More than 170 golfers and 40 volunteers gathered at the Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer, Alta. for the 3rd Annual Royal LePage Network Realty Corp. Golf Tournament in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter (CAWES).

During the dinner and auction, CAWES executive director Ian Wheeliker  accepted a $21,500 cheque representing donations made by Royal LePage agents from their commissions.  In addition, $44,000 was raised at the tournament, bringing the three-year total to nearly $130,000.

In a mock prize draw, Wheeliker was led to believe he was the winner of a new laptop and graciously insisted that the laptop go to the shelter. He was then surprised to see tournament organizers produce 16 additional laptops – one for each room in the shelter and two spares.

“On a recent tour of the shelter, I noticed that once women put their children to bed, there was very little for them to do in their bedrooms,” says Norm Jenson, owner-manager of the brokerage.  “Having a laptop each will allow the women in shelter some entertainment, as well as a resource for searching for employment and housing.”