Royal LePage Shelter Foundation staff, from left: Cindy Chan, Shanan Spencer-Brown (executive director), Boitumelo Mogomela, Sharon Promm and Rachel Chisholm.

The annual gala in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, held recently in Toronto, felt like a true speakeasy, complete with a secret password required at the door, silent films, live jazz music and even a “police raid.”

More than 270 brokers and sales reps from local Royal LePage brokerages took part, dressed as flappers and gangsters. The event raised more than $90,000.

It was hosted by Andria Case of CTV Toronto News and featured the talents of Laura Fernandez, a jazz musician, radio host and sales representative at Royal LePage Real Estate Services, Johnston & Daniel Division.

During the past five years, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation gala has raised more than $340,000 to support women’s shelters and violence prevention and education programs.