Decked out in their finest, the Karen Paul Team attended the Canadian Nurses for Africa, sixth annual gala – Out of Africa,  February 25, 2017. Team members danced, dined, shopped the silent auction – only before photo-bombing the photo booth!

It was a wonderful evening, allowing the team to kick-up their heels in support of such a worthwhile and local organization.

The Canadian Nurses for Africa  was formed in 2007 by Burlington resident Gail Wolters. After meeting with Kenyan resident Aggrey Mulamba and hearing of the lack of affordable health care, Gail jumped into action.

With Gail in Canada and Aggrey in Kenya, the Canadian Nurses for Africa launched their first mission in May 2009. Eight Canadian nurses worked along side 12 Kenyan nurses and clinical officers in eight different clinics. Since then the CNFA mandate has broadened to include projects from jiggers to sexual health.

Beyond donations, the CNFA is always looking for RNs or RPNs to become involved in the program. Candidate requirements include: 3 years experience; good standing with their provincial College of Nurses and the ability to pay own expenses.

Pictured above are the six nurses from the 2014 mission who performed 11 days of field clinics treating 9,528 people.

Learn more about the CNFA by following their stories.

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Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO), is a young, vibrant and dynamic Opera company, launched in 2015 to bring the “rich musical and visual tapestry of opera to communities within Southern Ontario”. SOLO seeks to advance the public’s appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by providing high-quality performances of classical operatic works.

Since its formation, SOLO has appeared in numerous concerts and community events, including: Festitalia Italian Heritage Awards flash mob and concerts in at the Villia Italia in Hamilton.

In the spring of 2016, the chorus appeared again at Villa Italia to perform an Easter Concert, and participated in a Concert for Syrian refugees, in Hamilton.

In September of this year, SOLO presented their first partially staged opera, “La Traviata”, at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. (See program notes – right.)

SOLO FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Sabatino Vacca is the Co-founder and Music Director for the Milton Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director of the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director for the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra.

Vacca has conducted orchestras in the Czech Republic, Symphony Hamilton, the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony, the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brampton Symphony Orchestra, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra.

As artistic director, Vacca has an impressive record including:

• Director of Productions for Opera York for
  Carmen, Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi, La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, Tosca, Rigoletto, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Il Trovatore, and as Conductor for Le Nozze di Figaro and Così Fan Tutte.
• Conducted the Opera Belcanto for Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, and Tosca.
• He is a staff member with Opera Hamilton and has worked as an opera coach for the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Vacca is the recipient of the Spirit of Ontario Award for the Arts by the National Congress of Italian Canadians.

Future SOLO initiatives  – education program including interactive lectures and informal talks; youth and senior program; and more community involvement and outreach.

In March 2017, SOLO will launch a production of Puccini’s “Tosca”, tickets can be purchased online.

Learn more about the Southern Ontario Lyric Opera and their 2017 season by visiting their website: southernontariolyricopera.comor follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

Consider becoming a Friend of SOLO.

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The Karen Paul Team participated in the CareGo 17th annual golf tournament on Friday, August 26 at Lowville Golf Club in Burlington.

CareGo is a technology company specializing in the material handling of heavy products including steel and aluminum. Found in 1999, CareGo began as a steel warehousing company and expanded into related services including truck transport, general distribution and transloading quickly becoming Canada’s largest steel transloading facility.

CareGo has a long history of providing support to community projects and charitable initiatives, both through dollars and staff volunteers. In this tournament, CareGo rasied $23,757.50 for the Robert Land Community Association.

Located in Hamilton’s North End, the Robert Land Community Association operates the Eva Rothwell Resource Centre providing necessary resources and support for community members to lift themselves out of poverty.  The Eva Rothwell Centre officially opened in December 2006 and took possession of the former Robert Land Elementary School which has been the heart and the hub of the neighbourhood for 90 years.

Karen Paul, Erin Kofoed and Justin Loncaric were delighted to participate in a wonderful day of golf!

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FORE! Yet another successful KW event.
he 4th annual Keller Williams Edge Realty Golf Tournament was another huge fundraising success as part of the KW realty culture ‘give where you live’ demonstrating that displays the extraordinary effect when individuals come together to work for the greater good of everyone.

This year’s fundraising beneficiary, to the tune of $20,000, was Food4Kids, a not-for-profit organization which provides packages of healthy food for kids aged 5-14 with limited or no access to food each weekend.

Packages of healthy food are prepared by volunteers and delivered to schools each Friday to ensure children have nourishment over the weekends. There are approximately 400 children in Halton and 1,200 in Hamilton sustaining each and every weekend without food.

