1. Royal LePage Shelter Foundation Update
East Coast Broker Meeting, January 22, 2016

2. Giving Hope k IS WHAT WE DO

3. At Royal LePage, we know that a house is only truly a home if the people who live there feel safe and loved. For the thousands of women and children who experience violence and abuse under their own roof, we make it possible for them to have safety, hope and help to rebuild their lives.

4. Why we help

5. How shelters use our donations
Beyond just a safe place to stay, shelters and shelter workers provide a range of services, resources and supports that allow women to grow and thrive as survivors.
Therapeutic counseling for women and children
Training and job placement
Help for legal, health and housing issues
Support for children and youth
Shelter renovations and new construction
Helping women and children move out of the shelter and live independently

6. Thank you, East Coast offices!
Over $78,000 raised during 2015 through Commission Donations and fundraising events!
RLP Gardiner Realty - Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
RLP Atlantic Homestead - Golf Tournament
RLP Atlantic - Golf Tournament, Bake Sale, Garage Sales

7. Thanks to our amazing Machu Picchu trekkers and their supporters, an incredible $500,000 was raised!

8. Taking on the Machu Picchu Challenge
Congratulations Paula Langille and MaryGwen Stackhouse and many thanks to their supporters!

9. Other highlights from 2015
National Garage Sale for Shelter: More than $250,000 raised taking us to over $2.25 million!
Over $55,000 raised at the National Leadership Conference and at Headstart
Highest number of donors ever!
100% of the funds we raise help women, children and teens live free from violence.

10. Things to watch for in 2016
Federal government to launch inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Commitment to developing a national action plan on gender-based violence -- Promise of “legislation that will provide greater support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault” in Throne speech
Continuing the conversation about consent and sexual-based violence – Jian Ghomeshi goes to court in February; Bill Cosby’s criminal case
More training on domestic violence within professional sports and in the workplace

11. What coming up this year
Agent/Broker feedback survey (1st quarter)
Campaign to promote Commission Donor program
Agents asking fellow agents: Join me in supporting….
“Shelter Foundation Family” campaign
Honour roll (offices with high percentage of donors)
New customizable greeting card on the Marketing Centre that Commission Donors can send to their clients.
New posters: for your reception area (client facing) and to promote Commission Donor program to your agents

12. What’s coming up this year
National Leadership Conference (Nashville) and National Sales Conference (Las Vegas) -- Please donate an item to the Shelter Auction and come prepared to bid generously!
We will announce the 2017 Charity Challenge fundraising trip!

13. What’s coming up this year
National Garage Sale for Shelter
Over $2.25 million raised and 170 million media impressions
Great fit with the business
Build brand awareness
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Sign up now!

14. New. Commission Donor form is now online
New! Commission Donor form is now online! Your agents can sign up at: CommissionedByYou.ca

15. Reminders
Please tell us about the fundraising events you are planning in advance
Send us short write-up and photos from your events for REM (Real Estate Magazine) and Leading Edge blog
During the year, make note of people going the extra mile for the Shelter Foundation -- nominate them for a Shelter Award
Is there anyone in your office who would like to be profiled as a Shelter supporter in our communications?
Shelter Foundation resources (forms, tools) are available on the RLP Network

16. Giving back is good for business
There continues to be consumer demand for companies to give back to the local community. Support the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and you will:
Raise your company’s profile
Build reputation and trust
Boost morale and create a fun atmosphere
Provide networking opportunities for your agents
Recruit and retain agents (especially those under age 35)
Focus your charitable efforts for maximum impact

17. Our National Sponsors Presenting Sponsor In-Kind Moving and
Transportation Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor

18. Find us on social media by searching our name or: RLPShelterFdn
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Find us on social media by searching our name or: RLPShelterFdn
* Your Shelter fundraising events listed on Royal LePage website

19. Shanan Spencer-Brown or
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20. For your information: Statistics referred to during presentation
6,000+ women and children stay in a shelter every night to escape domestic violence
1 out of 10 Canadian women experience intimate partner violence
67% of Canadians know a woman who has been abused
51% of adult women will experience at least one violent incident
362,000 children witness their mother being abused
1 in 3 teenagers have experienced dating violence
Every six days, a woman is murdered by current or former partner
Each year, Canadians collectively spend $7.4 billion to deal with the aftermath of spousal violence