Double the fundraiser
The annual Little Ray of Giving initiative is set to support more families across the region as Ray White Helensburgh expands to Thirroul
A third-generation family business founded in Helensburgh 53 years ago is expanding. Ray White Helensburgh recently acquired the Thirroul branch, and there are big plans for 2025.
“We’ve always tried to ensure that we maintained its ‘people first’ approach that was the key to the success and longevity,” says Ray White Principal Mattias Samuelsson.
The grandson of founders Ken and Patricia McCarthy, Mattias has led the business for the past seven years and is putting his own imprint on the local property market, with many headline-grabbing results along the coastline.
A Welcome Addition in Thirroul
“My goal, in expanding our operations to Thirroul, is to create a real estate business that is a part of the local community,” Mattias says.
“In the coming months and years, I am aiming to build a team, comprised of genuine local people, whose ethics align with my key principles: ‘work hard and do right by people’. We’re encouraging anyone who would like to be part of this project to get in touch with us.”
The real estate business began in Helensburgh 53 years ago and is now expanding to Thirroul
Little Ray of Giving is a Big Help
The annual gift drive is one of many ways that the business gives back to the community, Mattias says. “For the last eight Christmases, we have proudly run ‘A Little Ray of Giving’ in close collaboration with Hope Church 2508.
“The process is a beautiful reflection of community spirit. In addition to contributing ourselves, we invite our incredibly generous neighbours here in Helensburgh to donate unwrapped gifts, which are collected under a special Christmas tree in our office.”
Donations go to local families, from single parents to those experiencing hardship. In recent years, the outpouring of generosity has been so great that organisers have also been able to assist displaced people in Port Kembla.
Ray White Principal Mattias Samuelsson with Barbara & Frances of Community Outreach
Donations Support People in Need
2025’s initiative will support two causes.
“The Ray White Helensburgh office will proudly continue its relationship with Hope Church whilst also partnering with Community Outreach,” Mattias says.
“We have personally observed the incredibly important work done by Barbara Atkins, the founder of Community Outreach. This amazing organisation focuses on a vital need: helping survivors of domestic violence by furnishing empty homes and connecting women with essential services as they rebuild their lives.”
