Long Run To Inclusion 2026

In March 2026 Hotel Etico’s CEO and Co-Founder Andrea Comastri will run across New South Wales and the ACT, over 400kms, to connect Hotel Etico’s original home in Mount Victoria with our new Academies of Independence in Leura and Canberra, reaching Parliament House on World Down Syndrome Day (21st March) and then marching to Mercure Canberra, the site of or new Academy of Independence in the ACT.

The goal is to raise $400,000 , which will help Hotel Etico continue to train and employ 40 young people each year and continue the expansion to further academies around Australia.

Register NOW! (Run, Donate, Fundraise)

Expression of Interest to Sponsor or Partner

Opportunities

  1. Make a donation.
  2. Join the virtual challenge (individually or as a team) and run, march, walk, swim, ride at least 21Kms each week during the month of March 2026 (and encourage your friends and family to do the same) in honour of Chromosome 21, the chromosome responsible for Down Syndrome
  3. Express you interest to be a sponsor of the event with cash or in-kind.
  4. Run a matching donations campaign up to a specific amount and/or for a specific time period.
  • Hotel Etico is a multi award-winning not-for-profit social enterprise hotel, the first in Australia, and a trusted industry partner in tourism and hospitality.
  • Hotel Etico’s integrated and innovative model enables young people with disability to work alongside hospitality professionals to build skills, confidence and real-world experience that supports their transition into open employment.
  • Hotel Etico offers premium guest experiences in elegant surroundings, while delivering on-the-job training and independent living skills for young adults with disability.
  • Since 2022 Hotel Etico has employed and trained 50 young people and 86% of its graduates have gone on to secure ongoing employment in the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • Hotel Etico’s mission is to partner wit the tourism and hospitality indystry in Australa to make it the most inclusive in the world and change community perspectives about disability.