The 14th Annual Edition of the Rotary Community Auction is now Live

Online Bidding Has Started at www.ckrotaryauction.org

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston, with the participation of the Rotary Club of Perth and the Rotary Club of Hawkesbury, the Rotary Community Auction is a major fundraiser to help Rotary clubs with the well deserving projects and charitable organizations that they support.

But it is a lot more than that. This annual event involves the whole community as sponsors, donors of great items for auction, and the community at large in search of great deals and gift items. This year again the business community has been extremely generous and the auction line up is better than it has ever been.

Many fantastic items, many of them unique, are available for purchase in this exciting event. There is something for everyone in the Rotary Community Auction:

• NHL tickets
• Golf packages
• Hotel packages in Canada, the United States, even in Tuscany and Paris
• Train passes on the Eurorail network
• Jewelry, ceramics, clothing, restaurant gift certificates and much much more.

On line participation is perfect for Christmas shopping in the comfort of your home while supporting Rotary.

The auction is live at www.ckrotaryauction.org from November 4^th until December 4^th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The auction grand finale on Sunday December 4th will be televised on CKWS TV.

Payment is accepted by major credit card. For security reasons, credit card numbers are not entered on the website. Successful bidders receive a phone call from the auction committee to get payment information.

If you have any questions about the auction site, or wish to update your registration info, please contact us at auction@ckrotaryauction.org.

The Rotary Community Auction is a win-win event for the community; great deals and unique gift ideas for the population, great exposure for donors, and a great fundraising event for Rotary.

Place your bids at www.ckrotaryauction.org and get in on the action!

Ok, so we did not actually win the chili cook off but we did get best team spirit, which in my opinion is even more important. I think everyone will agree is was a little cold, but the chili kept us all warm.

Thanks everyone for Coming out. Here's the official announcement.

What a great day we had on Saturday for the Flavours of Fall Festival in Downtown Belleville. There was quite a large crowd for most of the day, and our Chili Cook-Off event was quite popular.

Thank you to our entrants in the Chili Cook Off contest:
Deb Hudson; Linda & Katie Schick; Elaine Airhart; Shelley Stone (Café e); Nelson Bridge (Café e); Team Guernsey; Tara Lyons & Leslie Ann McIntyre; and
Vicki & Sara Forgie

Congratulations to our winners
Best Taste – Deb Hudson
Best Team Spirit – Tara Lyons & Leslie Ann McIntyre

Our pie eating contest was a sight to see! Our kid’s category was won by a 12 year old girl, and our adult category was won by a 17 year old boy!

We also sold 50/50 tickets, and collected donations for The Shelter Foundation which totaled $174.00. Our 50/50 winner has also generously donated back her winnings, for a total collected for The Shelter of $274.00.

We haven’t heard the results of the window decorating contest yet, but we’ll let you know.

Thanks very much to our committee for organizing the event, to our support staff (Barb, Vicky, Megan, Joelle and Missy) for decorating our window so beautifully, and to all our other volunteers for helping to set up, work and clean up on Saturday! We couldn’t have done it without you all!

 

Here's some Pictures and a little video.

We were proud to sponsors the Gleaners Food Bank's Golf for Hunger event this year.  We provided burgers for all participants!  Mmmmm, yummm!

Lot's of canned goods were brought to the event and fun was had by all.  I know they generated more than $10,000.00 in donations.

Hope to see you all out next year.

Who could have imagined that selling old dishes, unwanted furniture and outgrown toys could save a woman’s life and give a young person the chance for a brighter future?

Yet on Saturday, May 14, Royal LePagers from across the country once again came together to host the 3rd Annual National Garage Sale for Shelter and did just that. Thanks to your dedication, creativity, hard work and perseverance, we set a new record by raising more than $410,000 in support of local women’s shelters and violence prevention programs -- a 27 per cent increase over last year. Read our latest press release and a list of all Garage Sale for Shelter participants.

We also raised awareness of the issue of family violence and increased the profile of Royal LePage through dozens and dozens of newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV interviews, and online listings -- totaling millions of media impressions!

Because of your support, women and children who have experienced family violence have a safe place to stay, a refuge from the worry, and the chance to live free of fear. You have shown that “someone out there” cares for their safety and well-being and wants them to have a better life.

An extra special thank you goes out to our extraordinary sponsors: TD Canada Trust Mobile Mortgage Specialists (National Presenting sponsor), Atlas Van Lines Canada (In-kind Moving and Transportation sponsor) and Advance Commission Company of Canada (Major Event sponsor). Their generous support and unparalleled commitment to our cause made this event possible.

