Two employees at Royal LePage Team Realty in Ottawa, Rochelle James and Alyssa James, are originally from the tiny island of Dominica. In August 2015, the island was destroyed by Tropical Storm Erika. As the country tries to rebuild, many areas of stagnant water are pooled on the island, and now the Zika virus has become a serious threat to the residents.
Madat Kara, a salesperson with Royal LePage Team Realty, co-ordinated a company-wide fundraising effort, including an afternoon with the Ottawa Senators where tickets were sold to colleagues, clients and friends. Through sales of tickets and with cash donations from the brokerage’s salespeople and administrative staff, more than $10,000 was raised.
Madat worked with the Red Cross to purchase three mosquito fogging machines and the necessary chemicals to help fight the spread of the virus.
