Customers of Billy Beans Coffee at Torbanlea have dug deep to help drought-stricken farmers.Shannon Haliv, who owns the mobile coffee van, raised hundreds of dollars for Drought Angels and also to buy bales of hay for starving cattle.
Shannon decided to donate $1 from every coffee he sold and collected donations in a tin for Drought Angels. He has always had a tin out but in the last financial only raised $197 compared to the astounding $342 in just one morning. The surge in media attention on the drought issue has really impacted the community to help the cause with every dollar they can spare.
Shannon was overwhelmed by the response from the community and how willing people were to help out farmers.
Shannon grew up on the land in Victoria and understands the hardships associated with farming life, having to leave for Queensland 15 years ago because of the effects of drought.
“If we don’t help our community no one will,” he said.
“We need to pitch in and help our mates.”
Shannon has always been involved in the community, doing fundraisers for schools with activities such as ‘Guess the coffee beans” which raised money for Howard school year 6 camp which bought lunch for the students on the way there and back. Shannon plans on having another fundraiser for the Burrum buttock hay runners. The Burrum buttock hay runners are Good Samaritan truck drivers who drive donated hay all over the country.
So next time you need a coffee boost keep an eye out for Billy Beans and help out a good cause.
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