Spotlighting Garage Sale for Shelter Super Stars

Every single one of our sales made a big difference and deserves rave reviews. Below we spotlight our Top 25 sales (by individual sale location and by brokerage/team) that achieved amazing results:

By Individual Sale Location

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Oakville, ON (3 offices) = $ 22,606.77
Royal LePage Dynamic (with the support of Royal LePage Alliance), Winnipeg, MB = $18,000

Royal LePage ProAlliance, Belleville, ON = $16,795

Royal LePage First Contact Realty, Barrie, ON = $16,487
Royal LePage Kelowna, Kelowna, BC = $13,609.55
Royal LePage Locations West Realty, Penticton, BC = $13,000 (NEW)
Royal LePage Prime, Winnipeg, MB = $12,003
Royal LePage Kelowna, West Kelowna, BC = $11,536.26
Royal LePage Performance, Orleans, ON = $9,350
Royal LePage Frank , Whitby and Oshawa offices, ON = $8,588.53
Royal LePage Village, L'Île-Perrot, QC = $6,500
Royal LePage Progressive Realty, Slave Lake, AB = $6,300
Royal LePage Connect, Ajax, ON = $6,200
Royal LePage Gardiner, Fredericton, NB = $6,151.85
Royal LePage JMB & Associates, Gimli, MB = $6,149.63
Royal LePage Noralta Realty, Fort Saskatchewan, AB = 6,001.75 (NEW)
Royal LePage Lifestyles Realty, Lacombe, AB = $5,760.65 (NEW)
Royal LePage The Realty Group, Grande Prairie, AB = $5,354.00
Royal LePage Royal City Realty, Guelph, ON = $5,200
Royal LePage Frank, Port Perry, ON = $5,052.50 (NEW)
Royal LePage Triland Realty, London, ON = $ 5,002.45 (NEW)
Royal LePage Andre Kopp and Associates, Hinton, AB = $5,000
Royal LePage Wolstencroft Realty, Langley, BC = $4,700
Royal LePage Kamloops, BC = $4,519.15
Royal LePage Network Realty Corp., Red Deer, AB = $4,500 TIED WITH Royal LePage Benchmark, Calgary, AB = $4,500
By Brokerage/Team

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.,Toronto/Oakville, ON = $29,648.77
Royal LePage Kelowna, Kelowna/West Kelowna, BC = $25,146.61

Royal LePage ProAlliance, Belleville/Kingston/Cobourg, ON = $20,650.57

Royal LePage Dynamic (with the support of Royal LePage Alliance), Winnipeg, MB = $18,000
Royal LePage First Contact Realty, Barrie, ON = $16,487
Royal LePage Frank, Whitby/Oshawa/Port Perry/Peterborough/Bancroft, ON = $15,731.78
Royal LePage Team and Royal LePage Gale, Kanata/Carleton Place/Kemptville/Ottawa/ Manotick/Gloucester/Stittsville, ON = $ 14,864.52
Royal LePage Locations West Realty, Penticton, BC = $13,000 (NEW)
Royal LePage Prime, Winnipeg, MB = $12,003
Royal LePage Atlantic, Halifax/New Minas, NS and St. John/Sussex/Moncton, NB (in Moncton, with Royal LePage Metro) = $ 11,786.90
Royal LePage Noralta Realty, Fort Saskatchewan/Sherwood Park/Edmonton, AB = $11,682.62
Royal LePage Performance, Orleans/Cornwall, ON = $10,950
Royal LePage Village, Montréal L'Île-Perrot, QC = $6,500
Royal LePage Progressive Realty, Slave Lake, AB = $6,300
Royal LePage Connect, Ajax, ON = $6,200
Royal LePage Gardiner, Fredericton, NB = $6,151.85
Royal LePage JMB & Associates, Gimli, MB = $6,149.63
Royal LePage Network Realty Corp., Red Deer/Sylvan Lake, AB = $6,045
Royal LePage Lifestyles Realty, Lacombe, AB = $5,760.65 (NEW)
Royal LePage Lakes of Muskoka, Bracebridge/Huntsville/Gravenhurst/Sundridge, ON = $5,712
Royal LePage Downtown Realty, Vernon/Armstrong, BC = $5,578.72
Royal LePage The Realty Group, Grande Prairie, AB = $5,354.55
Royal LePage Royal City Realty, Guelph, ON = $5,200
Royal LePage Triland Realty, London, ON = $ 5,002.45 (NEW)
Royal LePage Andre Kopp and Associates, Hinton, AB = $5,000
Note: Some Royal LePage offices are hosting sales at a later time and are therefore not included in the current results.

Once again, thank you very much for your commitment and for your incredible generosity. Royal LePage Shelter Foundation supporters are helping to create lasting, positive change for families across Canada, leading to safer homes and safer communities.

Well it was a little rainy, ok a lot rainy, but the brave men made the walk and not one of them dropped out.

Congratulations with everyone at the event, although we don't have the final number we understand Walk a Mile and the Yard Sale generated over $20,000.00 for both the Shelter Foundation and Three Oaks!

