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National Finance Brokers Day is calling on members of the broking industry to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Australia charity, in a bid to raise $50,000 for the children's charity by 16 August.
Make-A-Wish Australia grants the 'wishes' of children aged 3-18 who are battling life-threatening illnesses.
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Speaking to The Adviser, the founder of National Finance Brokers Day (NFBD), Dino Pacella, said that the organisation had begun raising funds for the charity in a bid to “give back to this wonderful charitable organisation from the entire finance broker community in Australia”.
He said he hopes brokers could raise at least $50,000 through the NFBD Everyday Hero page by the next official NFBD, which will be on 16 August 2017.
Mr Pacella commented, “I wanted National Finance Brokers Day to create a real sense of community and show the general public that finance experts, and all associated with our industry, have a good grip on the challenges people are facing outside of the everyday financial world that we play in.
“As NFBD is known for promoting the advantages a consumer can receive by dealing with a finance broker - our official slogan being 'Finance Brokers don't sell products, they help make dreams come true' – I thought this lined up perfectly with Make-A-Wish Australia, as they help grant wishes for these very sick children to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.”
Suggestions for raising funds include:
- Holding a morning tea with clients;
- Passing a donation tin around the office;
- Donating one dollar per every loan written in the year;
- Donating 2 per cent of settlements from November or December; and
- Donating any amount via the Everyday Hero page.
Mr Pacella said that himself, his partner and two daughters would all be making a donation to the charity as a “special Christmas gift”.
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