SMM Charity Events
Over the past 12 events, we have raised over $175,000 for Roderique Hope Trust.
AN EXTRACT FROM OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
OUR SUCCESS WILL ENABLE US TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED WITHIN THOSE PROVINCIAL COMMUNITIES.
In 2016, I met someone who changed the path of my life, and in turn, this changed the path of the lives of many others. I remember that afternoon so clearly and I always will.
SMM's mission statement had been created and we needed to find ways to “make it happen”.
It was when I turned to my great friends Maura and Jonathan Young, that I was introduced to Michelle Ramage. And the rest is history.
Our Charity Events
Each year we hold two different charity events, find out more information below and see how you can get involved.
SMM Noir Blanc Progressive Charity Dinner
The evening begins at a popular New Plymouth restaurant, with a welcome drink. Then our 90 guests were split into three groups where they each had an entrée, main, and dessert at the three different restaurants, getting a real taste of what dining in New Plymouth is all about.
Then we will all meet back up at a TBC location for a grand Charity auction with all proceeds going to Roderique Hope Trust.
SMM Charity Golf Tournament
Stephanie Murray Mortgages invites you to join us for an exciting day on the green to raise funds for the Roderique Hope Trust. Teams will be provided with a packed lunch to keep the energy going and our team will be on golf carts selling drinks to make sure you're hydrated on all 18 holes and finishing off back at the club rooms with a charity auction.
RODERIQUE HOPE TRUST
Michelle is the Chairperson of the Roderique Hope Trust, a charitable trust.
The Trust is committed to ensuring families in Taranaki who are homeless, have lost their accommodation or do not meet the criteria for other emergency housing services, have a place to live for a period of up to 12 weeks.
The goal is that within 12 weeks, the family will transition from emergency housing into long term rental accommodation either with Housing New Zealand or a private rental, a place that they can call home.
Roderique Hope Trust enters into a Tenancy Agreement with the tenant that is much more than just a house. The Trust requires each family who resides in one of the emergency houses to engage with their appointed Social Worker who assists the family to engage with support services, budgeting and counselling with the view of moving towards wealth creation, path planning, education and employment.
