Saunders Havill Group has joined the Property Industry Foundation as Major Sponsor for Pedal for Homeless Youth.
Pedal for Homeless Youth is a fast and furious stationary cycling challenge being held in Queens Street Mall Brisbane on 25 July. This special fundraising event supports the Foundation’s goal of creating safe and nurturing homes for young people in need.
“We wanted to support the Property Industry Foundation in general,” says SHG’s Lewis Bold. “There are many charities that do great work across a range of different issues but the Foundation and their action for homeless youth appealed to us – for the immediate impact their projects have on youth homelessness, and because many of us are parents with children that we would hope others would help had the roles been reversed. Among the already established cyclists, we also have plenty of people willing to pedal for a good cause. We are challenging ourselves to go better than last year – in both KM’s pedaled and in participation.”
The event challenges cyclists to go hard for 20 minutes, clocking the most kays possible to support homeless youth. This format usually brings out the competitive nature of participants! “Watching everyone hobbling around for the rest of the week after getting too competitive is something to look forward to,” jokes Lewis. “Pedal for Homeless Youth has a great atmosphere, and it also provides a chance to catch up with colleagues and friends in the industry over a little fun rivalry. All for a very good cause.”
Pedal for Homeless Youth is a fast and furious stationary cycling challenge being held in Queens Street Mall Brisbane on 25 July. This special fundraising event supports the Foundation’s goal of creating safe and nurturing homes for young people in need.
Saunders Havill Group is also on board as our Major Sponsor for the Brisbane Backseat SleepOut on 26 October at Eat Street, Northshore. “This event is a really powerful tool in communicating the issue of youth homelessness and sharing the importance of the work the Foundation does,” says Lewis. “Although you’re still in a protected environment, it really does show you how bad some of these kids have it – and not just for one night.”
