Liverpool Catholic Club carols event raises $50K for farmers and bushfire-affected families
A suburban Sydney community has dug deep to raise much-needed funds for those affected by devastating bushfires and severe drought conditions.
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Communities hit by recent bushfires and farmers in drought-stricken areas are set to benefit from a generous donation from Liverpool Catholic Club.
The club’s annual Christmas Carols event, held on December 1, raised $50,000, which will go towards buying water for regions in the grips of severe drought, as well as those affected by fires burning across the state.
About 4000 people turned out to enjoy the family event, which featured performances, fireworks and a special appearance by Santa who arrived on a NSW RFS truck.
The fireworks display was headed up by Wetherill Park company Foti International Fireworks, with rigorous fire and safety checks undertaken beforehand to ensure there was no risk to the public or properties.
“Liverpool Catholic Club Christmas Carols event is a much-loved annual event and the community look forward to it every year,” club president Michael Coffey
said.
“We were obviously very aware of the concern about fireworks during this dangerous period and safety is paramount at the club so Foti, along with the RFS made sure that the event went off without a hitch which enabled us to raise those urgently-needed funds.”
More than $3000 was raised by attendees with the remaining funds donated by Liverpool Catholic Club.
Half of the $50,000 total will be dedicated to ClubsNSW’s Litres for the Land Appeal, a campaign run by NSW Farmers, Your Local Club, 2GB and Team Rubicon Australia.
The initiative has seen millions of litres of water purchased and trucked out to the bush for farms and families in need.
The remaining funds will help those affected by recent bushfires through the St Vincent de Paul Bushfire Appeal.
“The bush is doing it tough at the moment and it’s during these tough times that we need to do our best to make sure regional Australia knows we in the city have their back,” Mr Coffey said.