Walk A Mile in Her Shoes® combines big hearts with big feet and brings the whole community together for a great cause. The event premise is simple: men walk down Front Street, Belleville in women’s shoes, raising eyebrows and funds in support of The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and Three Oaks: Quinte’s Shelter for Women and their children.

There is an old saying “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.”  This international men’s march asks men to literally walk one mile (or in our case one kilometre) in women’s high heeled shoes.  It’s not easy walking in these shoes, but it’s fun and gets the community aware of and talking about something that’s really difficult to talk about:  violence (physical, verbal and sexual assault) against women.

It demonstrates that men are willing and able to be courageous partners with women in making the world a safer place.  Someone you know or care about may have been or may become the victim of violence.

Funds raised by participating in Walk A Mile in Her Shoes® will support local programs that will help the lives of women and girls forever.

Info - Registration - Sponsor pkg

Golf Tournament Includes:
A great afternoon of golf, your own golf cart, delicious dinner catered by Capers Brasserie, & Belleville’s Best Summer

Party:
Party in the Square!Great Food, Festive Drinks, Excellent Band, Dancing Under the Stars, Patio Lights and a Classic Car Show!   This is a Party!   Stay tuned!

Where:
MARKET SQUARE, Downtown Belleville

Dance 8:00 pm

(Additional tickets for "Party in the Square" will be available for sale to golfers.)

Golfers: Click here to Register Online NOW!

OR print and complete Registration Form then mail, email or fax it to:

Rotary Club of Belleville
P.O. Box 22082, Belleville,ON, K8N 5V7
f: 613.966.8907
e: info@rotaryloveskids.com

Please contact Ken Wheeler (613.966.7001) for availability

For more information contact:

Ken Wheeler   p: 613.966.7001
Mary Maidment   p: 613.967.7895

ALL PROCEEDS TO ASSIST CHILDREN IN THE QUINTE AREA
One of every ten dollars raised will be awarded to Reach for Success, a post-secondary bursary program of the Quinte Regional Children's Foundation, administered by H.C.A.S. (Hastings Children's Aid Society).

We are thrilled to announce that the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation raised $1.8 million in 2010!

It is because of your hard work, commitment, creativity, and passion that we achieved another record-breaking year.

Thanks go out to...

- Our supporters who have tirelessly organized garage sales, golf tournaments, silent auctions and raffles. And, those who've run and cycled miles, climbed mountains and even jumped out of planes.

- Our donors and sponsors whose financial support has made a tangible difference.

- Everyone who purchased Shelter Blooms and those who dreamed up other unique ways to raise funds and awareness.

- Our commission donors - the lifeblood of the Foundation - whose unwavering support and generosity is incredible!

We are so excited to share such positive news and are extremely thankful - we couldn't do this without all of you!

We look forward to another great fundraising year in 2011!

$20,000.00 was raised for the Women's Shelter Foundation at our "All You Need is Love" benefit concert on September 10th in the Empire Square. Over 2500 people showed up to support this great event.

Way to go Belleville!

Thanks to your hard work, enthusiasm, creativity, team work and passion we have collectively mounted the biggest fundraiser in the history of the Shelter Foundation and the biggest charity garage sale ever in Canada. This year's National Garage Sale for Shelter has exceeded our wildest expectations - we've raised over $300,000! Click here for our latest press release.

In 2009 we were thrilled to raise $120,000 at our first National Garage Sale for Shelter. This year, because of the effort and the generosity of Royal LePagers from coast to coast, we shattered that record to raise more than 2 ½ times last year's total. In Phil Soper's words, that's more than 1 million quarters. And that's how we all did it - one quarter at a time.

Embraced by the media and the community, the Garage Sale for Shelter was a success on so many levels. Already we've seen hundreds of articles in local papers and TV and radio spots across Canada which are generating millions of media impressions. The event has been great for business and has added tremendous value to the Royal LePage brand.

There is one very big winner in all of this... the women and children. That is what fuels us all and is at the core of why we've all worked so hard at this event.

Because of you, families lives will be forever changed.

Because of you, kids will be able to sleep through the night and women will be safe.

Because of you, there are hundreds of "winners" in shelters from coast to coast. Thank you on behalf of all of them!

An extra special thank you goes out to our extraordinary sponsors - Atlas Van Lines Canada, TD Canada Trust Mobile Mortgage Specialists and Advance Commission Company of Canada. Their generous support and unparalleled commitment to our cause and your efforts is incredible.

Spotlighting Garage Sale for Shelter Superstars

Every single one of our sales made a big big difference and deserve all the accolades in the world. We wanted to spotlight our Top 20 sales that rocked it!

