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FUNDRAISING, EVENTS & OTHER HAPPENINGS
ARH PODCAST CONTINUES
JULY 2020-JUNE 2021 From July 2020 to June 2021, Australian Rotary Health released 36 episodes of the Research Behind Lift the Lid podcast.
This included special guests A/Prof Lexine Stapinski, Prof Alison Calear, Dr Angela Nicholas, A/Prof Caroline Donovan, Dr Laura Hart & Dr Claire Kelly, and more.
You can listen to the research findings of our funded researchers by heading to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts.
VIRTUAL DOG SHOW
JULY-AUGUST 2020 The Rotary Club of Brisbane Water hosted a virtual dog show in July and August 2020 to beat the boredom of lockdown and support Australian Rotary Health research.
Participants were asked to donate $5 to ARH to enter the show.
PROMOTING ARH IN STYLE
JULY 2020 PDG David Jones who is a director of Australian Rotary Health, was given a car to fulfil his Rotary duties while he was District Governor. Because of his connection to Australian Rotary Health, David also arranged to have ARH promoted on the car.
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH
AUGUST 2020 In August 2020, Australian Rotary Health was pleased to announce its new fundraising event the LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health.
The original “WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH” was the brainchild of passionate mental health advocate Vicki Stewart, Past President and long-time member of the Rotary Club of Mooloolaba. After three successful years holding the event and raising much needed funds for Australian Rotary Health, we were delighted to share its evolution in 2020 into the “LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health”.
The very first LIFT THE LID WALKS were hosted by Mooloolaba (QLD), Bribie Island (QLD), Hampton (VIC), and Kippa RingNorth Lakes & Pine Rivers (QLD) in 2020.
PHD SCHOLAR LAUNCHES BOOK
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 On World Suicide Prevention Day, Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Clubs of NSW PhD Scholarship recipient Tara Lal launched her new book over Zoom called ‘ 'Making Peace with Grief and Suicide: A conversation with Tara J Lal on finding hope and meaning by confronting the darkness of the past.' Tara talked about the book, which refers to her experience after her brother's suicide.
MENTAL HEALTH MONTH EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2020 To kick off Mental Health Month, Australian Rotary Health brought experts together to encourage parents and children to have difficult conversations about mental health for better futures.
The discussion was attended by child expert and author Maggie Dent, Professor Ron Rapee, Professor of Psychology and founder of Cool Kids, Dr Claire Kelly, whose Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) program has been lauded by pop star Lady Gaga, and whose work focuses on minimising the impact that mental health problems can have on development and educational outcomes, and Dr Kylie King, Senior Research Fellow at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University. Moderated and led by journalist and unofficial teen godmother Rebecca Sparrow, the round table discussion covered the pressing subject of teen depression, mental health and suicide, particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LIFT THE LID IN SCHOOLS
OCTOBER 2020 As part of our Lift the Lid on Mental Illness in Schools campaign, QBD Books supported Australian Rotary Health during Mental Health Month by donating $2 from the sale of every book from a nominated list of book titles.
This initiative raised $10,432 for Australian Rotary Health mental health research.
HAT DAY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2020 On World Mental Health Day (October 10), we celebrated our mental health research fundraising event, Hat Day. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we did not see as many celebrations as usual. But we were very pleased to see that some Rotary Clubs were still able to get together in their silliest hats for the annual celebration.
As always, we are grateful for the support.
OCTOBER 2020 We are so grateful that despite lockdowns in Victoria, the Rotary Club of Hampton still put on their walking shoes in October to support mental health research.
They had a goal to walk 2 million steps during Mental Health Month but went the extra mile and did 3 million steps, raising more than $3,300 for Australian Rotary Health!
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH – MOOLOOLABA
SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2020 The very first official LIFT THE LID Walk for Mental Health event in MOOLOOLABA kicked off on Sunday October 11 and was a great success!
It was also the first time these new shirts were on offer, which are available at all LIFT THE LID Walk events.
