Posing with 150 Hampers of Hope are, from left: Emily Thompson, West Niagara Second Stage Housing; Nicole Regehr, Gillian’s Place; Brenda Walker, sales rep, Royal LePage Niagara; and Haley Bateman, Women’s Place of South Niagara.

Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate presented 150 hampers to three local organizations serving abused women and their children in local communities. These “Hampers of Hope” were assembled by members of the company, their business partners and clients.

Brenda Walker, a sales rep from the Royal LePage Niagara Smithville office was the driving force behind Hampers of Hope.  “We were moved when a mother who received a Hamper of Hope in our 2013 campaign contacted the office to ask where she could pick up a hamper to fill and give back,” says Walker. “It’s important to hear those sorts of stories and it keeps us going.”

Along with the hampers, more than $31,000 was collected from agents who donate a portion of their commissions to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. It was presented to Gillian’s Place in St. Catharines, Women’s Place of South Niagara in Niagara Falls and Welland, and West Niagara Second Stage Housing in Beamsville.