Royal LePage has donated more than $47,000 to Unity House, an emergency shelter serving abused women and their children, and the Canadian Red Cross to assist in the restoration of Fort McMurray.
Across the country, Royal LePage professionals banded together to raise funds to aid Fort McMurray residents displaced by the wildfires that roared through the city in May. In addition to individual contributions from brokers and sales reps, many brokerages elected to earmark some of the proceeds generated from the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation’s flagship event, the National Garage Sale for Shelter, to Unity House. In honour of Royal LePage True North Realty in Fort McMurray, a longstanding supporter of Unity House, the company raised approximately $32,000 for the emergency shelter.
Royal LePage also made a corporate donation of $15,000 to the Canadian Red Cross in Alberta to assist in general rebuilding and restoration efforts in Fort McMurray.
“Canadians watched in horror as wildfires raged out of control in Northern Alberta, engulfing Fort McMurray, laying waste to homes and businesses and threatening the lives of many,” says Phil Soper, Royal LePage’s president and CEO. “As soon as the extent of the tragedy became evident, people from Royal LePage offices across the country began to reach out to me, asking simply, ‘What can we do?’.
“Due to the wildfires in the region, this year for the first time in many, we were sadly unable to participate in the National Garage Sale for Shelter, a fundraiser that contributes much needed support to Unity House, our local shelter,” says Marian Barry, broker/owner, Royal LePage True North Realty. “My team and I were truly overwhelmed by the staggering amount of support received from our Royal LePage colleagues across the nation, who stepped in to fill, and exceed, this need, raising funds that will go a long way in helping many women and children seeking shelter during this difficult time.”
