I am running the London Marathon in memory of my brother Luke (man in the middle). I am raising money for two charities, The Ollie Foundation in and Pieta House.

The Ollie Foundation was founded in 2016, by three parents who had all lost their teenage sons to suicide, vowed to do all they could to prevent other families suffering similar tragedies. The OLLIE Foundation works with the NHS, Public Health Herts and Hertfordshire Constabulary to train front line staff as well as Teachers, Youth Workers, parents and older teens across the County. We are very proud to be recognised at one of Hertfordshire’s leading suicide prevention charities.

Pieta House is based in Ireland and has helped over 40,000 people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm, and established fifteen subsequent centres across Ireland. They have set up a great initiative: Darkness into Light (https://www.darknessintolight.ie/). A nighttime fundraising event which finishes at sunrise across locations in Ireland and the UK.

I would be really grateful if you could donate to either one (or both) of these charities, which do so much to help so many people struggling with their mental health.

Thanks a lot!