In a historic feat yesterday, Mr Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest gave the largest ever philanthropic donation in Australia’s history. Mr Forrest donated a staggering $400mn towards various charities and causes in a bid to have other millionaires to follow in his footsteps towards a better Australia.
In giving his donation, Mr Forrest hopes to inspire others to give back to their community whether it be with money, or simply with time. In a breakdown of his donation, Mr Forrest broke his $400mn donation into 6 different areas.
- $75mn was pledged towards the coordination of world cancer institutes to make lethal cancer history for the coming generations;
- $50mn towards building stronger communities;
- $75mn towards higher education and breakthrough research;
- $75mn towards giving every child their best chance;
- $50mn towards creating equality of opportunity amongst all Australians; and
- $75mn towards removing modern slavery from human history.
Mr Forrest will for sure leave a long lasting mark on the Australian community with his generosity and love for the community. However, it is the message that he sends to others that will have the greatest of impacts for the future.
Freedman & Gopalan Solicitors congratulates and thanks Mr Forrest for his generosity and commitment to planting the seeds to a better Australia!