A message from Grace, Hannah, Billie and Rosie, four housemates and great friends:

On August 6th, the four of us are taking part in the London Triathlon (Sprint - 750m swim - 20km bike - 5km run) in order to raise money for the charity SANE, which is a particularly poignant charity for our house. At the start of 2022 Grace's father, Steve, sadly passed away after a hard battle with his mental health which has brought charities such as SANE close to our hearts and inspired us to fundraise for such an important and often stigmatised cause. As a young sportsman himself and later a sport fanatic, we are sure Steve would be proud that his particularly unathletic daughter and her friends will be participating in the triathlon, something that doesn't come naturally to us.

SANE is a leading UK based mental health charity that works to provide support and advice to people with mental health conditions and to their concerned friends, families and carers. SANE is the UK's only specialist mental health helpline to be open every single day of the year. SANE also directly supports fundamental neuroscience research alongside studies into treatments and therapies.

Any donations are greatly appreciated. All donations are given directly to SANE and below are three ways in which your donations can be used by the charity:

£10 – provides a vulnerable person in need with 5 personalised text messages

£30 - enables a professional to moderate SANE's online forums for 2 hours

£50 – allows five persons to receive in-depth personal call from a professional

We have created an instagram page so you can follow our training journey (highs and likely lows!) over the next few months leading up to the triathlon:

@forsteveandsane  

https://www.instagram.com/forsteveandsane/

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