Every year the team at Beach & Bay Realty chooses a few causes and charities to support. Every year there seems to be more and more people in need.
For 2011 and onwards we have decided to support Swags for Homeless, established by Melbourne man Tony Clark who developed a waterproof sleeping bag that folds into a backpack.
Since we are in the business of helping people buy and sell their homes, we feel that it is appropriate to support people much less fortunate who, for whatever reason, find themselves homeless.
- Did you know there are over 100,000 people homeless in Australia? Over 16,000 people will sleep on the streets tonight, under bridges, in alleyways or worse.
- That is equal to the population of the suburb of Cronulla (ABS 2006)
Beach & Bay Realty’s commitment from here on is to buy a backpack bed ($68) every time we sell a property. The backpack beds are distributed by Swags for Homeless which is a not for profit organisation.
Since the start of the year with so many natural disasters and as we have seen with the devastation in Christchurch overnight, the authorities are saying that many more people will be homeless and destitute from the cyclones, floods and earthquakes.
We seem to notice the number of homeless when we travel to other countries but in our own suburb, town, city they can go unnoticed.
Everyone deserves a home and to be without even a bed or decent shelter is beyond comprehension. Beach & Bay Realty is a small company and team so we hope that our local community will support us in this cause!
Please see out online donations page!
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What a execellent idea! It is great to see local businesses giving back to the community!
A big thank you to our clients Justin & Stephanie Gallagher who purchased two backpacks on receiving our mail out – letting people know what we were doing. We really appreciate your support!