Banana Bread Fundraiser
Thank you so much to everyone who bought a piece of banana bread and donated. I hope you thought it was really delicious! Collectively we raised $200 so we are smashing that target way out of the park!!Mitchell Nock 20 Hours For 20Talk Challenge
Hey there, I’m Mitchell and I’m so glad you stopped by! In order to raise funds for mental health charity 20Talk, I'm going to take on the challenge of sitting in a 2 metre square box for 20 hours with no technology and no talking. This challenge will be a small look into the day of someone struggling with mental health. All I will have is my own thoughts, a journal and a chair to sit on. Being autistic, this will be extra challenging since it is a universal trait that autistic people struggle to sit still without stimulation for long periods of time and without knowing the time but I am determined to push through because of the importance of this issue.
So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way or another by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting. This is deeply personal to me as an autistic person, having struggled socially, to fit in and to find deep and meaningful connections for my whole life because of how different I am to most other people. So by undertaking this huge test, I hope to bring much more awareness to what is a very important and not very well understood topic given 1 in every 127 people are estimated to be on the autism spectrum with a large portion of them being undiagnosed, particularly women.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming..
- Suicide still 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)
- 50-80% of autistic people also have a mental health condition like anxiety, depression, ADHD or OCD
- 1/4 of young people who died by suicide were autistic or had ADHD
I'm completing the 20 Hours for 20Talk to 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 $300 puts a young person through a two-day Mental Health First Aid course
- Expanding 20Talk's online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events
By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking we are preventing people from getting people into crisis in the first place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post 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
$300
Anonymous
$108.18
Di & Al Bruce
So happy to help you hit your target Mitch. Well done to you raising money for such a worthy cause. Good luck. Love from the Bruce family.
$106.12
Mike & Sam Harper
You got this Mitch, Smash it!!
$106.12
Katrina Tap
Thank you, Mitchell.
$106.12
Lee Derby
Well thought out Mitchell! Good luck in your mission
$106.12
Karen Andrews
Good on you Mitchell. Well done 👍🏻
$106.12
Sue & Murray Nock
Good luck in your challenge Mitchell. We love you & are very proud of you. Xx
$106.12
James Smith
Well done Mitch, great inspiration 👍
$100
Anonymous
Good luck
$54.12
Darren Crozier
Go Champ, you have this 👍
$54.12
S&s Gava
Awesome cause Mitch, you’ve got this 😉
$54.12
Bruce Watts
Good stuff Mitch
$54.12
Kathy Dean
$50
Regardt Hogan
$43.60
Anonymous
Good luck Mitchell, a very worthy cause.
$33.15
Helen Knights
$33.15
Gail & Graham Nock
Well done Mitch, hope you reach your goal. Very proud grandies Nana & Pop xxx
$27.81
Kylie Vanderwiel
Good luck Mitchell, you’ve got this!
$27.81
Ash Court
Well done Mitchell good luck 👍
$27.81
Jian Wong Yen
You got it brother!
$27.81
Glen Mcdonald
$27.81
Anonymous
Thank you for raising awareness. Well done.
$27.81
Linda P
Well done you’re a champion
$27.81
Andrew & Maybelline
Go for it Big Nockers!
$27.81
Jacqui Stein
You go Mitchell!!
$27.81
Paige
love this cause sm !!
$27.81
Lydia Tegjeu
Well done Mitch, you are one amazing young man <3 xx
$27.81
Anonymous
Good luck Mitch. You should be very proud of yourself.
$25
Lynne Anderson
Well done Mitchell. You’re a champion!
$22.58
Leslee And Peter Holmes
Hi there, We are the couple with the pugs. Great to meet you. Keep up the great work
$22.58
Kym
Good luck Mitchell. Not sure I could do it!!
$22.10
Di Lippe
Good luck Mitchell & well done. Very proud of you love Nanny Di. Xx
$20
Mack Holman
You’re a superstar mate 🫡🙏🏼
$20
Amberley Dev
$15
Eva Czislowski
GO MITCH YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! Keep up the excellent advocacy work, taking a stand for what you believe in 💗☺️
$13
Mitchell Nock
Banana Bread Fundraiser
$11.65
Xav Gerard
$11.65
Matt Oke
Nice one Mitch, Proud of you ❤️
$11.65
Slade
$11.65
Charlotte Low
Good luck Mitch!
$11.65
Anonymous
$11.65
Jo
Good luck! Great reason to walk! My daughter has autism and I worry about her mental health long term.
$10.55
Anonymous
Banana bread tastes awesome. Well done Mitchell 👏
$7.27
Fabian Parker
$6.13
Anonymous
$6.13
Owen Corrigan
Love what your doing bro
$6.13
Anonymous
$4.04
Chad Aziz
$4.04
Slade
$4.04
Taka Daimaru
$4.04
Claire Renouf
$4.04
Aidan Mascaro
You’re gonna kill it brother
