McGrath Announces Support for Australian Fire Emergency

Source: National Geographic

Yesterday, Geoff Lucas CEO of McGrath Ltd announced a new initiative designed to help support people affected by the devastating bushfires in Australia.

“I write to you today as we continue to witness the catastrophic fire situation that is engulfing regional areas of NSW and Victoria.  And sadly the worst appears yet to come, following years of drought experienced by our regional communities.   More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed and over 500 million of our animals have perished. The human cost is rapidly escalating.  As we watch another State of Emergency declared for NSW and the State of Disaster declared for Victoria, it’s heartbreaking to witness the destruction these fires are causing in areas so familiar to us. 

It is time again, as we do so well, for the McGrath community to band together and support others as they face hardship, sadness and immeasurable loss. 

McGrath is today commencing a program to support those tragically affected.  As of today, we are encouraging each agent to donate $100 per sale during January and February 2020. This will be optional and as a company we will match each $100 donation.  The donations will be made to the Australian Red Cross disaster relief donation drive. Together with your help we estimate this will amount to a sum of over $200,000.”  

I confirmed with Geoff Lucas this morning that “I am very happy to be a part of McGrath’s fundraising for Australia’s Fire Emergency”

It’s really heartwarming to hear how so many people and corporations from around the globe are rallying together to support the Australian Bushfires catastrophe.

I’m proud to be part of this McGrath initiative and I’m even prouder of how the McGrath community rallies together during times of need.

As an example, last Friday the 3rd of January, Andrea Tucker, Principal of McGrath Estate Agents Mollymook & Ulladulla made the following announcement via their Facebook Page.

This is such a difficult time for so many Australians and my heart goes out to everyone affected, especially those who have lost loved ones or lost their homes/livelihood as a result of these horrific fires.

I can’t thank the RFS and all of their dedicated support crews enough for their tireless dedication and for all that they have done to assist communities throughout Australia during this extremely hot & busy fire season.

THANK YOU RFS

Regards

Greg Vincent