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How RE/MAX Gives Back
Over the years, RE/MAX Associates have distinguished themselves as stewards for the betterment of their communities, concerned not only with contribution to their communities but also with the outcome of the contribution. These qualities – known as RE/MAX Premier Community Citizenship – are a dynamic part of the RE/MAX organization.
RE/MAX is involved with the sponsorship of the Children’s Miracle Network and its affiliated hospitals. As well, RE/MAX of Western Canada created the “Quest for Excellence” bursary program to recognize the success and on-going pursuits of Western Canada students.
How STEVE Gives Back
In April 2006, Steve and his wife Cindy adopted their daughter, Mireya, from the Philippines. Since first meeting her in her orphanage in the city of Bacolod, it has become a family desire to help the under resourced people in the Philippines. Steve and Cindy have continued to support the orphanage that cared for Mireya.
In March 2008, Steve and his son Jude went to the Philippines again, but this time headed to a remote island called Siargao to be involved with a ministry called Hope For the Island. Hope for the Island is a ministry that serves the impoverished, orphaned, widowed, sick, and uneducated. Steve and Jude brought with them basic medicines, ointments, and clothes for the ministry to use and give to the people on the island. Both Steve and Jude were deeply moved by their experiences there and are hoping to go back sometime in the future. The Klassens are key financial supporters of Hope For the Island, and Steve now serves on the Board of Hope for the Island Ministries.
Steve also provides financial support to the Langley Food Bank, Easter Seals 24-Hour Relay For Kids (which raises money to send children with disabilities to summer camp), World Vision (a relief organization dedicated to helping children), and to his home church of SouthRidge Fellowship Baptist Church, which among other things, serves the under resourced in the Langley Area.
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