Anna Bligh, Adriano Zumbo & Top CEO’s join forces to break the cycle and help put an end to Domestic Violence

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 8.30am @ Sydney City Location & FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 FROM 7.30 am

Celebrity Chef Adriano Zumbo along with some of Australia’s top CEO’s and senior executives are participating in a static cycle event which will be held at LivingWell Hilton Health Club and Fitness First Gyms across the city on November 13.

CEO’s and Senior Executives of the organisations getting behind this important cause are: Mirvac, Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, ANZ, IKEA, Zurich Financial Services, Westpac, EY, HSBC, CBRE and Zumbo. The aim is to raise over $100,000. Every dollar helps us move one step closer to our vision – for a world where everyone is safe, equal and valued.

YWCA NSW’s CEO Anna Bligh will also be donning lycra and joining the event which has a serious side.
 “Anyone can be involved…grab a team, join us on the day and jump on a bike – it is lots of fun” Or if cycling isn’t your thing, you can always sponsor a cyclist or donate to the YWCA NSW.

This is the third year of the Breaking The Cycle event and it will be bigger and better than ever and we need your
help to make it a reality.

70 women have died this year alone - as result of domestic violence in Australia. This is a shocking statistic, and one that we, as a nation think is unacceptable, but to make this number 0, we have to make violence disappear…how do we do that?

“Prevention is a much better option than temporary cure” says YWCA NSW CEO Anna Bligh, “Education is the answer. Through our domestic violence services, we have seen cycles of disadvantage that affect multiple generations…we have been witness to families who have perpetrators of violence that cross three generations; grandfather, father and son…it’s a cycle that has to be broken”

To register for the event or to sponsor someone who is participating go to www.ywcansw.com.au and click on the cycling banner.

As its name would suggest, the aim is to break the cycle of disadvantage and violence, raising money going towards Domestic Violence prevention programs for young people.

Source: YWCA NSW, 9^th November 2015