Committee members from Royal LePage Performance Realty sport their winning smiles as their annual event raises $21,000. From left, front row: Retah Jennings Lalonde, Nancy Galusha and Judy Mulligan. Back row: Emad Fadel, Janny Mills, Jutta Witteveen, Laura Payne, Karim Mohamed. Missing from photo are Fred Winters and Marnie Donovan.

The annual Royal LePage Performance Realty auction and holiday lunch in Ottawa raised  more than $21,000 as 75 agents, staff, business associates and sponsors gathered at the Bank St. office for a live and silent auction, lunch and an 80/10/10 draw.  The money will support Ottawa shelters Maison d’amitié and Nelson House.  Auction committee members attribute the outstanding success of their event to the support of their volunteers, brokerage, fellow agents and community donors.