Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam team members organized a fundraiser for a special friend. From left: Terry Graham, Sandi Sideroff, Linda Johnson (Ken’s wife), Kathy Randal and Karen Booth.

When a close friend and colleague was faced with a serious illness, four caring individuals from Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam in Chilliwack stepped up to make a difference.

Ken Johnson, a Realtor formerly with Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam Realty, was dealing with the late stages of terminal cancer. Sadly, Ken succumbed to his illness on Oct. 25. As is often the case in these situations, Ken’s health problems also resulted in some financial strain for his family. Looking for a solution, RLP Wheeler Cheam’s Kathy Randal, Terry Graham, Karen Booth and Sandi Sideroff organized, in just 10 days, a fundraising dinner and silent auction for

Ken and Linda Johnson

Ken and his family. Auction prizes flowed in and tickets for the event sold out quickly. In the end, the dinner and auction was a huge success, raising more than $14,000 for the Johnson family.