About Our Challenge
By the time I reached my early 20s I had run out of fingers counting the number young men and boys I had known who had taken their own lives by suicide.
Suicide or attempted suicide has continued to intersect with my life through the experiences of my family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances.
Things have not improved markedly since my youth and in 2022, 3214 people took their lives by suicide in Australia.
That number is big and that number is too many.
That is the number of push-ups that Alfie and I will each do through the remainder of June, about 150 a day.
We are doing this to help raise awareness of mental health challenges and the services that are available out there, and to keep the conversation going between ourselves and with others. We are also doing this to test ourselves and push ourselves outside our of the comfortable.
Those are our primary motivations.
There is also the opportunity, should you wish, to support the work of Lifeline and others to try to make this number smaller in future years by providing support and services to those that need it. You can use the links if you want to do this.
And hopefully by the time Alfie reaches his twenties he does not have to count his fingers like I did.
Supporting Lifeline
Lifeline exists to ensure no person in Australia has to face their toughest moments alone.
Our crisis support services are available 24/7 to listen, without judgement, to any person in Australia who is feeling overwhelmed, experiencing crisis or longs to be heard.
Experience shows us it is through connection that we can find hope. With Australians struggling with cost-of-living pressures, increasing inflation, housing insecurity, global instability, and recovery after extreme weather events, our crisis support services have remained in high demand with our voice and text services receiving up to 4,000 contacts a day from help seekers. Our partnership with The Push Up Challenge plays a vital role in raising funds to support the delivery of suicide prevention and crisis support services at a time where we have never been needed more.
Thank you for supporting Lifeline. Your fundraising is helping to save lives.
This team is currently ranked 1000+ out of all teams that are fundraising
| Rank | Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 998 | JIC Project | $2020.00 |
| 999 | Team Coelect | $2020.00 |
| 1000 | Wombats 2025 | $2020.00 |
| 1001 | IMC - Civil | $2020.00 |
| 1002 | PUSH CREW | $2019.00 |
| 1003 | Amaroo Armada | $2015.00 |
| 1004 | 4Site Design Group | $2015.00 |
Team Push-Up Total
Thanks to Our Legendary Sponsors
$120
peter
$120
Anonymous
$50
Jeremy
$50
Shae Garwood
Great way to spark conversation and raise awareness!
$35
Simon Choo
$35
peter
well done
$35
well done