MA ceo joins Sleep-out
May 19, 2014
MEDICINES Australia ceo Dr
Brendan Shaw (pictured) will again
join ceos, senior government and
corporate representatives around
Australia to sleep on the streets
of Canberra for a night in the St
Vincent de Paul Ceo Sleep-out on
19 Jun.
The event is designed to raise
awareness and funds to provide
food, shelter and find jobs for
homeless people, said St Vincent de
Paul charity.
The annual Sleep-out has so far
raised more than $13m since its
inception in 2006.
Among those participating in the
event from the pharmacy industry
will be Novartis’ Jason Smith,
Alcon’s Marcos Zamorano, Janssen’s
Chris Hourigan and MS Research’s
Matthew Miles.
Shaw said there were more than
100,000 people currently homeless
in Australia and almost two
thousand in Canberra, with around
300 children under the age of 12.
“Having participated in the CEO
Sleep-out before, I know sleeping
rough can be an extremely cold,
wet and miserable experience.
“I still flinch when I see the
underground carpark at the
National Gallery of Australia after a
particularly wet and cold Sleep-out
a few years ago.
“Hopefully as a nation we can raise
even more money this year to help
make a difference and break the
cycle of homelessness.”
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