Royal LePage Alliance/Royal LePage Dynamic in Winnipeg, MB = $20,132.38 (#1 TEAM)
Royal LePage Prime in Winnipeg, MB = $20,000 (#1 SINGLE OFFICE)
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd in Oakville, ON = $18,000
Royal LePage Lakes of Muskoka, ON = $7,300
Royal LePage Metro/Royal LePage Atlantic in Moncton, NB = $7,100
Royal LePage Progressive Realty in Slave Lake, AB = $7,000
Royal LePage Meadowtowne, ON = $7,000
Royal LePage Frank Real Estate in Whitby, ON = $6,500
Royal LePage Connect Realty in Ajax, ON = $6,197.64
Royal LePage ProAlliance in Belleville, ON = $5,700
Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate Centre , ON= $5,155
Royal LePage JMB & Associates in Gimli, MB - $5,065.45
Royal LePage Kamloops Realty, BC = $5,016.73
Royal LePage Professionals in St. John's, NL =$5,000
Royal LePage State in Hamilton, ON = $5,000
Royal LePage Royal City Realty in Guelph, ON = $5,000
Royal LePage Realty Plus in Mississauga, ON = $4,500
Royal LePage True North Realty in Fort McMurray, AB = $4,300
Royal LePage Westside in Vancouver, BC = $4,253.91
Royal LePage Partners in Toronto, ON = $4,200

For pictures, videos, and stories from the event, find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.

Royal LePagers are the most incredibly generous people in Canada. Your teams should all be so proud of the difference you've made through ever quarter raised in this event - because every single one of those quarters matters more than you could know.

Tara's a proud member of Rotary, her she is with all her friends(Rotarians), Downtown Belleville under the Rotary Banner.

Since 2006 Mckenzine has had our sponsorship. My husband and I are touched every year we get an updated photo. This year we are anxiously awaiting to hear if he is okay. With all the devastation seen there, we just hope he is alright.

Since 2008, she has sponsored a team. "It was great when I went out to visit the team. They were all excited to meet me when the coach told them I was the person whose name was on the shirt. I felt like a celebrity. It was even better when I saw them enjoying themselves out on the field."

Tara Lyons was a guest on the Classic Hits 95.5 morning show with Mark Philbin and Kathleen Rankine.  Tara was talking about the Wendy's Belleville Salad day fund raiser for the upcoming "End Breast Cancer Walk".  Belleville's local Wendy's was donating $2.00 for every dinner salad sold for the day to team "Firmly Supported"

If you wish to donate or support Tara and Team Firmly Supported simply visit their website(www.firmlysupported.ca) and make a donation!

You can also listen to the interview InterviewSaladDay.

Tara recently loaned money to a small Kiva business. This organizations loans money to third world families looking to start a business. The loans are interest free and allows a family to establish a livelihood to support their family and grow their community.

In 2007 Tara Lyons supported the 2007 Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament.

Habitat for Humanity International was founded in the southern United States in 1976 by Millard Fuller and since has built more than 200,000 homes in over 92 countries.

Habitat for Humanity Canada was founded in 1985 and has 70 affiliates in all 10 provinces and territories. Over 1000 homes have been built in Canada. Former Governor General, The Right Honourable Ed Schreyer and his wife Lily are Patrons of Habitat for Humanity Canada and volunteer at the annual Ed Schreyer Work Project build every year.
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In 2007 Rotarian Tara Lyons participated in the 2007 Belleville Trump Aids Walk.

The fund raiser was conceived by Rotarians Michael Maloney, John Smale, Ken Dickson and Bishop, who said the group was moved by the desperate suffering of children with AIDS. They knew they wanted to raise money to help, he said, but they found themselves trying to put a new spin on traditional fund raising ideas.

"I think it's important tho help out where we can, and an event such as this is a great time as well.  It's really a win-win for everyone involved.", Tara Lyons.

The 2007 event raised over $40,000 dollars.

If you would like more information about how you can participate click here.

In March 2008, Tara Lyons assisted in running the 2008 Camp Enterprises at Camp Merrywood.

The program is run for highschool students chosen by their teachers and have an interest in business.  Over the three day event students are run through exercises ranging form negotiation to marketing plan development.

It was a lot of fun and certainly something we'll look at supporting in the future.   Below you can see pictures of the volunteer team, some karaoke fun and the camp entrance.

We're often asked what charities and community events do we support.

Well here's a quick list of some of the events we sponsor and causes we help out.

• RLP Shelter Foundation(Donations going to local Shelters)
• RLPA Christmas Wish Tree(Providing gifts at Christmas for sheltered families)
• RCAF Memorial Museum
• Belleville General Hospital Foundation Fund
• Habitat for Humanity
• Rotary Club(Tara is an Active Member)
• Kinsmen Club
• The Make a Wish Foundation
• Local School and Charity Sports Events
• The United Way
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Alzheimer Society
• Heart and Stroke Foundation
• CNIB
• Lung Association