By Jessica Micallef
Eight Sunbury CFA volunteers will band together and take on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb charity event next month.
Firefighters will climb 28 floors at the Crown Metropol Hotel, while wearing 25 kilograms of turnout gear and breathing apparatus. Money raised from the event will go towards Lifeline, Black Dog Institute and the Emergency Services Foundation.
Sunbury CFA First Lieutenant Paul Brown said mental health awareness held a special place in his heart.
“The types of jobs we go to, we do see some pretty bad things,” he said. “If we can help those people, it in turn helps their family.”
This will be the second year the Sunbury CFA has participated in the event, raising $6000 in 2018.
This year, volunteers have stepped up their fundraising game.
“We’re doing a painted helmet raffle,” Leutenant Brown said.
“We’ve got three helmets that we’ve had airbrushed for the event and they’re actually amazing. We’re doing a few things to hopefully raise $10,000.”
The stair climb is on Saturday, September 7.
To donate: bit.ly/31AoP9T
