Charity Golf Tournament – the numbers are in!

Aug 4, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

Over $4,500 was raised at RAHB’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament on June 23, 2016.  All proceeds went  to the Karan Barker Scholarship Fund.  Thank you to all our sponsors and golfers for making it a great day!

June 23, 2016 – an excellent day for golf!

Jul 5, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

Over 100 RAHB members, supporters and tournament sponsors turned out to enjoy a day of golf, food and prizes at the 19th annual Charity Golf Tournament at Copetown Woods Golf Club. The weather cooperated and made for a perfect day!

Prize winners

(l-r) Dave Steinman, Chris Cutaia, Jason Hensen, Lisa Hensen (Top Foursome) and RAHB President, Kim Alvarez

(l-r) Don Abma (Closest to the Rope – Men’s), RAHB President Kim Alvarez, Pearl Schinkel (Closest to the Rope – Ladies’)

(l-r) RAHB President Kim Alvarez, Evan Stark (Longest Drive – Men’s)

(l-r) RAHB President, Kim Alvarez and Darlene Kretzschmar (Closest to the Crown Royal)

(l-r) Jason Craddock (Closest to the Pin) and RAHB President, Kim Alvarez

(l-r) Dave Steinman (50/50 Draw) and RAHB President Kim Alvarez

(l-r) Jason Hensen, Sanjay Modi and Marilyn Kuhnle (1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively, Putting Contest)

Julia Fedak (Longest Drive – Ladies’) no photo

Unfortunately, there were no winners of the two Hole-in-One contests and the prizes – a 2-year lease on a 2016 Mercedes and an Air Transat vacation – went unclaimed. The good news is that $1,160 was raised through the entry fee for the Air Transat vacation contest and it will be going to the Childhood Cancer Foundation – another winner in the tournament!

(l-r) Robert Schinkel, Golf Tournament Task Force chair; Lorraine Ferrari, Golfer’s Green; and RAHB CEO, George O’Neill

Thanks to the golfers, sponsors and donors who supported the tournament and helped make it a great day. The numbers aren’t in yet for how much was raised for the Karan Barker Scholarship Fund, so watch Message of the Day and REALinfo for the results.

Event Sponsors

The Hamilton Spectator

Real Estate News & Buyers Guide

Real Services Photography Inc.

Supporters
ACISS Home and Commercial Inspections
American House
Brechin & Huffman
Castlerock Inspections
Coldwell Banker Community Professionals
Creative Outdoor Advertising
J.M. Edwards Associates
Frankel Law Offices
Genworth Canada
GeoWarehouse®
Golfer’s Green
Green Germann Sakran
Investors Group Financial Services Ltd.
Mercedes Benz Burlington
Michelangelo Events & Conference Centre
Ontario Real Estate Association
Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services
Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate Centre
SB Partners
Schinkel Real Estate & Appraisals
SMD Design & Print Solutions
Sutton Group Innovative Realty
The McLean Team
The Real Estate Book
The Royal Coachman
Uncle Ross Golf
Wicked Things
Xanadu Woodworks

Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Jun 9, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

REALTORS® donate to Fort McMurray Fire Appeal

May 19, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

(received from CREA)

Thanks in large part to your wonderful support, the Canadian REALTORS Care® Foundation has raised $186,000 for the Canadian Red Cross’ Alberta Fires Appeal. CREA will be cutting a cheque for that amount to send to the Canadian Red Cross (and sharing this good news publicly so they can start putting the funds donated so far by the REALTOR® Community to good use in support of Fort McMurray evacuees. CREA will follow that up with more cheques as they receive more donations over the next few weeks.

Thanks to RAHB members who donated to the Alberta Fires Appeal!  To date, RAHB members have donated $2,705 to the campaign.    If you would like to make a donation, through the Canadian REALTORS® Care Foundation, donate online at  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/donate.aspx?EventID=89286&LangPref=en-CA or send a cheque to Canadian REALTORS Care^® Foundation, c/o The Canadian Real Estate Association, 200 Catherine St., 6th floor, Ottawa, ON  K2P 2K9

Annual Charity Golf Tournament

May 4, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

To register your foursome email Sheila at sheilas@rahb.ca

Auction results!

Jan 11, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 2 comments

The results are in from the REALTORS® 4 Kids Charity Auction!  Members, sponsors and friends of the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington raised $65,950 in support of the CHML/Y108/953Fresh FM Children’s Fund. Over the 27 years of the partnership, RAHB’s annual auction has raised over $900,000 for the charity, making RAHB its single largest contributor.

Marlene Vieira Leslie,  Chair of Charity Auction Task Force (front row left) and 2015 President Donna Bacher (front row right), along with members of the Charity Auction Task Force (middle row  left to right – Brian Gerrard, Kathy Della-Nebbia, Deborah Coles; back row – Diana Gallacher), present a cheque in the amount of $65,950 to Olivia DePetris, Vice President The Children’s Fund.

How you can help Syrian refugees

Jan 11, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

Our area is expecting a significant number of Syrian refugees over the next few months.  As a REALTOR®, you have unique qualifications and relationships which may be helpful for the refugees and the agencies helping to settle them.

1. You and your clients own real estate, homes and rental properties, and housing is one of the most critical issues facing newcomers to our communities.  You may also know of warehouses or storage facilities that can be used to store donated items.
2. You have strong relationships with your clients and know when they are renovating or intending to get rid of household items.  Furniture and small appliances are needed to help the newcomers make their houses feel like homes.

See how you can help by checking out the FAQ put together by RAHB and the Housing Help Centre:   http://www.rahb.ca/email/SyrianRefugeeFAQ.pdf

Housing
Wesley Urban Ministries is compiling a database and will work to pair refugees with appropriate housing.  If you or your clients are looking to help and have housing that can be made available please complete this form:
http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Housing-and-Rental-Accommodations-in-Hamilton.pdf.

Household supplies
The Salvation Army is helping Wesley with donated items and more information can be found here:
http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Clothing-donations-1.pdf

Money
To donate to the Syrian Refugee Fund visit http://wesley.ca/syrian-refugee-fund/

To find out more about the people who are joining our community, please see the Government of Canada’s profile on Syrian refugees:    http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Syrian-Population-Profile.pdf

For more information about how you can help, please contact Megan at the RAHB office – 905.529.8101 x295 or meganp@rahb.ca.

REALTORS® support shelter-related organizations

Jan 11, 2016 | REALTORS Care® | 0 comments

Representatives from nine local charitable organizations were on hand to receive donations from the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) on Thursday, December 10, 2015.

2015 RAHB President Donna Bacher and CEO George O’Neill presented the cheques totaling $53,521 on behalf of the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation, which is supported by members of the Association.  Each year, funds donated by RAHB members come back to the community, to be distributed to shelter-related organizations.

Cheques were presented to Good Shepherd, Indwell (formerly Homestead Christian Care), Mark Preece Family House, Mission Services, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, The Bridge, The Salvation Army Hamilton and the YWCA Hamilton.

For more information about the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation, go to https://realtorscareontario.ca/.