Elena Gosse becomes Community Awareness Champion at Dancing CEOs

Elena Gosse, CEO of Australian Innovative Systems, has become the Community Awareness Champion at the high profile fundraising event, Dancing CEOs.

She raised $23,472 for Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ), while the overall event raised $219,000 from the 12 participating CEOs.

She achieved the night’s first perfect 10 score for her dance routine and was awarded the title of Community Awareness Champion for the high level of awareness and exposure she had generated for WLSQ and the Dancing CEOs event. Her innovative fundraising campaign included numerous public speaking roles, creative fundraising events, and raffles which attracted a high number of donations and associated publicity.

“As much as the fundraising and dancing were important parts of the evening it was equally important to me to raise awareness of the incredible work that WLSQ does,” she says.

“As a community we need to talk openly about domestic violence and make a united stand against it. We must promote the fact that there is somewhere to turn to for women facing domestic and family violence and that there is someone who cares. Quite simply, the free legal assistance that WLSQ provides saves lives.”

However, she says the grim reality is that domestic violence will continue.

“The $200K raised as a result of Dancing CEOs 2016 will help WLSQ to run their free help line for another year. It is why I would like to thank everyone involved in the event, from the organisers and volunteers, to the sponsors and all who supported me and donated to my fundraising campaign. In doing so they have helped thousands of women and their children on a journey to lead safer, happier lives.”