REALTORS® Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS) Directors were in Tobermory recently to meet and greet 28 motorcyclists from across the province participating in the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation (ORCF) Motorcycle Ride for Charity event and to present ORCF President Richard Hawkins with a cheque in the amount of $500. The two-day ride from Mississauga to Sault Ste. Marie raised money for shelter-based charities across Ontario.
“The motorcycle ride is a highly visible example of the support that REALTORS® give to their communities,” says Richard Hawkins, President of the Foundation and a Peterborough real estate broker. “It raises awareness about what we’re doing in the communities, and sends a message about how much we care about the places in which we live. When we ride through the different cities where there are shelters and hospices that we support, people really understand that we are giving back.”
The ride has taken place every summer since 2006, with increasing amounts pledged each year. This year’s ride has raised approximately $27,000.
In 2012, the Foundation gave out $568,000 in grants to 133 charities across the province. Since 2000, Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce has received $27,800 from the Foundation in addition to RAGBOS annual golf tournament proceeds totalling $111,555.
