Charities

Mark Webber Challenge Foundation

Established in 2006, the Mark Webber Challenge Foundation was created to umbrella all of Mark Webber’s philanthropic activities.  A strong believer in providing direct assistance to those in need, the MWCF allows Mark to be hands on in selecting who benefits from his fundraising efforts and to ensure that all funds raised are applied to the source.

Since its inception, The Mark Webber Challenge Foundation has raised over $1 million and have supported a number of nominated charities including TLC for Kids, Brainwave and the Cancer Council Tasmania’s Cancer Plus.

The Foundation most recently supported the Leukaemia Foundation in funding their Bell City Apartments.  Recently referred to as a “Haven of Hope”, the four serviced apartments are used to house patients and their families from regional and rural areas while they are receiving treatment in city hospitals, providing a stable base and central support network for those fighting through, what is often, their darkest days.

The other beneficiary in 2008 was the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal.  The aim of the appeal is an insurance population of devils safe from disease, where healthy devils produce healthy pouch young capable of being released to the wild in the future; develop ways of protecting healthy devils from becoming infected and investigate different anti-cancer drugs.

Money raised through the MWCF has pledged to fund planned improvements and construction of the Tasmanian Devil breeding facilities at Australia Zoo.

The Swisse Mark Webber Challenge will once again be the major fundraiser for the Foundation.  Beneficiaries for the 2011 event are yet to be announced.

Team MSS win the Mark Webber Replica Helmet!

 After completing the 2008 Mark Webber Challenge, Team MSS is came back to “have another go” in 2011.. Given the success of coming second last previously, the team felt they could improve on that position and come last this year. After their mammoth effort in 2008 the team were ready again for 5 days of bad decision making, swearing, poor fitness and of course sledging other teams.

The Tasmanian duo, Adam Brooks and Tim Swain not only added humor to the event, they won the 2011 Mark Webber Challenge Fundraising competition. Together the team raised $13,385 in addition to the $10,000 entry fee. Adam and Tim will take home Mark Webber’s replica racing helmet. The helmet was recently sold at auction for $25,000.

Second in the running for the coveted MW helmet was James Sparkes and Jay Ball of  team Ooh Media, whom raised an impressive $4,964 in addition to the entry fee. A huge thank you to everyone that raised money for the Foundation as we reached over $100,000 in additional funds!