By Nicola Brazier – YBM
Yates Baker McLean. Accountants and Business Advisors situated in the Central West of NSW. Offering comprehensive advice for all your financial needs including tax, auditing, business advisory, self managed super funds, specialised industry experience and financial planning.
What started as a bit of a dare seems to have turned into a bit of an addiction! This March will see YBM Accounting and Business Advisors enter a number of teams into the Sydney Coastrek for the fourth consecutive year, with one of the teams this year appropriately named ‘YBM Can’t Believe We’re Back!’.
‘We all thought we’d ticked the box after the first trek’ laughs YBM firm partner, Christine Whybrow ‘but we just keep on coming back’. The Sydney Coastrek offers a number of distances, ranging from a 15 km night walk to 30 km and 60 km treks along the Sydney coast line. Teams of four people, more than half of whom need to be women, walk the event together. This year’s three YBM teams are walking the 30 km route from South Curl Curl beach to Mosman. At its completion, YBM will have had 12 teams walk 30 km and one team complete 60 km over the four years.
All Coastrek participants commit to raising funds for a chosen cause, with a minimum of $2,000 to be raised by each team. This year’s cause is Beyond Blue and to date the girls have raised over $3,250 before counting personal donations received. This has occurred through various fundraising events, including bake sales, Bunnings BBQs, 100 Club raffles and of course with the support of fellow-businesses across the Central West. Previously, the Fred Hollows Foundation was the chosen charity and the YBM teams collectively raised $28,828 over three years.
We have Cally Woodhouse and Nicola Brazier, who bravely tackled the 60km last year, dialing it back to 30km this year. Then we have YBM team members that have completed the 30km at least a couple of times over the last 3 years, Christine Whybrow, Karen Bollinger, Tracie Milne, Raquel Lech and Rebekah Myers. We have also seconded friends and relatives, Jen Griffiths, Jen Evans, Julie Swain, Julie McCauley and Jane Jones, to join us. Our most valuable team members this year will be our support crew of Elise Heath and Allison Farr.
In between Coastreks, a YBM group annually walks the 28 km Seven Bridges Walk around Sydney Harbour, raising funds for the Cancer Council. Last year this event saw well-known local accountant, Brian Sharp, walk the course in a bright yellow tutu. The firm also usually finds a few participants for the City to Surf and the local running festivals. Exercise is an obvious draw card for staff who spend a lot of time sitting at desks, however the fundraising causes also resonate. The entire firm have supported the staff and the causes for each event. There have been support crew at events, helpers at fundraising BBQs and a lot of donations from the extended YBM family.
This year’s Coastrek takes place on March 27. To donate to Beyond Blue, or learn more about the Coastrek events, go to on one of the following fundraising pages:
https://www.coastrek.com.au/fundraisers/ybmcantbelievewerebackagain
https://www.coastrek.com.au/fundraisers/ybmyoubettermove
https://www.coastrek.com.au/fundraisers/ybm
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