AFA Foundation Raises $12,000 for Charity

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Foundation has raised $12,000 this week for charities, during the first three AFA National Roadshow events held in Hobart, Adelaide and Perth.

With record attendances in Hobart and Perth, which was sold out, attendees heeded the call from AFA CEO Brad Fox to strengthen the financial advice community’s links to the general public through the AFA Foundation.

The AFA Foundation has raised around $600,000 for charities over the past eight years and beneficiaries this week are Ronald McDonald House in Tasmania, The Smith Family in South Australia and Legacy in Western Australia.

“The financial advice community is consistently generous in supporting the community through the AFA Foundation,” Mr Fox said. “Their donations make a real difference. For example, the gift in Tasmania will fund nearly 20 nights accommodation for families in need as their kids go through vital medical treatments. Ronald McDonald House call it, ‘The Gift of Family’.”

Mr Fox said the work of the AFA Foundation helps improve public perception of the advice profession and contributes to a better understanding of financial advisers. “It is really important to the AFA that, as well as the advocacy work we do with Government, we work to improve the public’s understanding and perception of the great work our members do day in, day out, bringing peace of mind and certainty to their clients. Making people aware of how advisers contribute to improving the lives of those less fortunate via the AFA Foundation is an important part of that.”

The AFA Foundation will be raising money for a further three charities across the remaining AFA National Roadshow events in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next week. Only a small number of registrations are still available.