I will be completing the HBF Run For A Reason Half Marathon on the 19th of May. I have a goal to raise $500 for the Kai Eardley Foundation. 

The Kai Eardley Foundation Raises funds that provide the financial support needed for young men to access best practice mental health programs, throughout Western Australia. They believe that out of tragedy comes an opportunity for change and by honouring the life of Kai Eardley, they are creating positive development and improving the state of men’s mental health.

What they do:

At its core the Kai Eardley Fund exists to:

- Back the next generation of young men
- Give back and support the local community
- Raise and disperse funds required for educational programs that aren’t in todays curriculum
- Create the opportunities for more young men to speak up
- Help young men cope with the stresses of life
- Honour the life of Kai Eardley

How They Do It?

By making mental health programs more affordable for schools that wouldn’t otherwise be able to access them, they're give back to the local community by providing workshops and giving boys the tools to cope with the stresses of adolescence. Your donation will go directly to Tomorrow Man facilitators Tom Harkin & Tom Bell. These young men believe it’s time they got in a room to have a no holds barred conversation about the state of man; face the stats and create room to break the stereotype.

The Statistics:

- Suicide is the leading cause of death of men aged 15-45.
- For every ONE suicide there are approx. 100-200 suicide attempts.
- The number of suicides in Australia increased by 9% from 2016-2017 for Men.
- In 2017, 3,128 people died from suicide and 75% of them were men.
- 37% of men are not satisfied with their relationships because they don’t feel emotionally connected or supported.
- In 2017 the male death rate was per 100,00 people was 19.1 and 75.1% of that was suicide.

Here’s what i'm doing about it:

Raising money for the Kai Eardley Foundation, allows me, to effectively give back to a platform that supports the local community and to be involved in how the funds raised are disbursed.

Please help me reach my goal and donate to such an amazing cause. 

I'm looking to reach a target of $500 with all the money raised going to the Kai Eardley Foundation. Fifty dollars will pay for one boy to attend the Tomorrow Man program and enable emotional intelligence and ensure meaningful change. The program allows the youth to have unfiltered dialogue about how their lives are going and what they want to make of it. The future of this generation relies on the health and wellness of our youth- to whom we all carry the responsibility. However, any donations are accepted and will go a long way in helping to combat mental health issues in the community.