REA Group has pledged $122,000 to Nedd Brockmann’s Uncomfortable Challenge campaign in a bid to tackle homelessness.
Electrician turned runner, Nedd pushed himself to the physical limit in the name of raising awareness and funds for We Are Mobilise, a charity focused on helping Australians who experience homelessness. Nedd took on a world record challenge, attempting to run the fastest 1,000 miles ever, with the goal of raising $10 million for Mobilise.
REA Group Chief Executive Officer, Owen Wilson said homelessness is a nationwide issue that unites the REA team, and the Group has partnered with community organisations that are working to end homelessness for many years.
“REA’s purpose is to change the way the world experiences property, this includes those experiencing homelessness. Everybody deserves a safe place to sleep every night and we’re so pleased to make a $122,000 pledge to Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge,” Owen said.
“Our donation is representative of the number of Australians who experience homelessness on any given night. Nedd’s impactful campaign and the work of We Are Mobilise set the bar high for communities and corporate Australia to do more and to be part of the solution.”
Above: Nedd during the extraordinary challenge of running 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
We Are Mobilise Founder and CEO, Noah Yang said Mobilise couldn’t be more grateful for REA’s support of his organisation’s mission to find innovative ways to address homelessness.
“We have been working with REA in the lead up to Nedd’s run, so it was no surprise that when we put a call out to corporate Australia, they stepped up to take a stand and no longer accept homelessness as a fact of life, as they have been for years with other great homelessness movements,” Noah said.
“This donation represents the largest single donation to the campaign to date – but symbolically also represents the 122,000 people facing homelessness across Australia who we will be working tirelessly to support. Watching Nedd during his incredible run has truly shown us that anything is possible. We’ll be tenacious in our efforts to make both REA Group and the other 40,000+ donors proud.”
Above: Nedd during the extraordinary challenge of running 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
Nedd will join the Ready25 speaker lineup, sharing how – and why – he continues to push himself to the extreme for a cause that is far bigger than himself.
Find more information about Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge here.
Joining Nedd at Ready25 as part of the first speaker release are Olympians Cathy Freeman and Saya Sakakibara, bestselling author Rohit Bhargava, and athlete and Work Futurist Dom Price. Further speakers, including Ready25’s headline speaker, are set to be announced next year.