In September I've decided to run in the Bristol 10k while raising money for an amazing mental health charity Changes Bristol.

I am currently volunteering as a befriendee for Changes Bristol and I am in awe the amazing work they do for local people. 

They run weekly peer support groups for anyone to attend and it gives people the chance to share whatever problems that they are going through as well as to listen and support others. I attend one of these groups myself and it has helped me tremendously.

They are also running the befriender scheme which pairs up a volunteer with a service user for weekly calls to catch up with each other and provide one to one peer support. I am currently part of this scheme as volunteer and I feel it really helps people that have been struggling through these tough times.

I want to do whatever I can to help the charity and feel taking part in this run is the perfect way to do it.

Help me to support Changes Bristol while taking part in a Bristol run. I'm aiming to help raise money and awareness for people suffering with mental distress in Bristol. Fundraising will help Changes Bristol in supporting people in mental health distress. Being a small charity, they don't receive any statutory funding and your donations mean a huge amount to them.