Mary Campanella from Sutton Group - Innovative Realty waves during a rest break.

Members of the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB), including 10 participants from Sutton Group – Innovative Realty, teamed up to become the top fundraising group at the Hamilton Dragonboat Waterfest recently.  This event benefits the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC), which is working to restore the Hamilton harbour.  In total, RAHB raised more than $6,000 with $1,430 contributed by Sutton Group – Innovative Realty.  A sales rep from that office, Laura Doucette, was recognized as one of the top three RAHB fundraisers.

Laura Doucette from Sutton Group - Innovative Realty, centre with BARC representatives Debra McBride and Jim Hudson.

“We rowed our hearts out,” says Debbie Brellisford, an administrative assistant with the brokerage. “It took two minutes to do a 500-metre race but it felt like you’d done a two-hour marathon.” There were no prizes involved other than recognition and congratulations.

 “It was a great opportunity to try a new sport, get out on the water on a beautiful day and meet people from other real estate offices and the RAHB board,” says Brellisford.