Mentally well

Team Members

10

Total Raised

$6,523

Total Distance

16,954km

Distance Goal

965km

Hit my target goal of 40km walk already!

Well… I did not expect that! I’ve gone from not walking for exercise at all, to hitting my original 40km target goal for October already! I wanted to originally set a target that I MIGHT be able to make by the end of the month so that I didn’t lose focus whilst raising money and awareness for such a great cause. My 12 year old daughter has kept me on track by either walking or riding her bike along side me. What I’m most proud of is that I find having the drive to go for a walk is getting much easier everyday. Not only am I raising money for this awesome organisation, I’ve noticed my own mental health improving as a result of regular exercise and fresh air. And my sleep has improved too. Most importantly, now that I know I can do it, I have the confidence to increase my October km goal and corresponding donation aim. Bring it on. A special thank you to everyone who has donated to me and supported this challenge so far. (Attached some photos from yesterday’s walk - 09/10/2024)

Speaking about grief and joy.

https://youtu.be/ba2PXlEJLBs?si=mS-Y9Bdj44bJa3Hj

Updating our team goal AGAIN!!!

Because we have smashed every goal so far I am increasing our goal yet again! I initially put $1,000 and was hopeful we would meet that. Never did I think we would be increasing to $3,000! The support is overwhelming! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart

One more sleep to go!

One more sleep until the October One Foot Forward challenge begins to raise mental health awareness and much need research funds for the Black Dog Institute. it’s my first year walking and I am aiming to hit my 40km target and raise $200 for mental health research. I’ve let my fitness decline due to my own mental health struggles, and it’s time for me to regain control whilst raising money for such a worthy cause. Bring on October!

Third Update to our team goal!!

September isn’t over yet, and we haven’t even started our walk, but we’ve already had to raise our team goal from $1,000 to $1,500, and now to $1,700! To everyone who has donated so far, thank you so much for your generosity towards this wonderful cause. We can’t wait to get started!

Already half way to our fundraising total!!

We signed up just a week ago and we have already achieved over half of our fundraising total!! And this is before we have even started walking!!

It's fantastic to see people signing up to take the challenge and to see people putting up money to support those who have!!

We have already set up a couple of events to raise some funds during the challenge and I for one cannot wait for these events, and I certainly look forward to sharing them along the way.

As always, thank you to everyone for your continued support!

Support Our Walk for Mental Health Research

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians experience symptoms of mental illness each year?

In fact, every day in Australia, 9 people will die by suicide.

Mental illness can be debilitating and can have a devastating impact on not only those living with it, but those around them. 

This October, our team will be taking part in One Foot Forward to help reduce the impact of mental illness and suicide.

We’re walking to raise funds for Black Dog Institute, so that they can put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education, and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.

It would mean so much to me if you donated to support our walk.

Together, we can create better mental health for all Australians.

Our Achievements

Thank you to our Sponsors

$500

Chris Paulin

$148

Kylie King

$148

Lydia Borilovic

$120

Vijay

$106

Aisling A

$106

Martin Reese

Goodluck Arvind

$106

Amanda Berry

You're AMAZING!!!

$106

Leanne Middleton-vagg

Looking forward to the costumes.

$100

David Copperfield

Good on you Narelle.

$100

Anonymous

$100

Guru Paulraj

Good luck on reaching your goal for this good cause!

$99

Bbq Contribution

$91

Sophie A

$91

Cheshire Cat

$75

Mc

Thanks for walking for a great cause!

$70

Bridget Kennedy

$70

Divya & Riya

$70

Matched Contribution

$70

Arnaud Astruc

Well done team! Fantastic effort!

$70

Rajesh

$69

Mr Bean

Thank you for walking with me. I appreciate the solidarity!

$68

Felix Issac

$65

Anonymous

Thanks for supporting this cause Ishanie!

$65

Matched Contribution

$65

Shruthi Hatti

$63

Anubhav Agarwal

Happy to support this important cause. Thank you!

$59

Anonymous

$54

Krutee Chaudhary

Amazing work!!

$54

Chris Kerr

Great cause. Good on you for taking some action Arvind!!

$54

Rupesh Kudav

$54

Kanika Gupta

$54

Anonymous

$54

David Walsh

$54

Neha Rawat

Great cause, All the best Shruthi.

$54

Skye

Just reaaaaaaally want to see that goal complete. ✨ Go, Hayley!

$53

Tenacious Aspeqt

$53

Derise Robbins

Well done H. Keep up the good work ❤️

$53

Nick

$53

Anonymous

$53

Kate

Love ya work mate!

$53

Liz

Go H! A very worthy cause!

