The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Association of REALTORS® hosted their Annual Christmas Breakfast Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The event highlighted the past year’s fundraising efforts, and the passing of the gavel from the current President, Ken Barrick, to the new board president, Dominic Cole. Area REALTORS® raised over $30,000 during the past 16 months, which was given to local charities at the Breakfast. The recipients this year were: Hospice Peterborough $5,000; Food for Kids $5,000; Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough $8,168; and Kawartha Food Share $9,605. Additionally, at the Breakfast food donations were collected and $2,450 was raised for the Salvation Army’s Hamper Program; as well as pajamas for Sweet Dreams Children’s Charity.
Pictured (back L-R): Kristi Doyle, PKAR Director and Community Involvement Chair; Dave Ralph Chair of the Board for Kawartha Food Share; Sue Stinson, Executive Associate for Hospice Peterborough; Steve Sullivan General Manager for Kawartha Food Share; Betty Morris, Campaign Chair for Hospice Peterborough; Donna O’Shaughnessy board member of Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Foundation and REALTOR® at Century 21 United; Brenda Dales, Chair for Food for Kids; Ashlee Aitkin Communications and Events Coordinator for Kawartha Food Share; and Wendy Giroux, PKAR Executive Officer.
Pictured (front L-R): Joann Walsh, Social Worker at Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Foundation; Kaya, former Crown Ward with K-H Children’s Foundation; Kaite, former Crown Ward with K-H Children’s Foundation; Carolyn Mills Founder of Sweet Dreams Children’s Chairty; and Patricia Zimmer, Executive Director with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough.
