Garry Summerson

I'm striding against suicide for Every Life Matters

Fundraising for Every Life Matters
£1,040
raised of £500 target
Event: Stride Against Suicide, on 22 September 2024
Stride Against Suicide is not your usual running event! You and your team of up to 5 will run (or walk!) as many laps as you can in 2 hours around the beautiful landscaped grounds of Fell Foot at the south end of Lake Windermere.

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Team guns & buns (Emma Shackley, Gary Summerson, Kev Robson, Sandra Hodgson & Fran Kearney)

We are raising money in memory of Emma’s ex partner Darrell Pattison who sadly took his own life in 2019 at age 21.

This amazing charity is based throughout Cumbria, and supports people who are struggling & feeling suicidal and also provides support to people bereaved by suicide.

On average, 1 person a week is lost in Cumbria to suicide. More than double the number that die on the county’s roads.

Cumbria’s suicide rates remain higher than the national average, and a disproportionate amount of those deaths are focused on the west coast of Cumbria.

Every penny helps towards helping people in our area at their lowest times and saving lives as no one should have to feel like they are alone and unable to see a way forward.

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About the campaign

Stride Against Suicide is not your usual running event! You and your team of up to 5 will run (or walk!) as many laps as you can in 2 hours around the beautiful landscaped grounds of Fell Foot at the south end of Lake Windermere.

About the charity

Every Life Matters

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Every Life Matters aims to reduce deaths by suicide in Cumbria through training, awareness raising and development of a network of Suicide Safer Communities across the County. We also provide support to individuals and communities bereaved and affected by suicide.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,039.66
+ £236.17 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,039.66
Offline donations
£0.00

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