Two of SNP Security’s most senior executives have put each other to the test, hiking, biking and rowing across more than 100km of rugged Southern NSW coastline to raise money and awareness for The Smith Family Challenge [7-8 March, 2014].
SNP Security MD, Tom Roche, participated in The Smith Family Challenge for his sixth consecutive year while GM People & Partner Strategy, Darlene Winston, took part in the first ever all female team to enter the competition. The event coincided with a number of events SNP Security held to mark International Women’s Day 2014 with staff and clients.
Roche says the friendly competition inspired the SNP teams to raise almost $80,000 of the $430,000 total donated in this year’s The Smith Family Challenge.
“SNP Security is a company that is dedicated to leading the way for community advocacy and sustainability in all areas of our business. This year’s The Smith Family Challenge coincided with International Women’s Day, another annual event in which we work with key partners to raise awareness,” says Roche.
Winston says she relished the opportunity to be involved for the benefit of two important community initiatives.
“Three members of the iLead Talent Exchange joined me in what was the first female-only team to take part in The Smith Family Challenge. We definitely held our own against some very experienced teams and I can certainly say that we’ll be back next year with our eyes on the prize. Congratulations to the rest of the teams on a job well done and the record amount raised for The Smith Family,” says Winston.
To sponsor a child or make a donation, please visit: www.thesmithfamily.com.au.
Above: (left to right) Alex Burke (Tigerspike), Stuart Sayer (Amazon), Nick Vasudeva (Deutsche Bank) and Tom Roche (SNP Security)
(Left to right) Kristine Elliott, Masterfoods Australia; Erin Karsten, Jones Lang LaSalle; Sibel Sengul, Office of Transport Security; and Darlene Winston of Team iLead Women.
To find out more about International Women’s Day, please visit: www.internationalwomensday.com
For further information on security solutions, please visit: www.snpsecurity.com.au
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Notes to Editors:
• SNP Security is a privately owned, fourth generation family business operated by the Roche family.
• Since its inception in 1923, the company has evolved from a ‘night watch’ operation into an innovative, cutting-edge, high-tech security company.
• In recent years, the company has developed and expanded rapidly in size and is now the largest, Australian owned, security company with 26,000 clients and more than 2,500 staff in 13 offices nationwide.
• SNP Security has a host of accolades for exceeding the standards set by the industry.