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Donning high heels, the men and women of Harcourts walked at six locations across Australia on Friday, 31 August, seeking to bring attention to the tragedy that is violence against women and raising $100,000 dollars as they did so.
The Harcourts Foundation organised over 500 Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters and raised $100,000 to support White Ribbon’s “Breaking the Silence” prevention initiatives in primary and secondary schools.
Since its inception six years ago, the Harcourts campaign Walk A Mile in Their Shoes has raised over $500,000.
The Harcourts Foundation’s coordinator, Julia Eyles, said that she was appreciative of the effort made.
“We are beyond grateful to the Harcourts men who courageously addressed the complex and sensitive issue of domestic violence by standing as one team united against violence.
“Women across Australia need to see men step up, speak out and act to let it be known that violence against women is never acceptable. We walk together to help White Ribbon create a future where all women will live in safety.”
Harcourts Queensland CEO Brendan Whipps presented White Ribbon ambassador Tim Class-Auliff with a cheque for $100,000.
Mr Class-Auliff spoke of his sister-in-law whose life was unfairly cut short by her partner.
“One woman loses their life to domestic violence each week in Australia,” the ambassador said. “Today we walked for every one of those women.”
Harcourts Victoria CEO Sadhana Smiles backed the concept of Walk a Mile, holding the first walk in Melbourne in 2013. Since then, it has expanded to a national audience across the Australian real estate franchise network of 430 offices.
In Sydney’s west, the Campbelltown Walk a Mile event also held the distinction of hosting the nation’s top fundraising team from Harcourts The Property People. Headed by business owners Garth and Laura Makowski, the team has raised, to date, over $16,000.
“Involvement is voluntary within our business, staff take time outside of their work commitments to contribute and to make this event a success. We have so many team champions this year,” Garth Makowski said.
“We are especially grateful to all of those within our community who have supported us in our efforts this year. Thank you to our sponsors, and for your donations, for your words of support and encouragement for they’ve kept us focused and determined to make a difference. We are very lucky to live and work within a very giving, generous and selfless community.”
Walk A Mile in Their Shoes is in its sixth year and has collectively raised over $500,000 for White Ribbon.
The Harcourts Foundation is unique in that it is volunteer-run, with all costs borne by Harcourts, meaning that 100 per cent of all money raised goes directly to recipients.
Donations are still being accepted HERE.
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