Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

This Summer I have set myself the (ambitious) target of cycling to North Uist from Glasgow and then taking part in a triathlon. The cycle is 250 miles over 5 days in the last week of August. The training's tough and not much fun but hopefully the money I raise will help people.

 

The Charity

CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity reg no 1110621 set up in response to the high suicide rate among young men, currently the biggest killer of men under the age of 35^[i]. It is a campaign and charity set up for and on behalf of young men.  Most men who kill themselves aren’t in contact with any other agency.  And to be blunt, they don’t identify with much out there. When asked, what they indicated they wanted was practical, anonymous and confidential help from professionals. Which is why CALM was formed.

Although CALM is targeted at young men aged between 15-35, we offer help, information and advice via a helpline and website to anyone calling within the UK, regardless of age, gender or geographiclocation.

The money raised will help the charity to keep their phonelines open longer because at the moment they can only afford to run them from 5pm to midnight on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

So that's that. I hope you can all donate something to the cause no matter how much it is. Every little helps.