A recap of Kick a Goal for Mental Health

Another powerful and emotional sold-out day at the MCG

Kick a Goal for Mental Health No 2 was an incredible day of connection and raising awareness about the importance of positive mental health.

We are so proud of the positive impact that The Male Hug is making in this space. The power of talking can never be taken for granted. It is too important. Regardless of your status or where you are at in life, mental health struggles are obvious in today’s world.

The MCG dining room was full of men and women from all walks of life who had gathered to use business as a force for good. Although The Male Hug’s focus is to encourage men to talk, we also know that a healthy man is a better father, husband, partner, brother, and colleague. Simply being a better man leads to a better quality of life for the whole family.

A big thank you to our Corporate partners, Andrew Conway FIPA and the Institute of Public Accountants, Daniel Tramontana and the team BGL Corporate Solutions, BDO in Australia, John Kukulovski and the team at RRI Advisory, Bill Constantinidis and the team at Lending Association and Gary Evans for your support.

To our ambassadors and special guests, including Tim Mannah, Matthew Richardson, Paul Salmon, Brian Cook, Billy Brownless, David Hodgett, Kevin Sheedy, Jack Levi (Elliot Goblet), Daniel Tramontana and Koraly Sowter, thank you for making a wonderful event even better. Mike Brady’s performance – wow, what a legend!

A big shout out to our hard-working team: Tony Rabah, Tony Schibeci, Wayne Psaila, Dr Mark Pizzacalla, John Toomey, Colin Robinson, Jeffrey Shenker, David May and Karen Young for all the hard work and dedication.

Lastly thank you to everyone who attended, bought a ticket in the raffle or bid in the auction – those funds raised will continue to power our 1800 My Buddy Hotline and Education programs that help so many in our community.

Let’s keep supporting each other and having more conversations.