COMMUNITY ANGEL: Local Realtor devotes time to giving back

NewmarketToday continues its annual custom of marking the giving season by celebrating Newmarket’s Neighborhood Angels — the individuals whose kindness, compassion and neighborhood spirit assist make our city among the best to stay within the nation.

Newmarket’s Chris Cartwright needs to provide again to the neighborhood with each little bit of time he can handle.

The Realtor has turn out to be a mainstay of the Newmarket Meals Pantry, serving on the board for greater than a decade. When not serving in that capability, Cartwright additionally volunteers and raises cash for causes like Easter Seals, Abuse Hurts and CHATS.

In a task with some flexibility, Cartwright mentioned he needs to do as a lot as he can to provide again to the neighborhood.

“I do have that capacity. I simply need to guarantee that I preserve serving to out in the neighborhood as a lot as attainable,” he mentioned. “That’s by no means going to alter for me.”

He mentioned a lot of his volunteerism stems from a neighborhood golf match he began about 15 years in the past. He mentioned the neighborhood got here collectively in an effective way, however he needed to discover a solution to additionally give again and assist in his personal manner.

Cartwright first received concerned with the meals pantry a few decade in the past and was launched to it at its earlier Foremost Avenue location. He mentioned he had the time to volunteer then, recounting the way it had helped individuals near him when he was youthful.

“I had a number of pals using the Newmarket Meals Pantry. For me, I had actually been in that mode of giving again,” he mentioned. “Immediately, as I began working on the meals pantry, assembly the wonderful individuals there and realizing the influence it has on the neighborhood … the eagerness grew fairly shortly.”

Over his years with the meals pantry, Cartwright mentioned he has been astounded by how improbable the neighborhood is at giving again.

However he mentioned he will get one thing out of giving his time.

“Having the ability to assist our area people members is one thing that’s so fulfilling,” he mentioned. “As a lot as I can do, I need to guarantee that I’m doing it. I can typically unfold myself fairly skinny … however I attempt to guarantee that I make the most of as a lot time as attainable to provide again.”

In addition to the Newmarket Meals Pantry, Cartwright has been concerned in a number of charitable causes over time. He grew to become a giant booster of Easter Seals up to now couple of years, collaborating as a contestant for its Dancing with the Stars fundraising occasion and coming again as a decide the next yr.

Seeing one of many summer time camps Easter Seals has for teenagers with disabilities made an influence on Cartwright.

“That’s when it sunk in for me, and that’s once I was like, ‘I’m all in on Easter Seals, too,’” he mentioned. “After that, I went full power on elevating as a lot cash as attainable.”

Past that, Cartwright has continued to arrange an annual charity golf match, elevating cash for various charities over 15 years, together with SickKids, Abuse Hurts, the Newmarket Meals Pantry and extra. His realty workplace additionally sponsors quite a lot of neighborhood occasions and teams all through city.

“It simply actually feels good to assist out as a lot as attainable,” he mentioned.