ONE hundred tradies, project managers and executives on AVID Property Group’s residential development sites passed around the hard hat in August and raised nearly $13,000 for the Property Industry Foundation, to raise funds for youth homelessness.
The PIF Hard Hat Day campaign events were held at its residential community developments Amara in Ormeau and Covella in Greenbank, both in Queensland, and Vantage Bloomdale in Diggers Rest in north-west Melbourne.
AVID secured $12,941 in donations.
Youth homelessness affects just under 40,000 young Australians and every night one in two of those young people are turned away from safe and secure accommodation.
AVID has been a supporter of PIF for more than a decade, and in 2022 signed on as an official national partner. In the first two years of its official partnership it has facilitated charity events which have contributed more than $160,000 to the Foundation.
“Supporting the Foundation’s various initiatives and hosting events, like Hard Hat Day, for staff and contractors at our communities gives attendees the opportunity to learn about the Foundation’s important mission, as well as make their own contribution towards assisting homeless youth,” AVID CEO Cameron Holt said.
PIF CEO Kate Mills all funds raised from Hard Hat Day would go towards Haven Projects, which will provide safe homes for at risk youth in Australia.
“Too many young Australians will be homeless tonight. Having a place to call home is not just about shelter – it’s a foundation of stability, safety, and support,” she said.
