Celebrating the positive impact of Ontario REALTORS® with Real Heart

Stories Submit a Story

REALTOR® Stories with Real Heart.

Real Heart is about celebrating the many ways in which Ontario REALTORS® go above and beyond to give back to their communities. By telling REALTOR® stories, we aim to inspire others to do the same.

Share your story.

Imagine the impact you can have by sharing your story, or the story of someone you know.

Share Now

Realtor® Spotlight

  • Janet Kay

    REALTOR® Janet Kay is passionate about assisting members of her community. As volunteers and board members of Church Community Volunteers,...

    Read More
  • Rose Streete

    Mississauga-based REALTOR® Rose Streete can do it all. She is a mother of seven, but while pregnant with her fourth...

    Read More
  • Theresa Power

    Every year before Christmas, REALTOR® Theresa Powers does a pajama and book drive for Lambton Circles, an organization aimed at...

    Read More
  • Rajat Joshi

    REALTOR® Rajat Joshi is a strong believer in leaving the world a better place than he found it. The way...

    Read More
  • Robert Samery

    For the better part of the past 30 years, REALTOR® Robert Samery has immersed himself in social justice issues. He...

    Read More
  • Sorin Vaduva

    Over the last several years, REALTOR® Sorin Vaduva has taken part in the CIBC Run for the Cure. Sorin's team...

    Read More
  • Durham Region Association of REALTORS®

    The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) is dedicated to supporting charities in their community. Each year, they host an...

    Read More
  • Mike Castiglione

    For over 15 years, REALTOR® Mike Castiglione has volunteered for Basket Brigade Canada, a charitable organization that provides baskets of...

    Read More
  • Bryen Daly

    For the past few years, REALTOR® Bryen Daly has hosted an annual client Christmas party to raise funds for local...

    Read More
  • Marina Ostromich

    Thornhill-based REALTOR® Marina Ostromich is a volunteer for B'nai Brith, Canada's oldest independent Jewish Human Rights organization. Marina helps deliver...

    Read More
  • Peggy Blair

    REALTOR® and legal expert Peggy Blair wanted to help support Ukrainians who were looking for asylum. After sharing on social...

    Read More
  • Kate McGinnis

    REALTOR® Kate McGinnis is a long-time volunteer at Brantford's The Soup for the Soul Program. She dedicates half a day...

    Read More
  • Nancy Allen

    From organizing fundraising events to collecting food for the Ottawa Food Bank, REALTOR® Nancy Allen is a dedicated volunteer in...

    Read More
  • Chip Barkel

    Ever since he started in real estate, REALTOR® Chip Barkel made a commitment to donate to charitable organizations in the...

    Read More
  • Debbie Payne

    REALTOR® and author Debbie Payne decided to begin journaling at 50. This hobby quickly took off and prompted her first...

    Read More
  • Ashanti Maingot

    During the pandemic, REALTOR® Ashanti Maingot felt compelled to give back to her childhood community of Parkdale, Toronto. She was...

    Read More
  • Callum Wallace

    REALTOR® Callum Wallace is flying around the world to support Home Suite Hope, an Oakville charity that helps single parents...

    Read More
  • Janice Macaulay

    Janice Macaulay has demonstrated excellence in her community of Brantford, both through her work as a REALTOR® and through her...

    Read More
  • Mohamed Karatella

    Since moving to Oshawa two years ago, REALTOR® Mohamed Karatella has been helping feed the members of his community. Every...

    Read More
  • Dori Mueller

    For the last eight years, REALTOR® Dori Mueller has been volunteering in her local community of Clair Hills. She started...

    Read More
  • Colin Zappia

    From personal donations to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), to co-hosting a golf fundraiser that raised $50,000, to...

    Read More
  • Alex Irish & Associates

    Every February for the last six years, the Alex Irish & Associates team has run their Kindness Tour, a month-long...

    Read More
  • Jennifer and Terry Ames

    REALTORS® Jennifer and Terry Ames started the Terry Ames Care Fund at the Northern Cancer Foundation to help Sudbury families...

    Read More
  • Lidia Tagliabracci

    REALTOR® Lidia Tagliabracci has donated more than $33,100 to charities of her clients’ choice since May of 2020. Lidia has...

    Read More
  • Sandi Halpern

    REALTOR® Sandi Halpern volunteers as a gallery interpreter at the Royal Ontario Museum.

    Read More
  • Daniela Rodrigues

    REALTOR® Daniela Rodrigues, along with her business partner Sue Driver, raised $15,300 to support the Denise House, an organization committed...

    Read More
  • Anne Sheppard

    For the last nine years, REALTOR® Anne Sheppard has volunteered her time to give back to her community. She has...

    Read More
  • Williams & Follows

    The REALTOR® team at Williams & Follows saw a need during the pandemic to connect with the people in their...

    Read More
  • Eric McCartney

    REALTOR® Eric McCartney has gone above and beyond during the pandemic to help his community. Eric has done everything from...

    Read More
  • Sean O’Hearn

    REALTOR® Sean O'Hearn has seen the benefits first-hand of belonging to the Sea Cadets, a free youth-based program for 12...

    Read More
  • Amber Leis

    REALTOR® Amber Leis wanted to help promote the local businesses in her community during the pandemic. Amber reached out to...

    Read More
  • Dominique McIntyre

    REALTOR® Dominique McIntyre wanted to give back to her community while honouring her grandmother who recently passed away in a...

    Read More
  • Wanda Latuszak

    REALTOR® Wanda Latuszak understood the logistics and safety issues facing seniors who needed groceries during the pandemic. Wanda took the...

    Read More
  • Suzanne Othmer

    Suzanne Othmer and Royal LePage Best Choice Realty rallied together to purchase a vaccine fridge for their local nursing home....

    Read More
  • Alexandra Cote

    REALTOR® Alexandra Cote is the Vice-Chair of Parkdale Community Food Bank in Toronto. Alexandra is proud of the work the...

    Read More
  • A new REALTOR® spotlight coming soon.

    Read More

Check back for more inspiring stories coming soon and share yours with us today!