Support us to make a difference
The ASF has raised and contributed over $6 million to our charities. The ASF employs no people, its costs are minimal, and is thus in a position to distribute more than 97% of funds raised. Directors and organising committees are made up of people working in the stockbroking industry.
The ASF Directors meet with each charity every year, receive regular circulars as well as annual financial reports, but do not dictate how the donated funds should be spent. We believe the charities themselves are in the best position to determine this. We host an annual lunch for representatives of the charities, which has fostered beneficial cross-fertilisation between many and assisted some smaller organisations to negotiate roadblocks in the pursuit of government assistance.
Since our creation the ASF has donated over $2.5 million to the Matthew Talbot Hostel, which makes us the largest single supporter of this critical facility. For others, we are a vital part of their budget as they strive to stretch their funds between competing claims. We often receive correspondence directly from individuals and families whom have benefitted from our assistance to a charity.
The ASF receives many appeals for assistance every year from a wide range of worthwhile causes. As we do not have an invested pool of funds from which we can distribute earnings, we can only utilise what is raised at each fund raising function. As a policy, the Directors have determined that we should be meaningful to a relatively small number of charities rather than be insignificant to a larger number.
Join the committee?
If you are a member of the Stockbroking community and would like to join the ASF committee to assist with the organisation of our events we will be meeting at 530pm at RBS Level 29, Corner of Philip and Bent St Sydney on the following dates -
Tuesday September 6 2011
Tuesday November 15 2011
Tuesday February 7 2012
Tuesday March 6 2012
Tuesday April 17 2012
Tuesday May 15 2012
Tuesday June 5 2012
The ASF welcomes anyone who would like to assist with the organising of either annual function to contact us.
