Support female leadership in science!
Fundraising campaign by
Aimee Bliss
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AU$2,735.00Donated So Far
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Hello!
My name is Aimee. I am a young aspiring scientist, passionate about the environment and concerned about the current state of our planet. I have been lucky enough to be selected as 1 of 42* female scientists from around the world to represent Australia on an expedition to Antarctica in December 2016 with Homeward Bound! I am currently in my last year of a Bachelor of Science at the University of Tasmania. I aim to use my scientific training and knowledge to help protect and conserve our environment.
The expedition will leave from Hobart* and travel by boat to Antarctica. On the voyage we will be educated and trained in leadership practice, the challenges in polar science and related issues on climate change, and plan for constructive change upon return from the trip. Homeward Bound aims to elevate the role of women in leadership globally, demonstrate how polar science tells us what is happening to the planet and explore how women at the leadership table might give us a more sustainable future.
Dattner Grant is the driver of Homeward Bound, and the expedition is supported by a large, diverse and talented team including Greg Mortimer (voyage leader), Meredith Nash (lead researcher, UTAS), Melinda Truesdale (voyage medic), Mary-Anne Lea (Women in Polar Science and UTAS), Justine Shaw (Women in Polar Science and Australian Antarctic Division) and Renuka Badhe (Women in Polar Science and European Polar Board). We will receive instruction from a globally renowned faculty including Dr Jane Goodall, Franny Armstrong, Clare Bowditch and Dr David Kaplan. The expedition has been endorsed by the Australian Antarctic Division and the Governor of Tasmania, Professor Kate Warner, is a patron for the project. Excitingly a documentary based on this trip is also being made by Australian filmmakers, Bunya Productions.
This is where I need your help! This trip will be life changing and the experience and skills that I will gain will help me to pursue my passion for science and become a leading contributor to solutions to our current environmental crisis.
I hope you can help me realise this wonderful opportunity! As part of my commitment to Homeward Bound I have pledged to raise $15,000 in contribution towards the expedition.
Any generous contributions to helping me reach my fundraising goal would be greatly appreciated!
If you have any suggestions or would like further information please don’t hesitate to contact me at: [email protected].
Yours sincerely, Aimee : )
For more information about the expedition: http://homewardboundprojects.com.au or my website http://aimeebliss.weebly.com. Or check out my application video by clicking on the youtube link above.
*Recent changes to our departure location which is now Ushuaia, South America, and access to a bigger boat means a greater capacity and therefore space for more amazing female scientists aboard, so after a second round of applications we will be 78 in total!
Rewards
Organizer
- Aimee Bliss
- Hobart, AU
Donors
- Soroptimist International of Hobart
- Donated on May 26, 2016
- Allison Parry
- Donated on May 24, 2016
- Scott Bacon
- Donated on Mar 16, 2016
All the best with this expedition.
GOING TO ANTARCTICA!
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 05:32 pmHi everyone, I have made my fundraising goal and payed my final installment! So time to wrap up this year long campaign, thanks SO SO much to everyone that has chipped in, told me i could do it and been encouraging and super generous. Thanks to you all i will
Tassie teams up
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 03:30 pmhttp://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/all-set...As we have gotten to know each other through our involvement in Homeward Bound, we decided in the spirit of the expedition to collaborate! Unfortunately it is by distance for me, as I am currently overseas.
New media!
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 04:02 pmAs the word spreads there has been some great new articles released about homeward bound check them out http://www.upworthy.com/a-crew-of-78-women-is-head... http://www.forbes.com/sites/hilarybrueck/2016/02/1...
Getting closer...
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 04:36 pmJust payed my second installment towards the expedition, one more big one to go in July. I have now reached two thirds of my fundraising goal thanks to everyones generosity and some hard work over summer! 10 months until we go....
Women and climate change
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 02:39 amhttp://www.smh.com.au/national/improving-the-climate-for-women-20151211-gllbdk.htmlA great article in The Sydney Morning Herald highlighting the impact climate change is having directly on women and how Homeward Bound's purpose - to end gender equality in leadership positions is needed now more than ever!
Media Articles
Update posted by Aimee Bliss at 06:07 amHere are a few media articles about my expedition that popped up in the last couple of days around the state.http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/aimee-s?http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-10/hobart-scien?http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/articl...
Donors & Comments
- Soroptimist International of Hobart
- Donated on May 26, 2016
- Allison Parry
- Donated on May 24, 2016
- Scott Bacon
- Donated on Mar 16, 2016
All the best with this expedition.
- Sally and Isla Francis
- Donated on Mar 08, 2016
Good on you Aimee. I'm really glad to be sponsoring you on International Womens Day and supporting you as a strong and adventurous young woman striding out on your scientific endeavours at the end of the year. Go well. You're an inspiration to us all! Love Sally and Isla xx
- Sue Mahony
- Donated on Dec 16, 2015
Good luck Aimee! We definitely need more women in science.
- Maria Johns
- Donated on Nov 04, 2015
When in Antarctica have a great time and don't eat the yellow snow. :- )
- Catherine Horan-Blake
- Donated on Aug 28, 2015
- Digvijay Agrawal
- Donated on Aug 28, 2015
To the frozen land!
- Anka & Michi
- Donated on Aug 25, 2015
Hoi Aimee, vo Haerze alles Gueti bi dem Projekt und em wiitere Fundraising!
- Janet Grecian
- Donated on Jun 29, 2015