Realtors raise funds for Baby Paige

Sales reps and staff from Sutton Group – Showplace Realty in Chilliwack, B.C. recently raised more than $3,000 for baby Paige and her family.  Paige was diagnosed with medulloblastomas, a form of childhood cancer, at the age of 2 1/2. She has since undergone surgery at B.C. Children’s Hospital to remove a tumour, but Paige still needs to receive high dose chemotherapy treatment for the next six to eight months. She will also have to undergo numerous scans and MRIs for the rest of her life to ensure that the cancer does not return.

Sales rep Mike DellaFortuna initiated the fundraiser when he heard Paige’s story. He had experienced a similar situation with his own son. To encourage local support of a car wash held by the brokerage, DellaFortuna hit the streets, delivering more than 600 flyers in the community. He also received some airtime on a local radio station to promote the car wash. “It was phenomenal. I have never seen such a turn-out for a charity car wash,” he says. “We had line-ups five to six cars deep.”