CEOs band together for Vinnies CEO Sleepout

The retail and banking duo raised $212,000 each; calling on their respective customers and employees to help break the usually elusive $200,000 mark.

The Sleepout, which saw 1,000 CEOs sleep out nationally raised $5.4 million across the country, and is pushing the $2 million mark in NSW. Other leading fundraisers in Sydney include Commonwealth Bank Australia’s Matt Comyn with $89,000; Member for Wentworth Malcolm Turnbull with $59,567; and Abergeldie Infrastructure’s Michael Boyle with $51,000.

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW CEO Michael Perusco said that the generosity of all participating CEOs is crucial in helping Vinnies deliver a range of services and programs which address homelessness.

“Every year, community and business leaders throw their support behind this event because it gives them an opportunity to not only raise funds to assist the more than 100,000 people experiencing homelessness in Australia, but to come together to learn more about the complexities of the issue and what we can all do to make a real difference,” he said.

Since its inception, the event has gone from strength to strength and raised a total of $24 million, which has been directed towards the provision of homeless services across the country.

In 2015, the event in Sydney will celebrate its 10th anniversary and is calling on leading CEOs who have participated before – and some of those who have never slept out – to join together under the banner of “10 years, $10 million dollars, 100,000 reasons”.