Douglas Allen Estate Agents support local community with vital funds

10th March 2023

Since January, Douglas Allen Estate Agents have donated £100 to local community food banks every time they attend a property valuation to help support their local communities with the growing cost-of-living crisis.

The cost-of-living crisis has been affecting so many and Douglas Allen Estate Agents have, once again, put their charitable foot forward to help local community food banks in Essex and Kent.

So far, the campaign, led by Group Managing Director, Aldo Sotgiu, has raised over £750,000, helping over 90 individual food banks.

Aware of the impact that the cost-of-living crisis was having on families over winter and following the success of their £1 million campaign for Barnardo’s Children’s Charity at the end of 2022, Douglas Allen estate agents knew how important it was to go even further. That’s why they continued to donate £100 for every property they valued, with a focus on food banks and local community pantries.

On top of these generous donations, their agents have been visiting their local food banks to learn, volunteer and raise awareness of the local food banks in their area.

Douglas Allen have been supporting their local communities, providing support to local charities through their local community foundations and in partnership with The Paul Rooney Family Foundation, for many years now.

Group Managing Director, Aldo Sotgiu said “It has been a truly humbling experience for all of us to learn more about how food banks support our local communities. To be able to support and provide in a way that gives back to our community is a great feeling and there is still so much more help we need to give over the coming months. I just want to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to all our staff and customers who have made this possible.”

This won’t be the end of charitable endeavours for the estate agents as, for the second year running, they will be supporting vital funds for their charity partner, The Children’s Trust, and are planning a year filled with charitable activities and challenges.

We are proud to work with them on this emergency support and to get grants out to food banks in Essex.

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Find out how we help businesses to give back in Essex here.