For Taine
After losing my dear friend Taine it feels more fitting then ever to take part in this amazing fundraising challenge. Every donation counts. Hold your friends close and tell them you love them, you never know when they need to hear it.20 Hours of Silence for Youth Mental Health.
I’m taking on the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge which will see me sitting in a 2×2 metre square in a warehouse, alongside 400 other participants, with no talking and no technology for 20 hours. All I’ll have are the essentials I bring with me: a chair, sleeping mat, journal, water, and food. No distractions.
This challenge is a small glimpse into the isolation and struggle that someone with mental health challenges might feel every day. I know it will be tough - physically, mentally, and emotionally - but it’s a challenge I’m taking on to stand in solidarity with those navigating these experiences.So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming:
- Suicide remains the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-44.
- Only 2% of mental health funding goes towards prevention (Mental Health Commission 2022).
I’m completing the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge to help turn these statistics around. Your contribution goes towards 20Talk’s relatable prevention campaigns. They are a mental health charity that makes education cool and accessible, for young people by young people. Your generous donations go towards:
- Every $120 puts a young person through a one-day Mental Health Maintenance course
- Expanding 20Talk’s online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events'
What is Mental Health Maintenance?
Mental Health Maintence (MHM) is a free, one-day workshop designed with industry experts to help individuals better understand and engage with different areas of their wellbeing, as well as learn effective ways to monitor them. MHM is designed to support people by equippig them with the knowledge and tools to maintai their mental wellbeing before reaching crisis point. By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking, this workshop hopes to prevent people from reaching crisis in the first place. To learn more, please visit www.20talk.com.au.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for donating to the cause. Hopefully this small challenge can help change someone’s life.
If you ever need to chat, I’m always here. Love you all and thanks again!
Thank you to my Sponsors
$540
Shell And Jules
$500
Anonymous
$322.50
Kirsty Brieschke
You’ve got this and sending you big hugs xx
$322.50
Athene Baugh
You are so brave and caring Bon. We love you lots and are so proud of you. Heandma and Granddad
$300
Tanya & Steve Wedt
A great cause for a beautiful young man. Well done Bonnie x
$216.50
Alessandro Monaco
$150
Tom & Linda
Proud of you baby x
$106.75
Sam M
Love you Bonnie, good luck. thankful to have met you in my life across multiple lifetimes, blessed to know you as deeply as i do now. You are a light amongst this darkness
$106.75
Haeden Miles
I love you. I’m proud of you. I know he will be too. 🤍
$106.75
Anna Sadlier
I’m so passionate about youth mental health and I am researching a new initiative to take into policy within 10 years, good luck 🩵
$106.75
Anthony Knox - Peacock
Great cause
$106.75
Tom Langoulant
❤️❤️❤️
$106.75
Mai De Veyra
sending you lots of love, bon. rest easy, taine ❤️
$106.75
Anonymous
$106.75
Karen Peradon
Heartbroken for you and your friends. Well done for taking on this challenge for such an important cause.
$106.75
Ren
$104.35
Lochie
Love you tain
$100
Playa Coffee
$66.73
Jasmine Edwards
$55.95
Shayley Carter
love choi and manz <3
$55.95
Ross & Gail
$55.95
Mattia
thank u ❤️
$55.95
Amy Dale
$55.95
Zoe
LOVE YOU BONNIE 🫶🫶🫶
$55.95
Finn Edge
$55.95
Kaila Walz
$55.95
Jonah Saliba
🖤
$55.95
Am
Proud of you for channeling this into something good 🤍
$55.95
Monica Nguyen
🩵🩵
$55.95
Lucy Sharpe
Lots of love - Lucy ❤️
$55.95
Ava Fernandez
I’m so proud of you. I love you darling you’ve got this ❤️
$55.95
Jago
$55.95
Georgie Richardson
$55.95
Anonymous
$55.95
Declan Morrison
i am so incredibly proud of you bonnie 🤍🤍
$55.95
Vee
<3
$55.95
Jordan Fitzgerald
<3
$55.95
Vincent
<3
$55.95
Jorja
$55.95
Patricia A Woosey
$55.95
Zai Mccabe
LOVE YOU MY BON!
$55.95
Jasper Brieschke
so proud of you bon love you so much <3
$50
Gail Baron
You’re awesome Bon. So sorry for your loss kiddo. A much needed cause. Much love Mrs B xxxx
$50
Di Rook
Thinking of you and your friends
$50
Big Karen
Well done Bonnie. Sending big love to you and your friends. xoxo
$34.40
Nathaara
I think what ur doing is amazing Bon! Sending you so much love and strength rn.
$34.40
Laura B
$34.40
Sinead Byrne
Sending you my love LLT 🩷🩷
$34.40
Jerry
❤️❤️❤️
$34.40
Alex
Good luck Bonnie, you are amazing. Sending you love and support ❤️🫶
$34.40
Connie Larke
For Taine :) 🩷
$34.40
Catherine Adams
$29.96
Jade C
$28.81
Sandra Carruthers
$28.81
Karmen & Ben
$28.81
Anna And Tomaz
Sending my love and care, Bonnie. Take care of yourself xx
$28.81
Ros King
Good luck Bonnie...and well done on your support. With love about your friend 💛
$28.81
Taylor Cole
Thank you <3
$28.81
Anonymous
❤️❤️❤️❤️
$28.81
Taylor Tynan
$28.81
Pluto
$28.81
Anonymous
🫶🫶
$28.81
Mako Cant
$28.81
Anonymous
$28.81
Jake Baddeley
$28.81
Seth
$28.81
Anonymous
$28.81
Anonymous
$28.81
Barbara
All the best for this challenge Bonnie.
$28.81
Caitlin Brown
$26
Ella Sherrin
$25
Tereena Lucas
❤️
$25
Sean Smith
$25
Tyler Deakin-thomas
$25
Tamara Miles
$23.81
Sophie O’reilly
$23.81
Anonymous
$23.81
Lily
$23.81
Giaan
Goodluck hun you are amazing ❤️❤️
$23.81
Natepj
$23.33
Anonymous
$23.33
Anabel
<3
$17.87
Anonymous
$17.87
Lucy Partridge
$17.87
Asha Mac
$17.87
Willy
you got this bon!
$17.87
Anonymous
$11.92
Anonymous
$11.92
Anonymous
$10
Amanda Hopkins
Thinking of you Bon I’m proud of you ❤️
Love you Bonnie this is lovely that you are doing this.