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Raine & Horne’s Western Sydney network will again be supporting the Coleman Greig Challenge that will attract hundreds of cyclists, joggers and walkers to Parramatta Park on 21 September.
The Coleman Greig Challenge launched in 2013 and raises funds for its three charity partners: St Gabriel’s School for students with hearing impairment and other special needs, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children and Westmead Hospital Foundation.
Managing director of Raine & Horne Commercial Parramatta John Surian is leading Raine & Horne’s support for the annual run, walk and ride challenge. He is being supported by residential firms Raine & Horne Parramatta, Raine & Horne Penrith and Raine & Horne Castle Hill.
Craig Betalli will lead a team from financial services firm Our Broker.
Mr Surian said that the goal this year was to raise $225,000.
“We support the Coleman Greig Challenge’s goal that every child has the right to quality health and education services to allow them to reach their full potential,” the MD said.
“All funds raised are donated to the charity partners.”
Heavy lifting
Mr Surian said that giving back to the community is Raine & Horne’s primary driver for supporting the Coleman Greig Challenge.
“It’s crucial that the business community, including real estate agents, realise[s] that our governments can’t be expected to do all the heavy financial lifting when it comes to supporting charities such as St Gabriel’s, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children and Westmead Hospital Foundation.
“Working with other organisations such as Coleman Greig, Macquarie Bank, KPMG and the other sponsors delivers excellent networking opportunities, too.
“Moreover, I am a firm believer that any business that supports worthy charities is someone you can trust when the time comes to do business.”
Racing
Apart from the fundraising activities, Mr Surian said that he has assembled two “extremely” competitive teams that include team captain Brett McMurtrie from the Waratahs Masters Cycling Club.
Other A-grade riders include Chris Sutton, Malcolm Lanyon, Chris Richardson, Karlo Bozic and Adam Dimech. The B-grade team will consist of Paul Lewis, Paul Glover, Martin Fileman, David Neill and Mr Surian. Other riders will include Andrew Wilson, Troy Smith and Mr Betalli.
“We have two top -class teams in the A and B-grade divisions, and we expect to be well in the mix when the finish line appears,” Mr Surian said.
“For the running section of the challenge, we are putting together a competitive team from the Raine & Horne offices in our region.”
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