$53

Jen Milo / Glenn

Well done Josh.

$53

Krutee Chaudhary

All the best Ishanie!! :)

$50

Micawber Copperfield

All the best Shruthi. Good on you.

$50

Vinayak Kudva

Good luck Arvind

$50

Arvind Kasthuri Rengasamy

ServiceNow PO

$50

Joshua Morison

You got this Lady Hayley!

$50

Anonymous

$44

Cheryll

Supporting you all the way :)

$44

Tipsy The Crazy Gypsy

Thank you for getting into the fun of this

$44

Anonymous

$44

Matched Contribution

$44

Andrew

Great stuff Arvind, keep on walking

$44

Narelle

Thank you for joining us. Together we are stronger!! Meow

$44

Lucille

$43

Krish Sahadevan

$43

Mayra Lopez

$43

Jaskanwal

$43

A P

All the best for your goal and thanks for doing this, such a worthy cause.

$43

Matched Contribution

$43

Rachel Vo

$42

Narelle Rusk

$42

Narelle Rusk

You the best sister!!!

$42

Kylie King

You’re an inspiration Narelle! Thank you for bringing this event to my attention and for letting me join your awesome team. Looking forward to walking on our work breaks together.

$42

Santosh J

Good initiative Arivnd! All the best!

$42

Santosh Jugali

Great initiative. All the best Shruthi!

$42

Narelle

Thank you for your support!

$42

Narelle

Thank you so much for signing up to walk with me!!!

$42

Aly Pascual

Awesome cause! Go Hayley :D

$42

Arvind Kasthuri Rengasamy

$42

Katrina Q

$42

Narelle

Thank you for putting a foot forward to walk with me

$42

Deb Chapman

👍

$40

Ankur Rastogi

$40

David Chan

Happy to support this let's go

$40

Madhu Ramadevan

$40

Pete B

$40

Yasmina Cajdin

$40

Matched Contribution

$40

Andrew Zacharias

Well done and so proud of you mate Andrew Zacharias

$35

Bindhiya Sivaprakasam

$33

Mt

$33

Tamla Bain

$33

Tamla Bain

Thought this would help you reach another goal.

$33

Narelle

Thank you for always supporting me

$33

Narelle

Thank you for the support!!

$33

Tze Chong

$32

Aly Pascual

What a great cause! Go Arvind :D

$32

Aly Pascual

Great cause! Go Ishanie :)

$32

Neha Rawat

All the Best Ishanie, such a great cause.

$32

Linnea

$30

Johnson Ip

Thank you for doing this for such a worthy cause. :)

$28

Simon T

Very good cause!

$28

Matched Contribution

$26

Carlos Lopez

Awesome cause and challenge! Go Ishanie!

$26

Aaron

$26

Gibson Family

$25

Raj G

$25

Facebook Donation

$25

Daniela S

$23

Nick B

$23

Anonymous

$23

Sukumar Patro

$23

Sachin Singh

$23

Joe Spicuzza

Best of luck, you will do it easily

$23

Sameer Khan Gooty

$23

Pawan Parande

My two steps in your long walk Aravind :)

$23

Dawei Gu

$23

Julie Carey

$23

Mark Louis

$23

Skye

$23

Skye

You've got this, Ish (and Zac)!

$21

Anonymous

$21

Jordan Mazurke

Good luck.

$21

Josh

You got this Ish!

$21

Sheila Nash

Great cause Daughter-in-law xx

$21

Bala Neerukonda

$20

Iyyappadashan Parameswaran

$20

Pranita Padhy

Good luck Arvind!

$20

Xin Hu

Love you and the work you do to support mental health

$20

Anindo Roy

Good initiative Aravindan

$20

Akanksha Verma

$20

Kanwal Mahla

$20

Margot Carruthers

Good luck , happy to be a walking buddy at lunch if you're looking for one :-)

$15

Surendran Subramanian

$12

Anh Tran

great work, Nath!!

$12

Lila

From Lila the cutest little puppy ever

$12

Anh Tran

I'm inspired by what you've done so far. Thank you and please keep going

$12

Kanwaljit Mahla

Thank you Hayley

$12

David P

Awesome job Ishanie

$11

Steve Mac

Onya rusky

$11

Stacey O'keefe

$11

Willow King

Great work mum xx

$11

Lily King

Go mum! Xx

$6

Kylie King

$6

Anonymous

good luck Arvind!

$6

Anonymous

Great work Hayley!

$6

Anonymous

$6

Tymara Metcalf

Good luck! Happy Halloween!🎃

$6

Tianhao Fu

$5

Isaac Wojcicka