{"id":67901,"date":"2020-03-26T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=67901"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T02:48:11","slug":"farmers-market-funds-paid-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/farmers-market-funds-paid-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers market funds paid forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

STALLHOLDERS at Talbot Farmers Market recently contributed to one of the event\u2019s most successful community raffles ever, and the giving didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

Combined with donations from individuals, and groups like Polp Fiction OJ, the community raised $965.<\/p>\n

At first the money was offered to Leroy Mac Designs<\/a> after the field to customer woolgrower and knitwear maker lost 95 per cent of their main farm, 27 kilometres of fencing, sheep yards and 300 sheep in January\u2019s Lexton fire.<\/p>\n

However, owners Rebecca and Rodney McErvale chose to forgo the donation, redirecting it towards the BlazeAid volunteers who had been working across the region, including at their farm, building new fences.<\/p>\n

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Tiers of teamwork: Talbot Farmers Market vice-president Ed Bradley met Janis Hobbs and Rodney McErvale to hand over money raised last week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee Holland, coordinator of the Talbot Farmers Market said seeing the money go towards BlazeAid was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur stallholders were involved in the fires, and BlazeAid do such a great job for the farmers of the area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have sent donations to BlazeAid before, but it went to Sydney, so we wanted it to remain here, in this area, for our community, our farmers and stallholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

BlazeAid\u2019s Lexton camp coordinator, Janis Hobbs said \u201cgenerous\u201d community cooperation like this keeps her volunteers fed, and materials available to rebuild fences.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fabulous that Talbot Farmers Market can see we\u2019re doing some good here, because we can feed monies back into the community we\u2019re working in, and it goes round,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlazeAid runs on volunteers and donations. Many hands make light work, every little bit counts and without this goodwill and people wanting to care for each other, we wouldn\u2019t be able to achieve what we can, making a significant difference in farmers\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leroy Mac Designs\u2019 Rodney McErvale is grateful to those financially backing the BlazeAid Lexton camp. Its volunteers have been putting up new fences on his property, to replace those damaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing the Talbot Farmers Market for three and a half years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see the money the market raises every month is going to a cause close to my heart. BlazeAid\u2019s not only done a lot of work on our farm, but my dad\u2019s too.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne person can only do so much, so having six to ten people from BlazeAid makes a difference. Especially in that early stage of pulling down, you could see something going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr McErvale knows what he\u2019ll do to keep busy when his time to retire rolls around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to join BlazeAid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STALLHOLDERS at Talbot Farmers Market recently contributed to one of the event\u2019s most successful community raffles ever, and the giving didn\u2019t stop there. Combined with donations from individuals, and groups like Polp Fiction OJ, the community raised $965. At first the money was offered to Leroy Mac Designs after the field to customer woolgrower and […]<\/p>\n

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