The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) Foundation Dash for Cash Ride for Charity took place from July 20-22, 2006. The motorcycle ride covered the 1,300 km from Toronto to Nashville, Tennessee and raised $38,000 in support of the OREA Foundation. All of the proceeds raised from registration and pledges were donated to the Foundation.
Nine riders made the journey from Toronto to Nashville. They riders were Ron Abraham from TREB, Carlos Grass, Richard Hawkins from PKAR, Bob Kinnear from OREA, Lynn Martin from BREB, Harry Martin from BREB, Summer Rea from OMDREB, Don Richardson of TREB and TREB passenger Avi Richardson.
The OREA Foundation would like to thank the many supporters of the REALTORS® Ride for Charity. These including the riders, OREA Past Presidents, 2006 Board Presidents, the Foundation Board of Governors, the OREA Board of Directors, and OREA staff. In addition, 20 local real estate Boards/Associations supported the Dash for Cash:
- Chatham-Kent Real Estate Board
- Cobourg-Port Hope District Real Estate Board
- Cornwall & District Real Estate Board
- Durham Region Real Estate Board
- Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board
- Guelph & District Real Estate Board
- Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board
- London & St. Thomas Real Estate Board
- Mississauga Real Estate Board
- Niagara Association of REALTORS®
- Orillia & District Real Estate Board
- Peterborough and the Kawarthas Association of REALTORS®
- Quinte & District Real Estate Board
- Renfrew County Real Estate Board
- Sudbury Real Estate Board
- Toronto Real Estate Board
- The Oakville-Milton Real Estate Board
- The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington
- Windsor-Essex County Real Estate Board
- York Region Real Estate Board
The OREA Foundation would also like to thank event sponsors AmeriSpec of Canada, Filogix and Stratus Data Systems, Inc.