Re/Max First Choice Realty’s Vince Mirabelli has been selected as a finalist for Realtor Magazine’s Good Neighbor Award in recognition of the work he does as a volunteer in the community. The magazine is the official publication of the U.S.-based National Association of Realtors. Mirabelli, from Thunder Bay, Ont., is the first finalist who is an international Realtor.
He began his philanthropic career as a candidate for the annual bachelor auction for Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundations in 2003. In 2005 he founded the Save a Heart Ball, which has raised nearly $500,000 in the past 10 years.
On his 30th birthday, Mirabelli founded the Paediatric Endowment Fund with a donation of $25,000. His goal is for the fund to eventually reach $1 million. After receiving donations in lieu of gifts for both his 30th and 35th birthdays, the fund is now worth about $100,000.
On top of his work with the hospital, he also has built playgrounds, funded literacy programs, helped build a school in Ecuador and he helps with Camp Quality, a week-long camp for children with cancer allowing them to escape thoughts of their illness and treatment.
