Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur
The Association of Financial Advisers Foundation (the AFA Foundation) has raised over $220,000 in the past year, with donations totalling over $1 million since its launch in 2007.
AFA CEO Brad Fox said the AFA Foundation is a core pillar of the AFA’s commitment to supporting the wider community and allows advisers to come together to contribute to Australians in need.
“AFA advisers have always been generous towards their own communities,” he said. “It’s refreshing to see that despite the business challenges they face, advisers are still prepared to support such worthy causes. On behalf of all of us at the AFA I would like to thank our members for helping us raise these much needed and much appreciated funds for those less fortunate,” said Mr Fox.
AFA Foundation National Chair Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur said AFA members should be very proud of the meaningful difference they are making for people in need, demonstrating the power of generosity and goodwill.
“The AFA community is to be congratulated on helping so many Australian charities, and consequently many Australians and their families, who have benefited and will continue to benefit from their remarkable kindness,” Ms Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur said.
In this financial year alone, AFA member donations have helped the following charities:
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Children First Foundation
- Young Care
- Team Kids Women and Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Cancer Council
- Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund
- Bravehearts
- Garvan Medical Research Foundation
- Foundation for Youth
