REALTORS Care Foundation
August 2008
www.realtorscareontario.ca
Volume 2, Number 6
In This Issue
- President's Cup Tournament
- REALTORS® Got Talent
- Event Update
- Upcoming Events
- REALTORS Care Foundation Website
Contact Us:
Sharon Lee
slee@orea.com
416.445.9910 x.289
President's Cup tournament is almost sold out! Register your team now!
We are accepting registration for the Presidents Cup:
Event: Presidents Cup Golf Tournament
Date: September 10th , 2008
Location: Nottawasaga Inn & Resort
Tee time: 1:00 pm
Entry Fee: $2,500. Includes accommodations (based on double occupancy), dinner, golf cart and game for all 4 players.
Basic rules:
- Must have one REALTOR® on your team.
- Boards will have the first option to sign up to send their board-sponsored winning teams to the Presidents Cup.
- After May 1st , slots will be opened to teams sponsored by a Former President of OREA or your local board for direct-entry teams.
Download the team registration form now!
For more information, please contact Golf Committee Chair, David Trick at dtrick48@sympatico.ca or Tim Lee at tim-lee@spamarrest.com or Stephanie O'Brien at stephanie@orea.com
Tips for raising the $2,500 entry fee:
- Contact your suppliers that you give business opportunities to
- Mortgage specialists that you make referrals to
- Invite Tim Lee and David Trick, Foundation Governors to your event and they will donate $250 each to your tournament!
The goal is to raise funds for the REALTORS Care Foundation and have fun!
The event is being held at the Markham Event Centre located at 95 Duffield Drive, Markham, L6G 0A8.
Enjoy Cocktails at 6:00 pm and meet the contestants!
If you need to book an overnight stay, the REALTORS Care Foundation has a special room rate at the Hilton Suites Toronto /Markham for $125.00 per night plus taxes. Simply tell them that you are booking a room for the REALTORS® Got Talent event. This special rate is available until August 20, 2008, so book your hotel room today!
To purchase your tickets, please contact Cynthia Lai at cynthia@trebnet.com or Stephanie O'Brien at stephanie@orea.com.
- Individual tickets are $168.00
- Community tables of 10 are $1,380.00
- Corporate tables of 10 are $2,000.
Corporate tables will be acknowledged in the evening's program and throughout the event.
For more information about the REALTORS® Got Talent event, please download the promotional brochure, or contact Cynthia Lai at cynthia@trebnet.com.
REALTORS Care Foundation Motorcycle Ride for Charity has raised $24,000 to-date and still more to come in!
The REALTORS Care Foundation would like to thank the following real estate boards for their participation and donations.
Donations (as of July 18, 2008)
- Cobourg Port-Hope District Real Estate Board
- Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board
- London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS®
- Peterborough and the Kawartha s Association of REALTORS® Inc.
- Quinte and District Real Estate Board
- REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington
- Southern Georgian Bay Real Estate Association
- Toronto Real Estate Board
Route Participation
July 9:
- BBQ Lunch sponsored by the Kingston & Area Real Estate Association Inc.
- Refreshments sponsored by OREA President Elect, Pauline Aunger , attended by the Mayor of Smiths Falls and Executive Officer of the Rideau St. Lawrence Real Estate Board.
- Dinner sponsored by the Ottawa Real Estate Board
July 10:
- BBQ Lunch sponsored by Renfrew County Real Estate Board
- Dinner sponsored by North Bay Real Estate Board
July 11:
- Refreshments in Huntsville, sponsored by Muskoka & Haliburton Association of REALTORS®
- Refreshments in Midland, sponsored by Southern Georgian Bay Real Estate Association.
July 12 :
- Refreshments in Strafford, sponsored by Laura Leyser , Chairman, REALTORS Care Foundation
- Dinner sponsored by London & St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® and Highstreet Asset Management Inc.
- Immediate Past President, Brian Walker 's band, Shakey and the Bluenotes provided the entertainment for the evening which was sponsored by Rogers Wireless.
The REALTORS Care Foundation thanks to Stratus Data Systems for their sponsorship of the 2008 Motorcycle Ride and to OREA Centre for Leadership Development (OCLD) for their partial sponsorship of the Ride T-shirts.
Riders, please submit your pledges by July 31st, 2008.
Mark your calendar for next year's Ride - July 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th, 2009.
Remember, you can either ride the entire route or a portion of it.
Go to www.realtorscareontario.ca to view ride photos!
Jamming with a Former President, Brian Walker – Tuesday October 28th, 2008
Back by popular demand, the REALTORS Care Foundation is pleased to announce our newest event - Jamming with a Former President, Brian Walker at the el Mocambo on Tuesday October 28th, 2008 during the OREA Political Affairs Conference (PAC).
Tickets are $10 to attend the event or $25 to perform with Former President Brian Walker.
You can now make online donations and register for all our upcoming 2008 events! See what's new!