Skateboarding a half marathon for charity

We are skateboarding a half marathon to raise money for ‘The Ben Raemers Foundation’ in memory of the amazing skater Chris Barrett.  Chris was a talented skateboarder who sadly passed away.

I think at some point we have all been affected by suicide and now more than ever I see posts on social media in memory of friends  who are much loved and now they're very much missed.  Can we do anything to prevent this?

Chris also left a legacy on his skateboard. He never ceased to amaze both creatively and with raw talent, skating with him was always the best.  Since he has gone, every year friends and family hold a ' Bazra' day at 'Stockport Plaza' where we skate, have fun and remember the goodtimes and the boss.


This year we meet on the 7th August, and then on the 15th August Lewis Threadgold and I are skating a half marathon from Disley to Projekts MCR. I hope you will join us for a skate and donate to our fundraiser. 
Ben, and Chris will be remembered by all as loving sons, brothers, friends, and both are still skateboarding legends.

A little about our cause ' The Ben Raemers Foundation.'

In May 2019, at the age of 28, professional skateboarder Ben Raemers took his own life. The devastation and loss of such a beautifully contagious human being rippled across the world. Through seeing the sadness left behind and the desire from the community to support an ongoing project, The Ben Raemers Foundation was formed.

The overall aim of the foundation is to provide a way to maintain Ben’s legacy and help prevent anymore loss to suicide. Our aims are to enable the skateboarding community to have opportunities to develop the skills and tools needed to support each other to understand and address mental health. Suicide is a preventable death, so it’s something everyone can work together to do and save lives.

We have been overwhelmed by the support of the community through incredible fundraising events, brand alignments, individual donations and purchasing our merchandise. Due to this the foundation has accomplished some of the initial aims. These includes:

Creating social media content to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Making films highlighting skaters’ personal journeys in mental health.
Delivering suicide prevention training to skate teams and crews, managers, professional skateboarders, photographers and skate shops across the globe.
By creating a platform and safe spaces for people to talk about mental health within the context of the skateboarding world, we are breaking down fears, improving knowledge and changing preconceptions and misgivings around mental health stigma and taboos.

I know suicide has effected me profoundly and personally.  If we can do anything to prevent that loss l I feel it's a worthy cause, please donate, thank you .  

https://thebenraemersfoundation.com

Here’s the route