Sing Lim Yeo, a founder of Royal Pacific Realty Group, has been awarded the Order of British Columbia (O.B.C.), the province’s highest form of recognition. He was recognized as one of British Columbia’s most generous volunteers and philanthropists.

During 30 years of volunteerism, he has helped raise more than $20 million for a wide range of charitable interests.

As co-owner/broker of Royal Pacific Realty Group and New World Realty, the largest independently owned and operated real estate firm in British Columbia, Yeo founded two  long-term charitable initiatives: B.C. Children’s Hospital Realtors Care Endowment Fund and the Canadian Realtor Care Foundation. He is a leader is the foundation, significantly contributing to the continued success of the Realtors Care Blanket Drive, which collects and delivers warm blankets and clothing to more than 165,000 homeless residents each year.

In 2011, Yeo played a leadership role in raising $3.5 million for local charities, including $1.6 million for earthquake relief in Japan. He contributes an average of more than 600 volunteer hours per year to these efforts.

Yeo has been the recipient of many awards including the Realtors Care Award, the Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser from the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the RBC Top Canadian Immigrant awards.