It's hard to believe we have just three months left out of the twelve for 12 Months of Giving.

And crazy to believe that with the three months left, Century 21 Foothills has already reached their one-million-dollar goal through the inspiring campaign. 

We caught up with Blair Gordon, owner of Century 21 Foothills, to discuss the progress made so far and he as well as the Century 21 Foothills team are ecstatic with the numbers. 

"The team as a whole is very satisfied with what's happened and what goes on because it keeps them going and with the hustle and bustle of our lives this gives us something extra to work on and something extra to think about. So it kind of gets everyone in the office engaged and it's very positive...and the giving and the sharing throughout the Foothills this year has been phenomenal, I think people are just more aware than ever that there's needs and wants out there for people less fortunate so it's just a good thing. "

Last month's event, the Cargill Big Screen Harvest Party, wasn't as big as it usually is, with restrictions playing a part, however, Gordon says it still was an amazing fundraiser that helped an amazing foundation.

"It was a great event. The concert was good, the entertainment was unreal and the evening was fantastic...it was well attended and there's nothing like live music. Their online auction was successful, I think they raised a little over thirteen thousand dollars and then they had some proceeds from their 50/50 which added onto that and they're still doing the final numbers to see where they end up. But I told Cathy Couey 'it's easy to cancel these events cause you don't think you're gonna get the turnout but I think the awareness that you raise from the momentum you carry on from the years that they've been doing things you can't put a price on that.'"

As of now, the event saw a total of $13,105 donated to the High River & District Health Care Foundation.

With September's fundraising event wrapped up next on the docket for the 12 months of giving campaign is Rowan House Society's 4th annual 'Breakfast with the Guys'.

This virtual event focuses on engaging men and boys in the prevention of violence and abuse against women and girls, when asked, Gordon says it's an important event to support.

"We support a lot of things through health and wellness with the hospice, with the hospital and with Sheep River Health Trust and those are always things that people, when they have difficulty and when they need some help with the health situation they go away sometimes and it's not got always a good ending but it's something that they cherish and they talk about and they discuss and they rave about and they're very thankful for the service and the care that they get. Whereas the Rowan House is something that people that have experienced abuse and violence in their lives, when they get out of that situation, they don't go bragging about it, it's not something that they can really share or the awareness isn't as shared with a lot of people. So I think the more that we can do to help people be healthy and to just help people, I think is very important."

This year's event will be hosted by keynote speaker, Michael Hoyt, a municipal social worker out of Edmonton.

Breakfast with the Guys goes November 5th with proceeds helping the Rowan House.

Tickets can be found HERE.

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