Lower Mainland realtors collect blankets, coats for the needy
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Tri-City realtors are joining colleagues from Chilliwack to Whistler in collecting coats and blankets for homeless people and the working poor between Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.
Realtors expect to collect an average of 4,000 bags of blankets and coats that are distributed to dozens of shelters, drop-in centres and community organizations. This year, there is an increasing need for winter clothes, says Scott Rusello, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
"We've seen a tremendous change over the years in the need for the realtors Care Blanket Drive," Russello said in a press release.
"Our region now has over 3,000 homeless people that we know of and countless thousands who rely on food banks and community organizations just to make ends meet. Donating a sweater, jacket or a sleeping bag to the drive allows recipients to have a few extra dollars to spend on essentials like food and shelter.”
Donations to the Realtors Care Blanket Drive stay within the communities in which they are donated or, if the volumes are too large, go to charities in greatest need in neighbouring communities.
Drop-off locations in the Tri-Cities are as follows:
COQUITLAM
• Macdonald Realty, 17- 2662 Austin Ave., 604-931-5551;
• Hanna Realty, 235-329 North Rd., 604-937-1122;
• Park Georgia Realty, 435 North Rd., 604-931-7227;
• Re/Max All Points Realty Group, 101-1020 Austin Ave., 604-936-0422;
• Royal LePage Coronation West, 2185 Austin Ave., 604-939-6666;
• Sutton Group-1st West Realty, 118-3030 Lincoln Ave., 604-942-7211;
• Sutton Group-West Coast Realty, 102-403 North Rd., 604-415-9800;
PORT COQUITLAM
• Keller Williams Results Realty, 105-1250 Dominion Ave., 604-472-0811;
• Re/Max Sabre Realty Group, 102-2748 Lougheed Hwy., 604-942-0606;
• Royal LePage Coronation West, 101-2264 Elgin Ave., 604-942-7300;
PORT MOODY
• Royal LePage Showcase Plus, 3137 St. Johns St., 604-461-2844.
