Girls face their fears to fundraise for Silver Chain
BHP Billiton Iron Ore took fundraising initiatives for Silver Chain in Western Australia to a new level as they pledged to match donations raised for two of their employees, Jodee Anderson and Carmen Sierke, who dived with sharks at AQWA.
Ms Anderson, BHP Billiton Iron Ore governance officer for Sustainability and Community Investment, and Ms Sierke, contracts officer, were sponsored by the community to come face to face with 13 sharks including six grey nurse sharks over three metres in length, stingrays, turtles and 75 different species of fish at Perth’s largest aquarium, AQWA.
Silver Chain chief executive officer, Chris McGowan, said that donations are vital to ensuring Silver Chain is able to provide quality care to some 40,000 people throughout Western Australia, every year.
Proceeds from the Silver Chain’s Shark Dive Fundraiser support the introduction of new programs and research funding to develop innovative models of care and the purchase of equipment for clients.
Donations also assist Silver Chain to contribute towards the establishment of new facilities including service centres, health centres, day centres and additional training for employees.
Ms Anderson and Ms Sierke took to the shark infested water at AQWA in early June.
