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$8,592

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$1,000

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Team Members

7

Total Raised

$8,592

Total Distance

488km

Distance Goal

700km

Sad days

I loved you all your life. I will miss you for the rest of mine. ❤️

8 weeks today

It is a beautiful day today, just like 8 weeks ago when I got a call at work to get home quickly. I am still unclear as to why that day! 4 days before his birthday and a gorgeous sunny day, which were his best days. Our fund raising is fantastic and our family are walking the walk and talking the talk but it would be so much better if you were here to do this with us. Miss you every day. xx

First day started

Alex and I did 3km this morning on the beach. It was a lovely walk and we talked about Dean and life the whole way. We hope you can all get out in the sunshine and enjoy this first day. We miss you Deano. xx

6 weeks ago our world changed

It has been 6 wks today since I lost my husband, our family lost their father and Pop and the world lost a special, silent man. I am still thinking that he will be home soon, but this will never be! This is hard and our hope is that we can prevent this from happening to any other families. RIP Dean. I love you still. xx

Our reason for walking

Just over 5 weeks ago my husband died by suicide. He had been struggling with the “Black Dog” for the last 18 months. He had always been the strong, silent type with no history of mental illness. Our family is grieving and trying to come to terms with our new normal. We want to raise awareness about how prevalent this issue is and help prevent other families from going through what we are.

Support Our Walk for Mental Health Research

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians experience symptoms of mental illness each year?

In fact, every day in Australia, 9 people will die by suicide.

Mental illness can be debilitating and can have a devastating impact on not only those living with it, but those around them. 

This October, our team will be taking part in One Foot Forward to help reduce the impact of mental illness and suicide.

We’re walking to raise funds for Black Dog Institute, so that they can put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education, and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.

It would mean so much to me if you donated to support our walk.

Together, we can create better mental health for all Australians.

Our Achievements

Thank you to our Sponsors

$264

Alan Richardson

All strength to you

$200

Colin & Eileen Cowden

Family means everything we will never forget you Dean RIP

$200

Cbr Construction Pry Ltd

$158

Anonymous

$158

Modpod Podiatry

$158

Thornleigh Podiatry

$150

George

$148

Jess Tsiakis

Alex, you are truly amazing. Wishing you all the best with your fundraising efforts for such an important cause. What a wonderful way to honour your father’s memory. I’m sure he would be so proud. Jess xxx

$148

Bryce & Nancy Westerman

$108

Nim & Jess

Love you so much, proud of you every day ❤️

$106

Colin L

$106

Nanj And Colin O'connor

Thank you for raising awareness for such an important issue. Thinking of you and your family x

$106

Amy & Riz Xx

All our love, always 💛

$106

Chris, Tracey, Sam & Nick

$106

Kristy Gregory

Thinking of you and your family x

$106

Daryl & Kirstin

We will be walking with you all. Love and miss you Dean

$106

Jori, Adam, Bailey & Grant Sandler

Sending you and your family so much love! Always in our hearts ♥️

$106

Bernie & Colin

With every step we are with you xx

$106

Damon Schultz

💙

$106

Michael Sterling

$106

Ange Walsh

$106

Amy Lyons

$106

Dianne And David Meek/collinson

All the best for your walk- will be thinking of you. ❤️

$106

The Stroms X

Love you Al. Always x

$106

Pennie

$106

Nathan Reid

$106

Joanne Soulsby

Sending our love to the whole Cowden family xx

$106

Rachele Troup

Thinking of you Al - lots of love

$106

Eastons

Go girls!

$106

Pam

Great effort, love you ❤️

$106

Phoebe & Bailey

We love you Al❤️

$106

Greg Mitchell

Go team!!

$106

Nat Reid

Love you x

$104

Tayler Rogers

He’ll be walking beside you the whole way xx

$104

Gemma Hannah

You’re incredible, Al ❤️

$103

Marg Cockburn

$100

Jake Krnjaic

$100

Alexandra Cowden

For you Pop, always.

