The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation was the beneficiary of Holiday House Tours, an event that took place in four Ontario communities in November. Close to 1,000 people attended the weekend community events, which provided holiday décor inspiration while raising critical funds for local women’s shelters. Select homes were beautifully decorated in a variety of themes by local designers. Attendees travelled from home to home, gathering creative ideas and enjoying festive treats.

Royal LePage Locations North in Collingwood and Creemore sponsored the tours in their communities, raising $31,000 in support of My Friend’s House shelter. Sales reps served as “greeters” at the featured homes and collected items for a silent auction from local donors.

Inspired by the success of the tours in Collingwood and Creemore, agents at Royal LePage Real Estate Services (Bayview branch) organized the first Holiday House Tour in Leaside in Toronto. In south Mississauga, agents at the Lakeshore office of Royal LePage Real Estate Services helped to organize the local tour. These inaugural events raised $10,000 through ticket sales and silent auctions, with funds raised in support the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation benefitting Toronto’s Interval House and Mississauga’s Armagh shelter.