Six Canadian offices in four provinces have snagged top spots in Easter Seals fundraising efforts by the entire international family of CENTURY 21 franchises.
With the $2.1 million raised by the real estate organization worldwide in 2009, the goal of raising $100 million in funds for Easter Seals - its sole philanthropic partner for 30 years - has been surpassed, and in no small part by the Canadian ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on February 25, 2010
I wanted to share this example of great generosity demonstrated by some Canadian children last year:
Three local children in Pembroke, Ontario heard that a real estate office in their town - Century 21 Neville Realty - had pledged to raise $6,300 to send three local kids with disabilities to camp through the national Easter Seals program last year.
So, Regan Jones, Gabrielle Neville and Maggie O'Brien ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 19, 2010
Kudos to Century 21 Watson Realty Ltd. for winning Best Float in the 2009 Cambridge, Ontario night time Santa Claus Parade for its striking 'home on the go' (see right).
The real estate office donated the cash prize to the CENTURY 21 Kids to Camp program, which supports Easter Seals camps for children with disabiilities across the country.
Broker/owner Fernando Frias described the event in his ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on December 11, 2009
I've thrown out a challenge to our system of 7,500+ CENTURY 21 realtors across Canada to send 200 kids with disabilities to camp.
We are currently sitting at having sent 150 kids since we started "CENTURY 21 Kids to Camp" in September 2008. That's only our latest "branding" of fundraising for Easter Seals, in our 30+ years of working with that amazing charity.
You can now watch CENTURY 21 Canada's ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on November 3, 2009
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has, once again, ranked Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd. as the #1 Fundraiser in Canada - the same as every year since 2004.
That's out of every fundraiser held by every real estate organization in this country, for six years running.
CREA - the Canadian real estate body that maintains Realtor.ca (formerly MLS.ca) - showcases the Century 21 Conexus success ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 22, 2009
It's really hard to imagine how anyone could break in and vandalize a camp for children with disabilities... but it happened!The Easter Seals camp in Winfield, British Columbia - 30 minutes south of Vernon and in the heart of the Okanagan Valley - was trashed, and thousands of dollars worth of donated goods and special equipment were stolen."When I saw the photos, it was worse than I had imagined," ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on May 20, 2009
CENTURY 21 Canada is proud to announce the CENTURY 21 Kids to Camp program, a new fundraising initiative with Easter Seals Canada. Raising $2100 will send an Easter Seals kid to camp. Easter Seals Camps encourage fun, well-being and better health-children learn independence, become active, and experience how they can fully participate in the wider world.
President of CENTURY 21 Canada, Don Lawby, ...
Posted by PinPin Luk
on September 11, 2008