Maptek™ raises more than
$12,000 for Make-A-Wish
In
November 2009, the Denver Maptek office donated more than $12,000 to
the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado.
Employees participated in a “Growvember” contest, which encourages
male participants to grow the best beard while raising money.
All of
the 66 staff (bearded or not) joined in the fundraising effort,
raising more than $7,000 for this worthy cause which grants the
wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Colorado Alpha in Boulder, Colorado, raised money as
well, collecting and donating $266 to the foundation.
Mining
Engineer, Chuck Winters, winner of the contest, chose Make-A-Wish to
receive Maptek’s additional donation of $5,000, bringing the grand
total to $12,300.
With the money raised, Maptek sponsored Drew, a 9
year-old-boy with multiple sclerosis, who will have a “Reptile
Experience” with his family in Florida or Washington DC; and
3-year-old Gracie, with a Wilm's Tumor, who will visit Disneyworld
with her family in April. Gracie wishes to "see where all of the
princesses live and go on train rides and merry-go-rounds”.
Other
Maptek offices also got involved, with Australian operations raising
$7,000 for their “Movember” cause in support of prostate cancer and
mental health research.
About Maptek
Maptek™ is a
global company that has been developing high technology solutions
for the mining industry for 30 years. Maptek products are in use at
more than 800 sites in over 50 countries, supported by professional
and technical services in a worldwide network of 12 offices. Maptek
Vulcan™, one of the world's dominant 3D mine planning and modelling
packages, has about 4,000 licenses in use.
Maptek
I-Site™ is an easy-to-use software and hardware system for mine
survey, face mapping and stockpile calculations. Maptek MineSuite™
is a mine production monitoring and fleet management system.
www.maptek.com
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