Many thanks for a job well done goes out to community realtor Graham Rowlands, whose South Etobicoke Community Facebook page, raised $22,355 for our local charities.

“I would love to be able to tag everyone who helped to make this possible,” Rowlands acknowledged. “Thank you to everyone who donated a prize, bid on auctions, made a donation to a charity or liked or shared the posts.”

He said $3,075 of the proceeds will go to LAMP Community Health Centre, $6,055 to Women’s Habitat, $2,650 to Lakeshore Arts, $3,430 to Haven on The Queensway, $3,285 for the Jean Augustine Centre for Young Women’s Empowerment and $3,860 to the Etobicoke Humane Society.

“Thank you to all the auction winners and bidders because without you no money would be raised for these great causes,” said Rowland, a sales rep for ReMax Professional Inc.

The fundraiser saw many small companies in the area donating goods or services which were auctioned online to raise funds.

Huge shout outs go to Kitchen On Sixth for donating many pies that were auctioned off, he said.

“This really was a community effort and shows just how we are able to do such amazing things when we all work together,” Rowlands said.

He is urging residents to: “get to know these organizations who do so much good in our community, look into getting involved and if you can support the businesses that helped make this all possible.”

“Thanks to Graham and his team for pressing though with a safe event,” Susan Carbone wrote online. “This event was not only to raise funds but also to raise awareness in our community.”

She said every organization has been working twice as hard with very little volunteers and staff through this pandemic to support the community.

James Taylor thanked Graham for taking on the project to ‘help our neighbours grow together in the face of uncertainty to help our local charities.’

Platinum sponsors included: Kris Made This, Tannis A. Waugh, Barrister and Solicitor, Food for Now & Financial Health Management Group, in addition to an anonymous matching partner.

Thank you also goes to The Stop, Mimico Plumbing, Mimico Creek Dental, Office146, Wallace Legal, Gina Kim Paralegal, Reverse Karma, DJ Dynamic (Tim Ellis), NB Life, Great Lakes Brewery, Lakeshore Village Chiropractic, For Friends, Elevate Literacy, Studio Kokoro, Training By Tania, Neatly Organized, Sanctuary Within Healing, Mooring Eats, Your Neighbourhood Barber, Funny Bones Games Lounge & Cafe, Jacqueline Terloar (artist), Pasquale Bros, Salon Allure Spa, Small Biz Sales Coach, Goodie Baskets, Bubbles and Squeak, Umana Health, Toronto Family Fitness, 3 For 1 Glasses, Only The Strong, Locomotion Music, Capter Two Photography, Crock-a-Doodle, Code Ninjas, Scholars Etobicoke, Jiji Visha Coaching, Carin and Sharin, Maria Sabanal, Black Collar Barber, Japan Reiki Studio and Homing.ca for all donating prizes for the auctions!