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Two West Australian Harcourts teams joined forces on a 50-kilometre charity walk to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis research.
The real estate professionals at Harcourts Rockingham and Harcourts Mandurah have pledged to walk, run or move 50 kilometres over the course of this month, collecting sponsorships that will be donated to the charity MS Australia’s campaign “Kiss Goodby to MS”.
This is the second year that the groups have banded together to support the cause. They also united for a day-long walk from one office to the other — an approximately 30-kilometre distance — to log some significant steps.
A total of 16 walkers left Harcourts Mandurah at 8am for the adventure, with one member following along in a support car to distribute water, first aid and sustenance.
“We arrived at Harcourts Rockingham office at 2:30pm which was an hour earlier than last year. The Harcourts Rockingham team were all there to meet us for a BBQ and beers,” said Joanne Rogers, accounts manager at Harcourts Rockingham.
She explained that the event was personal for her, and a reason why the offices have committed to the fundraising effort on a yearly basis.
“We started this as an annual event to raise money for MS as my mum was diagnosed with MS in 2005 and the son of one of our sales team was diagnosed in 2020, so this one was close to home for all of us,” she said.
Shane Kempton, CEO of Harcourts Western Australia, explained how initiatives such as this embody the brand’s ethos.
“The core values of Harcourts are ‘People first; Doing the right thing; Being courageous; and Fun and laughter’, all of which were on display in Harcourts Rockingham’s fundraiser for MS,” Mr Kempton said.
“Joined by their colleagues from Harcourts Mandurah, I was very proud of our people for once again contributing back to the local community,” he added.
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Juliet Helmke
Based in Sydney, Juliet Helmke has a broad range of reporting and editorial experience across the areas of business, technology, entertainment and the arts. She was formerly Senior Editor at The New York Observer.
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