Move It For Mental Health 2023 - 30km in nature challenge
- 17/02/2023 - 31/03/2023
Olivia Parker (Mind HK board member) is participating in 30km in nature Challenge - Move it for Mental Health 2023
and is fundraising for
Mind Mental Health Hong Kong Limited
I am walking 30km on Lantau Island on March 19 to support this year's Move It For Mental Health campaign by Mind HK. Thank you so much for supporting me, and please come and keep me company!
My Story
To complete Mind HK's challenge to cover 30km in nature this March, I will be walking a beautiful, not-too-hilly 30km route on Lantau (see map) with friends on 19th March 2023. We'll start at Tung Chung and end up with a celebratory plate of chips in Mui Wo.
The aim is to provide living (hiking) proof of the benefits of physical exercise for mental health, and to raise money for a significant new programme by Mind HK called iACT, which will provide free mental health support to low-income youth in Hong Kong.
I've always thought one of the best times to talk is on a walk, when the body is occupied and no eye contact is required. Recruits to our Lantau walk are very welcome and we promise a safe space for talking and listening.
The longer I am involved with conversations about mental health, the more I see the extent to which mental health trials touch everyone's lives. It's a great privilege to have been part of Mind HK for almost five years, and I am particularly proud to belong to the board now that the charity's iACT programme is about to greatly expand access to low-cost mental health support in Hong Kong.
About 'Move It For Mental Health 2023'
Now in its 6th year, Move It for Mental Health is Mind HK’s annual campaign to raise awareness of the link between physical exercise and mental health, and encourage everyone to develop a healthy lifestyle.
This year’s challenge is to complete 30km in nature.
The money raised for Move It for Mental Health 2023 will go directly to providing free mental health support to low-income youth through Mind HK’s iACT programme, which provides a sustainable, long-term solution to address the mental health crisis of long waiting times and unaffordable treatment in Hong Kong.
Similar programmes overseas show that up to 70% of those who receive this type of therapy require no further treatment. Adolescents are just the start of Mind HK’s wellbeing practitioner series, which will expand to target other vulnerable populations in the years to come.
Join Mind HK this March in heading out into nature
Participants can complete the challenge at their own pace. Simply walk or run outdoors, along trails, on coastal walks, or in parks.
Become a #MoveIt supporter by fundraising and donating to our iACT programme while participating in the challenge.
Learn more about iACT: www.iact.hk.
Register for Move it for Mental Health: https://run2gather.com/new-events/move-it-for-mental-health-2023
Questions or want help setting up your fundraising page? Email [email protected] and [email protected]
Recent Donors
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Anonymous
Woohoo
HKD 1,000 03/30/2023 06:47:09 AM UTC
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Ed Wright
Nice work Woody 👊
GBP 25 03/27/2023 09:32:24 PM UTC
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Tori & Ali Wilson
Good Luck Liv, thinking of you!
GBP 20 03/21/2023 05:26:41 PM UTC
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Julian Evans
Well done Jim
GBP 15 03/20/2023 10:49:38 AM UTC
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Emily Wall
Well done Liv - such a fantastic cause xx
GBP 15 03/19/2023 05:08:42 PM UTC
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Euan Coleman
GBP 15 03/19/2023 04:23:03 PM UTC
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Carolyn Morley
Well done, you inspire us all! Xx M&D
GBP 50 03/19/2023 12:54:41 PM UTC
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Hannah Arnold
WITH YOU IN SPIRIT!!!!!! Such an incredible challenge, I’m so so proud of you for the change you’re driving in Hong Kong for mental health Liv. Also can testify to you as an excellent walking conversationalist (didn’t run out of topics after 10 days in rural WA 😂) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
AUD 100 03/19/2023 10:43:58 AM UTC
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James Sweeney
Big mistake asking Woodburn to participate. You will end up having to carry him in a makeshift palanquin crafted from your hiking boots and walking sticks. He’ll be eating your rations and drinking all your water. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
GBP 20 03/19/2023 07:46:48 AM UTC
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Ant Leather
GBP 20 03/19/2023 07:43:21 AM UTC