CREA President Laura Leyser’s summer visit to Winnipeg helped raise more than two thousand dollars for Albertans affected by recent flood devastation.
Leyser sponsored the 10th hole at the Manitoba Real Estate Association’s President’s Charity Golf Classic on June 25. After learning of the devastating floods in Alberta, she decided to run a fundraiser in conjunction with her sponsorship, selling REALTORS Care® keys to golfers at $10 apiece.
The MREA Board of Directors matched the $1,100 Leyser raised for the Canadian REALTORS Care® Foundation, for a total of $2,200, which the Foundation has contributed to the Canadian Red Cross for flood relief efforts in Alberta.
The funds matching was a welcome surprise to Leyser.
“I was speechless,” she said. “It showed where their (MREA’s) heart was before I even walked in the door. They were already on track for supporting what was going on in Alberta.”
“The $2,200 donation is an impressive amount,” said MREA CEO Brian Collie. “I think it just shows that REALTORS® really do care. Over the years, I’ve begun to believe pretty firmly that when there’s calamity and tragedy and charities that need help, REALTORS® are often the first to get their cheque books out.”
This summer, the Foundation raised over $200,000 for this cause.
Pictured: CREA President Laura Leyser and MREA President Brian Canart.
