In addition to supporting each other in business Athena members commit to supporting local charities. The ladies in Sussex have chosen The Chestnut Tree House Hospice which is for local children with life threatening and limiting conditions.
They have taken part in parachute jumps, midnight walks, put on events, it’s a knockout contests, climbing Ben Nevis, 10 Mile runs and around 40 of us are preparing to attend the Snowmans Ball to help raise more money for them in December.
Regional Director, Michala Rutherford, jumped out of a plane (of her own volition) to support the charity. She can’t promise that her outfit will become fashionable but she will tell you how important it was to do it to support the charity.
