As most of you will be aware, I usually raise awareness and money for Meningitis Research Foundation, a charity that is close to my heart, but this year I'm also going to be raising money for another worthwhile cause - Mind. Mind is a charity that improve the lives of all people with experience of mental health. While we acknowledge that poor mental health does not always result in suicide, there is a clear link between poor mental health and suicide. According to the WHO, "more than 700,000 people die because of suicide every year" worldwide.

I am planning to do a sponsored 25 km walk with some work friends on Saturday, (9th September), and to make the feat more impressive, I'll then be doing a 50 km run the following day with some friends from my running club.

If you could donate whatever you can to help me raise as much money as possible for these worthy causes, that would be absolutely amazing! :) And my work will also match them, so they'll actually be worth double!