Prevention of Young Suicide

Hey All,

I'm raising money for Youth Suicide Prevention - a subject close to my heart. I will be cycling from London to Eastbourne (Beachy head Cliff) on Sunday 9th October and running a poetry night on Thursday 13th to hopefully raise a minimum of £3,000 for Papyrus the chosen charity!

The global pandemic has reminded a lot of people that their ‘someday goals’ have been left unattended and forgotten about.

These goals may include: attempting to hike, paragliding or even skydiving.

It also raised a lot of loneliness in my close friends and me.

I started an adventure club called Underdawg Club with my Friend George as a way to tackle this and through the community work over the last year, I have found so much healing in my conversations around mental health and time in nature.

In 2018 I, unfortunately, lost my cousin Kenny to Suicide; he was a keen adventure and music lover and to commemorate a year of doing Underdawg events and world mental health day, I wanted to do my first ever fundraiser; it made sense to do it for Papyrus the national charity for Prevention of Youth Suicide.

I aim to raise as much as possible in the coming week by cycling from London to Eastbourne (Beachy head Cliff) on Sunday 9th October and hosting a live music and poetry night on Thursday 13th with all proceeds going to Papyrus.

The bike ride from London to Eastbourne (Beachy head Cliff) is 76 miles ( My longest bike ride to date).

For the first £1,500 raised, I will match the donation, and hopefully, we are able to raise more than £3,000 to support the great work Papyrus do.

If you'd like to donate, please do via here or on the night of the event.

If you'd like to attend the music night in London - here is the link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/underdawg-live-tickets-431237100777

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PAPYRUS is the national Charity for the Prevention of Young Suicide.

Suicide is the biggest killer of young people under the age of 35 in the UK, in 2018 over 1800 young people took their own lives. PAPYRUS provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person through their helpline, HOPELINEUK.

Every £5 raised can help pay for a life-saving contact to HOPELINEUK. Your donations really are lifesaving, thank you.

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Best,

Bejay Mulenga