A Realtor who took to the boxing ring for abused women, who engineered a flash mob downtown for International Women’s Day and who assembled a team of women to pull a train is this year’s Spirit Catcher Award winner.
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Barrie Realtor gives time and energy to inspireStan Howe
Shannon Muree will receive the Spirit Catcher Award at a Barrie Community Foundation reception tonight at the Southshore Community Centre. The junior winner is Mackenzie Oliver, founder of the I Love Me Club.
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Shannon Murree, 43, will be recognized at a Barrie Community Foundation reception tonight, along with youth award winner, Mackenzie Oliver, who started the I Love Me Club which encourages kids to raise funds for charities.
Murree, a mother of three, said she’s honoured to be this year’s adult inductee into the Order of the Spirit Catcher – a city program that recognizes those who volunteer selflessly to the community.
“I think what clinched it was the diversity. It just wasn’t one thing,” she said.
“I’m passionate about our city and revitalizing our downtown and taking it back. I really believe in the One Billion Rising. Last February I took on the boxing for the Women and Children’s Shelter and slept in a tent. What didn’t I do?”
With sons ages 10 and 18, and a 16-year-old daughter, Murree has enough to keep her busy.
But as well as working for Re/Max, she’s also into real estate investment and property management. And she’s working towards becoming a trainer with the Real Estate Investment Network.
Still she makes time to give to Barrie.
“Everything I did was filled with passion. I’m always encouraging everyone to do a small thing. Every person doing one thing will have a ripple effect. I hope what I do will rub off on people,” she said, adding it’s important for her to set an example for her kids.
“I give a lot of my time and my time is limited. I just believe it’s the right thing to do. “We all have responsibilities. Be the change you want to see in the world.”