$100

Anita And Muzz

Love ya work! Best of luck x

$100

Nick & Ty

$84

A.t

$70

Melissa Plumb

$70

Anonymous

$69

Dawn Howard

$69

Niamh H

You are all so courageous and inspirational

$69

Michael Holman

$69

Johnny & Carol Baker

Much Love and Strength to you all, Always xxx

$69

Emma Hollamby

So much love and admiration for you Al. xxx

$69

The Pincott’s

Good luck with the walk xx

$69

Anon

You are admirable in more ways than you know Alex xx

$69

Nicole Taylor

Thinking of Ethan, you and the fam xx

$69

Mags

Thinking of you all and Dean xx

$65

Georgie Luong

you are amazing Al xx

$65

Michael Garden

$57

Anonymous

Fantastic cause, stay strong team

$54

Lianne & Jeff

$54

Ivona Buljat

$54

Reid Lyons

$54

Carrie, Marty, Charlie, Evie

Good on you Amy, thinking of you and your family x

$54

Karen Bowden

$54

Fulya Vurdal

Love you Al and so incredibly proud of you ❤️

$54

Lucy Mckenzie

Endlessly proud of your compassion and strength Al ❤️

$54

Em Priddle

Love you always

$54

Daniel Cooper

I

$53

Naomi H

$53

Lynne & John

Good luck chicky. You’ve got this

$53

Lynne Davis

Good luck buddy and well done supporting mum in this

$53

Sophie Shea

Proud of you always 🤍

$53

Josh Smith

$53

Jewell Fam

Love to you all xoxo

$53

Andrew Jacques

Hope it goes well Phil …. Not sure I could walk that far !!😀Great cause 👊

$53

Bridge Doyle

Here for you at every step, Al ❤️

$53

Kailey Marchione

$53

Richard

Well done Georgia on raising money for this hidden disease

$53

Wendy Keenan

Thinking of you all ❤️

$50

Scott, Jess, Archie & Ollie M

Thinking of you always xx

$50

Scott Mckinnon, Emily Maher

$50

Mikey Taylor

Thinking of you and the family x

$50

Anonymous

$44

Donna Meredith

With love cuz xx

$44

Renae

$44

Kerrie & Martin

You guys are awesome x

$44

Maddie Dunne

Here for you always Al xx

$43

Katrina Young & Vanessa Young

Sending lots of love and strength ❤️

$42

Aggie Stefanidis

Love and strength to you all Pip.

$42

Matt Ball

$42

Apaira

Such a courageous family! Sending much love to you all. ❤️

$42

Lili

Lots of love <3

$42

Shaun Menner

$42

Antonio Barba

$42

Amy Mccarthy

Yewwwwww! You got this Al!!!

$42

Greg & Deb

Nice one Amy. Sending love and hugs. Xx

$42

Eliza Millerd

$42

Ryan Vaux

Thinking of you all

$42

Sue Smith

$42

Eliza Wallis

$42

Finn Ryan

$42

Charli Coletti

Sending so much love to you all xxx

$42

Wardleys

Sending lots of love to you and your family 😘😘

$33

Cath Palumbo

So sorry to hear about your husband Pip. This is a great thing you and your family are doing. Xxxx

$32

Robyn Rooney

$32

Leonie Mccarthy

$32

Imogen Armstrong

$28

Naki

Wishing you all well in this endeavour, and hoping that more research and support services can prevent such tragic loss in the future xx

$28

Mel

Big hugs to you all

$27

Alice

Sending strength ❤️

$26

Andrew Wilson

$23

Cassandra Griffin

$23

Bevan And Joanne

$23

Tom Denny

On ya Al ❤️💪🏻

$23

Stacie Taylor

You are a legend!

$23

Melissa Ross

$23

Bevan & Joanne Hayne

$21

Greg And Deb Hayne

Sending love and hugs. Xx

$21

Sophia Ipsaros

$21

Jessica Walsh

$21

Marie Tukuitonga

$21

Shane Antonie

You all carry a piece of Dean in your hearts, keep showing him the world through your eyes, allow yourself to grieve, to feel, to love and to heal.

$21

Kylie Bradley

$21

Andie Hill

$21

Lucy Jacobson

$20

Iris Egan

$16

Jordyn Anderson

$16

Anonymous

$11

Anonymous

$11

Olivia Kelly

Good on you Alex xx

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