Sponsorship - Sharing My Success

Giving back to my community, and to the world, both with time and with money, is important to me.

RE/MAX International has taken a very active role in Children's Miracle Network, Cancer Society, and Camp Quality for children with cancer.

Many years ago, Remax Leaders instituted the Leaders in Education scheme, whereby we donated $100 to a school of the vendor's choice each time we sold a home. The scheme was officially discontinued, but I have chosen to continue making these donations on vendors' requests.

When I got my moving van as a courtesy vehicle for my clients, it opened up a whole new opportunity to fundraise for charity: when clients don't need it, I lend my van to other people in exchange for a donation to charity.

This money has so far gone to Hadassah International, a non-partisan hospital in Jerusalem; SPCA; and Foundation of the Blind.

I am a member of Zonta International, and involved in local projects through them such as helping run an annual clothing sale for the Women's New Horizons Trust to raise money for scholarships for second-chance education for women; fundraising for the Upper Hutt Teen Parents' School; and fundraising for overseas projects such as a literacy project for women & girls in Afghanistan, and helping HIV+ women in Africa start their own businesses.

I am a member of the SPCA Dog Squad, which entails collecting for SPCA outside supermarkets, accompanied by my dogs, several Saturdays a year. I also do street collections for Women's Refuge, Rape Crisis Centre, White Ribbon Day, and Cancer Society's Daffodil Day.

I help run a luncheon for the elderly once a month, and do hospital visiting for the same group when needed.

I sponsor a Tibetan refugee child, Tensin, in Darhamsala, India, through a volunteer-run Buddhist organization, Tibetan Children Relief Society of NZ.

If you would like to know more about how you can help any of these worthy organizations, feel free to call or email me.

I am currently fundraising for Volunteer Service Abroad, and will be away for 3 weeks December 07 - January 08 in Cambodia on the VSA Addventure programme.

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