Bondi to Barrenjoey for Mental Health: Bigger and Better
Update
02 Mar 2022
Hi all,
Thanks for your patience in waiting for this wrap up email. It's been a big last few days after completing the Bondi to Barrenjoey for Mental Health: Bigger and Better walk over the weekend.
I can confirm that we had over 120 people involved in the event over the weekend. With the horrendous weather conditions on Saturday, it was expected that we would have people drop out, so this was a great achievement. A big congratulations to the other five (attached photo) who completed the whole distance: Emily, Brad, Brendan, Michael and Jonathan. To be alongside you for that way and see you complete it, I can tell you that certainly helped drive me on to finish the walk, plus seeing the donation total increase so quickly.
The figure for monies raised isn't yet finalised as there are still some donations still trickling in. However, I can confirm that the figure will be over $31,000 from donations and monies raised, which will go towards great mental health charities. That figure will likely be finalised in around 1-2 weeks but whatever that figure comes out to be, it will allow a huge amount of fantastic programs and initiatives to occur which otherwise wouldn't have been possible. This is down to your generosity and support of myself, the event and charities.
Thank you to everyone who was involved in the walk, sponsors, event partners, those who donated and everyone else. The event wouldn't have been able to have had the success without you, so a massive amount of gratitude for being involved and for your support.
If you have any questions, please let me know. Otherwise, I just want to wrap up by thanking everyone and for the Bondi to Barrenjoey for Mental Health: Bigger and Better in 2022, what a great success it was!
The professional photos will be posted on social media ASAP.
Thanks,
Jake
Update
22 Feb 2022
This certainly wasn’t expected when I went down to Dee Why Beach this morning to be on Sunrise for a few crosses with Sam Mac to help ensure the Bondi to Barrenjoey for Mental Health: Bigger and Better event got added exposure, which I’m so grateful for.
I feel very fortunate to have received Sam Mac’s Sunrise Suburban Superstar $10,000 cheque this morning. This will go to the charities to ensure they’re able to run further programs in helping Australian men and women with their mental health and fitness. This will assist in reducing the stigma of mental health illness in Australia and also help to ensure more conversations can go on between people on these topics who have been seen as taboo.
Thank you for donating and contributing to the fundraising total, along with those of you who are walking. It’s certainly shaping up to be a great weekend with over 200 people involved in the walk, plus celebratory events at the end of day 1 and 2.
Thanks to Jonathan Forsyth for making this morning possible by nominating me and to everyone who came down this morning to support the event and myself personally.
Thanks once again to everyone! ??
DONATIONS204
Dimitrios Gongolidis
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
$ 150
All the best Jake - you are a true star!!!
All the best Jake - you are a true star!!!
$ 150
Anonymous
Sat, 12 Mar 2022
$ 25
$ 25
Cameron Hogan
Sat, 12 Mar 2022
$ 50
$ 50
Dean Gongolidis
Fri, 11 Mar 2022
$ 269
$ 269
Jonathan Forsyth
Fri, 11 Mar 2022
$ 50
Well done from UTS FC!
Well done from UTS FC!
$ 50
Dean Gongolidis
Fri, 11 Mar 2022
$ 100
$ 100
Jake Cohen
Fri, 11 Mar 2022
$ 11
$ 11
Jake Cohen
Fri, 11 Mar 2022
$ 6670
Glen 20 Sunrise Suburban Superstar Money
Glen 20 Sunrise Suburban Superstar Money
$ 6670
Michael Stephen Goldie
Wed, 9 Mar 2022
$ 50
Proud of you Akira
Proud of you Akira
$ 50
Jessie-Marie Goldie
Sat, 5 Mar 2022
$ 20
$ 20
