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Real estate agents at Ray White’s Ballarat office have come together to give back to rural Australia.
The company’s residential, rural and commercial sales consultants have all made donations towards the Drought Angels charity from the commission of each of their sales over a three-month fundraising campaign.
Together, the team raised a total of $7,700 for the charity, which supports local farmers by providing relief from fire, flood and drought, and rural communities with personalised assistance.
Ray White Ballarat residential sales consultant Paul McGourlay said the fundraising campaign was necessary to maintain the connection between the real estate group and Australian farmers.
“The reason it’s so important for us to have this link to the droughts across Australia is because farmers are such an integral part of this country,” Mr McGourlay said.
“Without them, we wouldn’t have the lovely fresh produce we have in our supermarkets today, and when we’re in a position to help people in hard times, that’s exactly what we should do. It’s great our whole team pulled together for such an important cause.”
Ray White rural and livestock chairman Paul White said he particularly chose the charity after considering what rural Australia has been going through recently.
“In the last year, in particular, farmers across the country have been doing it particularly hard, so it’s only right we do what we can to help support them,” Mr White said.
“After a rainfall or two, people seem to forget the strife they’re in and move on, so it’s up to us to continue to help them in any way we can.
“It’s fantastic to see the generosity of the Ray White Ballarat team, and no doubt the money will go towards a great cause like extra bales for our hard-working farmers.”
This charity drive follows the Buy a Bale initiative that Harcourts Group Australia was heavily involved in. Through the initiative, the group pledged $21,566 to the Australian Red Cross Farmer Drought Appeal programs.
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