Sky not the limit as
daredevil Fiona jumps
10,000 feet for charity
The sky was not the limit for
Mental Health and Addictions
Service Clinical Director Dr Fiona
Miller (pictured above) as she
skydived 10,000 feet for charity
in this year’s Drop Your Boss
event.
Fiona made the jump at Tauranga Airport after
being nominated by a colleague, raising $754
for the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
“It was a fantastic day, beautiful weather, and it
was lovely to be jumping over your home town
with so many landmarks that you recognise.
“The scariest bit was actually the tiny little
plane we went up in, it was a bit bumpy getting
up there, and I was actually quite happy to be
jumping out.”
Fiona had skydived once before and popped
out in her lunch break to make the jump this
time round.
“The first one was 17 years ago, it was easier
this time somehow. It was a really busy day at
work, which I think maybe helped because I
didn’t have much time to think about it.”
Husband Dennis with children Cara, 9, Sandy,
7, Nicolas, 3, and two of Fiona’s colleagues,
Anja Theron and Debbie Lawrence, watched
the jump on Monday 20 May.
Mental Health and Addiction Services Service
Coordinator, Debbie Lawrence describes Fiona
as ‘our very own daredevil’. “We all think she’s
mad but we’re very proud of her at the same
time.”
Fiona would like to thank everyone who
supported her and donated to such a worthy
cause.
The Graeme Dingle Foundation operates
in the field of positive child and youth
development and currently works with 27,000
five-to-18 year olds throughout New Zealand.
It uses fun and safe experiential learning
through the great outdoors to help young
people keep on track, learn good values and
set goals for the future. The foundation runs
school-based programmes including Kiwi Can,
Stars, Career Navigator, Project K and MYND.
To find out more go to:
www.dinglefoundation.org.nz
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