Blaze Aid founder Rhonda Butler said she is 'delighted' after the Port Fairy Folk Festival committee donated $25,000 to the bushfire recovery charity.
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"It's just amazing, we are very familiar with the Folk Festival as Kevin and I have attended many times over the years, so we know the good work they do," she said.
"I love the way communities get together. It's nice to have the government as a support, but when it is all said and done it is communities who get the job done.
"When you have an emergency like this people come together and unite towards a common cause.
"It's the power of the volunteers."
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Mrs Butler said if people wanted to volunteer their help to the rebuilding they should look at the group's website - https://blazeaid.com.au/.
"Volunteers are the bread and butter of Blaze Aid," Mrs Butler said.
"We wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without them."
Donations can also be made directly to the organisation through the website, and they are also starting to train new Blaze Aid camp coordinators.
"All of the money goes out to the farmers and into the affected communities," Mrs Butler said.
"We try to support local communities, whether that is the local supermarket or farm suppliers, whenever we can we buy from the locals.
"For us it is all about the locals."
Mrs Butler said the donation from the Port Fairy Folk Festival committee will be used to purchase a new 'combat trailer', equipped with tools and supplies for rebuilding fences.
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