personal and professional life. She’s taken the stance that she would not have to learn to live with MS, but rather, MS would have to learn to live with her,” says the association.
In 2012, she was the first MS Walk Ambassador and she is always the first to volunteer to attend an MS Society event, says the association. She has personally raised more than $16,000 to help fund research and programs for people living with MS in Manitoba and led a team called Mass Synergy, which has raised over $200,000 since 2005.
