by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
It’s the night CEOs swap their fine Egyptian cotton sheets for a sleeping bag rolled out on a piece of cardboard for the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout. About 1000 Australian CEOs slept out nationally on Thursday night – 300 of them braving the cold in NSW....
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
It’s  the time of year again when Australian CEO’s of businesses large and small sleep out in the winter cold not only to raise funds, but raise awareness of homelessness. Since 2006 the event has raised over $13 million of important funds for Vinnies...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Would you believe that 1,110 CEO’s slept out in the cold and raised 5.3 million dollars to accompany the more than 50,000 homeless women and 25,000 youth under the age of 18 as they struggle to make the journey out of homelessness. Well, it is a fact of the 2013...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family is very creative in finding ways to confront the issues of homeless. We have had CEO Sleepouts in Australia where even top level CEO’s commit to sleep out in order to experience and raise consciousenss, not only others but also their own....
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Australian St Vincent de Paul Society is holding the Australian government to it commitment of cutting homeless numbers in half by the end of the decade. They are calling for a bipartisan commitment in Canberra to the commitment made originally by in 2008 by Kevin...