Karen Paul & Associates sent two four-somes of guests and team members (Justin, Thelesa and Erin. Karen Paul also sponsored the Women’s Longest Drive for which, Erin took home the trophy.

A special shout out to our hosts Carlisle Golf & Country Club who know how to put on a tournament!

It was a wonderful day, the slide show tells all.

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What is RED Day?

RED stands for Renew, Energize and Donate and is the global day of service and volunteerism for 700 offices and 115,000 Keller Williams associates. This company-wide initiative is about giving back to local communities.

“Our associates are passionate about real estate and passionate about the communities we serve,” said Keller Williams President John Davis. “No matter where our associates are in the world, our shared commitment to helping our neighbors connects us all on RED Day.”

Since 2011, on the second Thursday of May, KW Edge Realty Associates along with other associates across Canada and the US, have devoted an entire day to a special neighbourhood project. By the end of several hundred local projects are completed and tackled.

This year, KW Edge Realty partnered with Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga to help construct homes on Glendor Avenue in Burlington.

From Karen Paul & Associates, Karen Paul & Thelesa Riley joined other KW Associates and spent the day helping construct 13 Burlington town homes.

Deemed a huge success (the photos tell it all), KW Edge Realty had many partners for the event including:

• The Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga volunteers
• Scooter’s Group of Companies for a fabulous BBQ lunch
• Jeff Ley with Empirical Group who provided a very cool drone
• Pat’s Party Rentals for the break-time tent
• Paul Kozbial with Resource Multimedia for the social media program
• Marion Goard, Sales Representative with KW Edge Realty Brokerage for the RED Day chair
• The KWEdge Cultural Committee.

Here’s a selection from the hundreds of photos taken that day.

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The Rotary Clubs of Burlington and Burlington North will once again host their annual RIB and Lobster Fest Saturday, May 28th. If you’ve never attended, it’s truly a spectacular evening of delicious food, lively entertainment, plus many great live and silent auction items.

Held annually at the Central Arena in Burlington, festivities begin at 5:30PM with a pre-dinner wine tasting from Pelee Island Winery and a pre-dinner beer tasting from Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

For eats, there’s lot to offer beyond East Coast Lobster and Camp 31 RIBS. Guests can count on BBQ chicken, baked beans, salads and desserts. Each ticket entitles you to 4 main course servings of your choice. The cash bar will be well-stocked including non-alcoholic beverages.

And not just eatin’ – there’s some serious dancing to the R&B, rock & roll and disco tunes of One Foot In The Groove.

Arrive decked-out in costume or decorate your table and you could win one of several prizes.

Tickets can be purchased individually or as a group online. Purchase your ticket today, as prices increase starting May 1st.

This is the 45th year of this wonderful event, where 800 of Burlington’s finest get together to raise funds for the Rotary’s commitment for a better world both locally and internationally.

More about The Rotary…

I’m a Rotarian, and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Burlington North.        I joined as part of my commitment to building a better community.

Rotarians stand by the motto: Service Above Self – serving the community, the workplace and the world. Last year for example, I was part of a Rotary volunteer trip to El Salvador. 

I work at the club level which is overseen by the Rotary International. The Rotary Foundation turns the generous donations raised at club level into grants that fund the work of members and partners world-wide. Currently there are 1.2 million Rotarians world-wide.

The Rotary clubs started over 100 years ago. It was founded in Chicago when a local attorney, Paul P. Harris, formed the Rotary Club of Chicago in 1905 as a place where professionals from different backgrounds “exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships”. The name Rotary stems from the fact that early meetings rotated in location.

Rotary Club of Burlington North has many great community events through-out the year. Our main focus is on 3 main events, starting with the RIB & Lobster Fest –

• The Python’s Pit encourages Halton Region residents and students to pitch their business concepts and product ideas to a panel of community business moguls. The goal is to foster innovation, creativity and the entrepreneurial spirit. There are two categories (high schools and open) with different prize levels. This year’s final award ceremony is May 25th.
• The Amazing Bed Race – (pj’s not needed) in support of the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation and the Rotary Club of Burlington North. Each team member must individually raise $300 – and then race their bed across a downtown 100 metre course. All great fun, all in the name of community spirit. Look for the next event in September 2016.

Club meetings are held Fridays at 7AM at the Springer House in Burlington serving breakfast and featuring a speaker.

Support your community, meet your friends and neighbours at the 45th annual RIB & Lobster Fest.

Buy your tickets today, and start planning your costume!

See ya there!

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…as does appreciating your clients.

On Friday, February 29, Team Karen Paul hosted one of our many client appreciation evenings at FarAway greens golf course– a real Burlington gem. We had lots of fun trying to ‘out’ putt each other.

