Who we help
We have partnered with loads of charities to varying degrees including, most recently $36,000 for these local heroes, plus a further $10,000 for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance expansion into Erina.
How we do it
Our community support is driven first and foremost by the generosity and passion of our team, who frequently bring their own charitable connections to the table and regularly donate from their own pockets.
Donations
Donations
As a business, we are fortunate to be a Platinum Member of the Count Charitable Foundation. Each month, we donate to the foundation. This enables us to access the CCF dollar-matching program. For every dollar that our business donates to a charity, CCF will match it! This gives us an opportunity to double our donations and empower our charitable partners.
Volunteering
Volunteering
Each year we close shop for a day and head out to volunteer as a team in the community. It's a great fun day together, and incredibly rewarding to make a positive difference directly for those who can benefit.
How can you become involved
Donations
In FY21, we were excited to launch the very first AdviceCo. and CCF Community Grants Program to the value of $20,000.
AdviceCo. Managing Director, David Evers, initiated the program off the back of an extraordinary 2020 filled with challenges and adversities that have impacted the living conditions of members within our community. AdviceCo. and CCF will each contribute $10,000 to one charitable organisation in order to support their team in their mission to meet the unprecedented levels of demand for support.
The 2022 program is yet to be announced.
Volunteering
We had to cancel our 2020 volunteering day due to COVID-19, but in 2019 we joined with Coast Shelter to improve the back-yard spaces of two youth refuges. We built veggie gardens, chill-zones and shared-dining areas.
We planted trees, top-soiled lawns, trimmed hedges and met the young people and support teams who would be able to enjoy the spaces.
If you work for, or know of a charity who would benefit from hosting a corporate team like ours for a day, please email us at [email protected]. We are always interested to know how we can become involved.
Sponsorship
We are proud sponsors of the Gosford Erina Coastal chamber of Commerce and that our Managing Director is the Treasurer.
The Bay2Bay Running Festival organised by the Terrigal Trotters each year, of which Debbie Bloffwitch is an integral member. Look out for our staff team on the track!