The Guy With The Dog

You know, life has a way of providing perspective in some of the most interesting places. In this case, it was found in the back of an east-end warehouse where the Ottawa Snowsuit Fund operates. For a number of years, I have donated a snowsuit for every closed transaction we do in the year. We donate the suit on behalf of the client that we were fortunate enough to help to buy or sell real estate. This year we made it a little more personal. I am more than a little proud that the whole McCann Team joined me for a morning at the Snowsuit Fund warehouse. Our primary job was to help those that came in to get suits for their kids. It is quite the process. One must qualify for the program and the family pays ten dollars for every suit that they take home so that there is a sense of value attached to the suits. The Snowsuit Fund distributes 15,000 new suits and 5,000 used suits annually. The sheer numbers of those in need, the faces and the gratitude for a simple gesture of a few hours of our time — it makes you stop and think…