The Scott Benson team, from left: Hannah Manesh, executive assistant; and sales reps Lynn Still, Scott Benson, Chris Olafson and Lisa Milroy.
Scott Benson, a sales rep with Sutton Group – Quantum Realty in Oakville, Ont. recently presented $5,000 to the Erinoak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development. His goal is to donate $10,000 to the non-profit organization in 2013. Benson and his team contribute a portion of each real estate transaction to allow more children with disabilities to receive mobility and technology aids, speech therapy, sign language instruction and other services.
“I was a volunteer with their sports program when I was in public school and made some excellent connections with some of the children at the South Common location in Mississauga,” says Benson. “I still remember a very special bond with a boy my age named Robert. We would trade baseball cards, play floor hockey and just hang out. The incredible part was he was restricted to a wheelchair as he had cerebral palsy but it did not interfere with our relationship or ability to have a great time.”
Now as a father of a two-year-old son and a baby on the way, it has become especially important to him to support a children’s foundation, Benson says.
