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OUR CLUB’S HAT NIGHT TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH – Speakers Georgia Weir on Deadly Runners, Laurence Babington on the Men’s Table and Sophie Scobie on Headspace in Narooma

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Date(s) - 24/10/2024
6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

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Rotary clubs across Australia organise a Hat Day dinner with guest speakers each year to highlight the magnitude of mental health problems across our country and raise funds for Australia Rotary Health (ARH). ARH is one of the largest independent funders of mental health research in Australia.  It’s a fun night but with a serious message. Everyone wears a hat- any hat/cap will do (can be crazy too) and is encouraged to give $5 towards ARH.

Why Deadly Runners Exists: Speaker Georgia Weir – Deadly Runners is a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated impactful initiative aimed at fostering physical health, mental wellbeing and community cohesion among indigenous Australians through running and cultural engagement programs.

Mens Long Table: Speaker Laurence Babington. The Mens table is a safe place to share and be heard in a confidential and non-judgemental environment, creating a greater sense of belonging, camaraderie and connection. It’s a healthy way to show emotion and share feelings, and not just talk footy and stuff. Our local Men’s table is held once a month in Narooma.

Introducing Headspace Narooma: Speaker Sophie Scobie will tell us what it means for Narooma’s young people to have a healthy headspace and the supports that are available. Headspace Narooma is part of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds. Headspace Narooma can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services and work and study support.

(The offcial National Hat Day is 10 October which is World Mental Health Day. It is Australian Rotary Health’s longest-running mental health research fundraising event, held on the 10th of October every . It’s a day to wear an exciting hat and spread awareness of the 1 in 5 Australians suffering a mental health disorder every year. It began as a fun and easy way for Rotary Clubs around Australia to get together to raise money for mental health research through Australian Rotary Health. Hat Day events are not just about wearing an exciting hat. Rotary Clubs have hosted Hat Day themed raffle nights, murder mystery role playing dinners and even fashion show extravaganzas! 100% of Hat Day proceeds go into mental health research. Starting from 2023, Australian Rotary Health will be narrowing its research to the mental health of 0-12 year olds. You can see more information on their website.)