Sales reps Tracey Appleton and Dave Tidd are joined by Peter Benninger, centre, at Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty’s annual Trees for Toys customer appreciation event and toy drive.

Recently Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty’s Real Estate Consumer Centre was visited by approximately 1,000 guests who donated more than 400 toys for the Waterloo Knights of Columbus New Toys for Needy Kids Toy Drive.

Along with enjoying face painting, pony rides, pictures with Santa and refreshments, clients who attended the annual “Trees for Toys” event picked up a gift of a tree or wreath and then gave back to the community by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy.

“Even after enjoying this successful event for five years, I am still overwhelmed by the generosity of our clients,” says Peter Benninger, president and broker of record at Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty.

Once again, the fire department attended with several educational tools including two items donated by the brokerage: a 38-foot fire safety house and a fire safety education van retrofitted with high-tech teaching  equipment that was donated this fall.