LIFT THE LID GALA 2020
OCTOBER 17, 2020 The Rotary Club of Brisbane Mid-City has supported our Lift the Lid on Mental Illness initiative for three years now at their annual Lift the Lid Gala event.
This year’s hat day themed occasion raised over $4,000 for Australian Rotary Health mental health research.
CITY 2 SURF
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18, 2020 Rotarian Keith Henning took part in the City2Surf Virtual Fun Run in 2020, to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarships.
Due to COVID-19, Keith wasn’t able to run the usual City to Bondi track. Instead, Keith ran 14km through the streets of Telopea, Oatlands, and Carlingford, and on a bush track beside Vineyard Creek. Keith’s efforts were tracked via an app.
Keith raised $8,000 and matched it with a further $8,000, donating a total of $16,000 to ARH.
2020 HEALTH AND WELLBEING EXPO
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 The Rotary Club of Ulverstone West, Australian Rotary Health and Central Coast Rotary Club held its annual free Health and Wellbeing Expo on Friday November 6. This is always a great example of helping to Lift the Lid on Mental Illness in the community.
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH – KIPPA RING-NORTH LAKES & PINE RIVERS
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15 The Rotary Club of Kippa Ring - North Lakes hosted the second LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health on Sunday November 15 to help Lift the Lid on Mental Illness in their local community and raise money for mental health research. Well done to everyone involved!
MENTAL HEALTH FORUM –ROTARY TASMANIA
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The ARH District Committee and Rotary Club of Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania held a very successful mental health forum at Taranna.
79 local residents and Rotarians attended the forum to listen to speakers Lindsay Morgan, Amity Deans and Jill Pearce highlight different aspects of mental illness. This is just one of many forums hosted by Rotarians in Tasmania this year.
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health at Bribie Island went ahead on Sunday 22nd November. It was a successful first event for the community, with 100 people coming along to help Lift the Lid on Mental Illness.
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH – SORRENTO
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2021 More than 180 walkers joined the LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health event hosted by the Rotary Club of Sorrento.
All proceeds were donated to Australian Rotary Health to support mental health research.
MELBOURNE CELTIC FESTIVAL
MARCH 17, 2021 The Melbourne Celtic Festival was hosted by the Rotary Club of Melbourne South in March. The 12-hour live music festival was streamed worldwide and raised $8,000 for Australian Rotary Health!
MAD MARCH CHALLENGE –ROTARY DISTRICT 9810
MARCH 2021 Rotary District 9810 support ARH every year with a fundraising bike ride. This year there were COVID-19 restrictions in place, but that didn’t stop them! In March, the District hosted the Mad March Cycle Challenge, which took place virtually. They raised $24,000 from the event.
LIFT THE LID WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH – MACKAY
SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2021 There was a great turnout at the LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health, Rotary Club of Mackay event. The 8km “walk and talk” was featured on 7 News.
ROTARY DISTRICT 9510 VIRTUAL OR REALITY RIDE & WALK
APRIL 2021 Rotary District 9510 supported ARH virtually this year, encouraging Rotarians to help raise funds for Lift the Lid on Mental Illness in the lead up to their first District Conference. $5,470 was raised from the event.
ROTARY CLUB OF MORNINGTON HOSTS ARH SCHOLARS
APRIL 2021 The Rotary Club of Mornington hosted ARH researcher Liam Ryan and Indigenous Health Scholar Molly King at their club meeting in April 2021. Both Liam and Molly's scholarships are partially funded by the club.
They are pictured here with Ted Moore, Ken Bilham and Ross Kilborn. Ted and Ken were members of the club when Ian Scott first proposed that the club raise funds for research into SIDS which led to ARH.
BOOKFEST NOOSA
FRIDAY APRIL 30- SUNDAY MAY 2, 2021 The Rotary Noosa Daybreak hosted their annual Bookfest Noosa over three days in April and May. Funds raised at the Bookfest Noosa this year will go towards funding a PhD student researching Suicide Prevention, with University of Sunshine Coast and Australian Rotary Health.
