GIVING BACK at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show with the AG BAG

At the heart of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is its charity, the RAS Foundation, the avenue through which grants, scholarships and redevelopment opportunities flow to hard-working people and hard-worn communities. The RAS Foundation mission is to support the development of vibrant, sustainable, and resilient regional and rural communities across New South Wales; they are the lifeblood of New South Wales—supporting them benefits all Australians. 

The RAS Foundation’s Community Futures Grant Program (CFG) assists with funding and supporting small, locally focused projects, that have the potential to provide longterm social or economic benefits to regional communities in NSW. Projects that involve collaboration between townspeople, and that deliver broad, sustained community benefits, are the priority. Previous projects range from rebuilding regional showground facilities impacted by bushfires, to updating community hall refrigeration systems, and providing new mobile BBQ’s to be used for local fundraising. 

One way the RAS Foundation raises funds is the sale of the Ag Bag at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, where every cent raised goes directly to the CFG program for use in rural New South Wales. First launched at the Show in 2014, the Ag Bag has been a sell-out success every year since! 

Celebrating Australian produce and proudly sponsored by SunRice, the Ag Bag is jam-packed with product2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show donations from generous Australian owned and made products. This year’s Ag Bag includes Cobram Estate 250ml Classic extra virgin olive oil, Olsson’s 1 kilo Iodised Cooking Sea Salt, and Milandra 1 kilo Healthy Baker Flour. With more than 50,000 items packed into 2,600 Ag Bags onsite at Sydney Showground by volunteers and RAS staff, the bag serves as a brilliant reminder of what we can achieve when we come together for a great cause. 

Donating organisations see the Ag Bag as a terrific way to celebrate Australian agriculture and farming while also helping to generate funds for rural community projects. Participants appreciate the exposure of their brand and product and the opportunity to support a grass-roots initiative. This year, proceeds from the sale of the AG Bag will go toward projects in Barraba, Eungarie Creek, Dubbo, Blayney, Ardlethan, Bombala, Nambucca. 

The Ag Bag stand at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show is in the Home & Lifestyle Pavilion. With over $70 worth of product included this year, the Ag Bags are available for just $25 each until sold out.

2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show 

6-17 April 2023

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