J.Murphy & Sons are joining the The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. Our goal is a life less miserable for you, your friends, your family and for everyone.

Thanks for taking the time to visit our Murphy IT Team Just Giving page.

A small team of 6 are taking on a seriously more difficult challenge which is the 'West Highland Way', we shall start on the 21st Sept in Milngavie and will finish in Fort William on the 25th September and cover a total of 96miles (154km) in the process over 4 days. Murphy IT's security partners 'Quorum Cyber' are also joining this tougher challenge and will be sponsoring Murphy to get the job done whilst supporting this great charity.

This challenge takes in a huge variety of scenery along the way, from countryside parks to loch-shores and open moorlands to steep mountains

Taking Part:

Will Sharman

Mattia Fracassi

Nigel Shaw-Morfitt

Caroline Perry - Social Media Executive (Murphy Security Partner - Quorum Cyber)

Jason Lau - XDR Engineer (Murphy Security Partner - Quorum Cyber)

Jon Cranton - Account Manager (Murphy Security Partner - Quorum Cyber)

Here is our Challenge:

https://www.westhighlandway.org/the-route/

We will be adding further details for both of our events to this page to help support those who are taking part.

We are all looking forward to coming together for both events to raise money and support the J Murphy & Sons charity CALM.

On the 15th July 2023 the Murphy IT department headed back to Wales, the Wye Valley to be exact and completed a 26 miles Canoe Challenge in just one day. We completed this challenge in 2019 in record time on behalf of the CALM charity but we went back with additional eager participants to take on the Wye River in far different weather conditions.

We paddled approximately 8 hours over the day.

Took Part:

AngelinaT (Ext. Guest)

Azar Jamal

Azar Jamal (Ext. Guest)

Christian Shaw-Morfitt (Ext. Guest)

Danny Oliver

Gary Pask (Guest)

Joanne Pugh

Jordan Hughes

Kanika Juneja

Leonard McDonald

Louis Shaw-Morfitt (Ext. Guest)

Nathaniel Bell (Ext. Guest)

Nigel Shaw-Morfitt

Phil Boyer

Stephen Deku

Steve Farrall

Sunny (Ext. Guest)

Vicky Manley

Victoria Goulden

Will Sharman

Here is our Challenge:

https://wyecanoes.com/canoeing-kayaking-and-paddle-boarding/hoarwithy-to-symonds-yat-2-days/

We started in Hoarwithy and ended in Symonds Yat, an absolutely stunning part of the UK for the entire experience. The IT crowd completed this in just 1 day.

CALM'S SOLUTION

> A free helpline 0800 585858 and webchat (5pm-12am daily) for anyone who needs to talk about life's problems. The service is confidential, anonymous and staffed by trained professionals.

> Bereavement support through the Support After Suicide Partnership, hosted by CALM

> www.theCALMzone.net is CALM's website, hosting inspiring content alongside information and support

> Successful campaigns tackling stereotypes of masculinity, suicide and mental health, including #BiggerIssues, #ManDictionary, #DontBottleItUp and #Project84

CALM's helpline and webchat services directly prevented 675 suicides in 2018.

Help us save more lives.

Here is what your donation can achieve:

● £6 could help CALM provide a family with suicide bereavement support

● £8 could help fund one potentially life-saving call on the CALM helpline

● £26 could help CALM fund 50 potentially life-saving conversations via

WhatsApp

● £181 could help CALM fund a helpline worker for a day

● £270 could help CALM create information guides to help people deal with

whatever they're facing

● £4,700 could help fund the CALM helpline for a day

● £69,258 could help CALM keep a helpline seat open every day for a whole year

Facebook: @thecalmzone

Instagram: @calmzone

Twitter: @thecalmzone

LinkedIn: @CampaignAgainstLivingMiserably

We’re supporting CALM to save lives and unite against suicide.

To find out more about CALM, their services or for support and advice, visit

thecalmzone.net

If you’re struggling and would like to talk to CALM, you can do so on 0800 58 58 58 or

through the webchat. Their trained support workers are available from 5pm to

midnight every day to provide practical support, whatever you’re going through.

CALM’s Charity Reg No: 1110621 & Scot SC044347