On Saturday 3 September, Nick McAvoy, one of our staff members from our Melbourne office, who is also a volunteer firefighter, participated in the 2016 Melbourne Firefighter stair climb.
Nick was one of 343 firefighters across the country who completed a climb of 28 floors wearing 25kgs of turnout gear and breathing apparatus.
This year the Firefighter’s Charity fund was ‘Climbing for the kids’ with the aim of raising $343,000 for research and treatment at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).
MCRI is the leading child health research institute in Australia, with a strong 30 year history. MCRI has a world class team of over 1900 researchers and staff dedicated to making discoveries to prevent and treat a range of child health issues including allergies, obesity, rare and genetic diseases, cancer, autism and diabetes.
343 is also a special number, being a tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York.
Nick smashed his personal target of $3087.00, and with Scottish Pacific matching individual donations, he raised a huge $5797 for this extremely worthy cause. He was also the 3rd highest individual fundraiser in Melbourne, which is an achievement he should be extremely proud of.
For more information check out https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/