It was a wonderful evening and our way of thanking our clients for their business.

With 35+ years as a real estate sale professional I’ve learned that building strong client relationships is key to a successful career. I constantly encourage my team to provide the very best in service, which we refer to as the “CLIENT FIRST” guiding principle:

• ensuring we are always accessible to our clients,
• paying attention to detail,
• always communicating effectively and optimizing the best channels
• while consistently meeting our client’s needs.

And of course saying thank you!

Some of my clients have been with me over several home purchases and others have been kind enough to provide referrals and testimonials. My team and I will always be grateful and appreciative.

If you weren’t able to join us at FarAway greens, we hope that you will join us at our next client appreciation night.

I’ve included a few photographs here. My young photographer couldn’t make it so I snapped these with my iPhone…

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Community is what bring us together. What keeps us safe in tough times and happy in the good times. Burlington is such a fantastic community and my team and I are thrilled to be part of the Keller Williams Community as well.

On Wednesday, one of the generous agents in our office held a fantastic family BBQ event in their backyard in appreciation of the hard work of everyone in the office.

Fully equipped with face painting, pony rides, and games! Our summer student, Grace helped out with the face painting…here are some of her happy clients ?

There were over 100 people there!! Agents, office staff, family, neighbours, and friends.
What a fantastic turnout, and the weather could not have been better.
keller-williams-family-bbq-karen-paul-real-estate2We had a great time playing some fun outdoor games!
And of course, the food was a huge hit!

What do you do to celebrate your community? I would love to see pictures of your backyard summer BBQs!

Share your summer adventures our Facebook page!

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We proudly had lots of community involvement in May!

Thursday May 14th, our team, along with tens of thousands of associates across the USA and Canada participated in RED DAY, which included devoting our time to renewing and energizing aspects of the neighbourhoods where we live.
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Community Involvement is entrenched in Keller Williams Realty’s culture and and displays the extraordinary effect a company can have when individuals come together to work as a team for the greater good of everyone.

We pride ourselves on being able to serve others.

Our office closed for the day and all of the team members canvassed the community for food donations that we organized for a few Burlington food banks in need. Cogeco provided coverage and hundreds of hours of planning, implementing and collecting is HUGELY appreciated from all the volunteers.

At Keller Williams Realty, we know that CHARACTER BUILDS CULTURE and is the backbone of our belief system.With all of our efforts, we collected donated just over 2 tonnes of food!!We wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated and to our amazing community for making this happen!

On Thursday May 28th, we had our 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Carlisle Golf and Country Club. Our golf foursome won “most honest golfers!” We had such a great day of laughs, food, some good shots, and man it was HOT!Carlisle was an amazing host again this year and we could not have asked more a more beautiful day! Each hole was either sponsored by a business in the community or held a friendly competition. The dinner was fantastic and the silent auction raised some great funds for the cause!

I was bidding on a new Ferrari chair or my office! Although someone must have wanted it more than me!

All the proceeds raised from the Charity Golf Day went to the Joseph Brant Foundation.What a great Month!!

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In Burlington, almost 17,000 people (10%) are living at or below the poverty line. Everyday 10% of Burlington children are at risk of going to bed without food. About 44 % of all food bank clients are children.

We, at Keller Williams are eager to roll up our community involvement sleeves and do something about this. ?Give Where You Live | Community Involvement | Karen Paul & Associates Real Estate

On Thursday May 14, 2015, our Brokerage will be participating in the 7th annual Keller Williams Realty RED DAY (Renew, Energize & Donate). We’ll join approximately 700 Keller Williams offices and over 100,000 associates from more than a dozen countries around the world, renewing and energizing our communities.

In Burlington, we will be addressing the issue of hunger and food insecurity. Numerous individuals in our community, including children, go hungry when not assisted by community food banks and nutrition programs.

The need for food to service these programs is dire.

So, what’s our plan for RED DAY? We’re organizing a city-wide Food Drive in support of some of the organizations that provide food and services to those who are going hungry, collecting specific non-perishable food items and toiletries.

These will be re-distributed to Food4Kids, Compassion Society of Halton, ROCK (Reach Out Centre For Kids) and Partnership West Food Bank who will make good use of all the items collected.

Keller Williams agents will be canvassing in your neighbourhood on the days leading up to Thursday May 14th, informing you how you can help out and be involved with this important program. On Thursday May 14 we will be collecting non-perishable food and home items from the generous houses in the community who have chosen to participate. This is a great cause and there is a great need for your community involvement.

We look forward to speaking with you further about this great event!

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As your local agent, the Burlington area is our home and we want to be involved in the community.
If you’re new to the area, we would be happy to help you get situated and introduce you to our favourite spots!

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