Betty Doré, the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® long-time CEO, is the recipient of this year’s Ontario REALTORS® Care Foundation’s Spirit Award. The Spirit Award recognizes individuals or board/associations which have contributed to the success of the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation or advanced its goal of assisting Members of Organized Real Estate and Real Estate Boards and Associations in Ontario by support of shelter-related charities in their communities.
“Betty is incredibly deserving of this award,” says Stacey Evoy, LSTAR President. “With her at the helm, the foundation grew its capital fund from just under $2 million to over $3 million in just four years and increased its annual outgoing grants from $90,000 to over $500,000.
“At the local level, Betty played a vital role in the Home at Last Affordable Home Ownership Partnership, joining with the City of London, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Habitat for Humanity to make the dream of home ownership a reality for low-income families.”
Through the development of a robust sponsorship program as well as a business partners program, she made it possible for LSTAR to make significant contributions to the community without using members’ dues, says Evoy. Over the course of Doré’s tenure, LSTAR has donated nearly $700,000 to area charities.
Betty is a Fellow of the Ontario REALTORS Care Foundation, sits as a Director on the Board of the Canadian REALTORS Care Foundation and is finishing up a stint on the Executive of Community Living London, a charity dedicated to supporting people with developmental disabilities.
Doré has been with LSTAR for 38 years and is set to retire in May. For the last 25 years she has been the association’s Executive Vice-President.
The award was presented last week during the Ontario Real Estate Association’s 2016 Leadership Conference in Toronto.
ABOUT LSTAR
The London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR) is one of Canada’s fifteen largest real estate associations, representing 1,500 REALTORS® working in Middlesex and Elgin Counties, a trading area of 500,000 residents. LSTAR adheres to a Quality of Life philosophy, supporting growth that fosters economic vitality, provides housing opportunities, respects the environment and builds good communities and safe neighbourhoods and is a proud participant in the REALTORS Care Foundation’s Every REALTOR™ Campaign.
