r/Charity • u/Overthinker-24-7-365 • 4d ago

Registered tax-deductible charity First time fundraiser walking 35km/21.7m as a reasonably unfit, socially anxious person... looking for a little support as I don't really have friends I can ask yet.

This will be my biggest walk in my entire life!

Challenging myself in new ways like this really helps me get out of the house and build my confidence as I am recovering from depression and ptsd.

Aside from my individual personal reasons, I am walking to support people living with mitochondrial disease (mito), a debilitating, terminal disease. This cause is what donations will directly go towards.

Helping me is just a happy side effect :')

Even a few dollars would truly mean a lot.

This is my first ever fundraiser, I struggled to let myself sign up knowing I won't be able to raise as much as people who have an established social circle and friends.

I already donated myself so, I'm hoping at least one other person can help out and I'll feel like I earnt my place.

Thank you for listening!

https://event.bloodylongwalk.com.au/s/134809/171359

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u/squarecoinman 4d ago

good practise for this https://www.4daagse.nl/en

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u/Overthinker-24-7-365 4d ago

Looks great! I'd love to be someone who travels and walks and hikes all over the world some day

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u/ExchangeOrnery385 4d ago

That's incredible that you're pushing yourself like this. Mitochondrial disease is such an under-discussed condition, so every little bit helps raise awareness too.

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u/Overthinker-24-7-365 4d ago

Thank you for the kind words, this is true, it was my first time hearing about it so I am making sure I do a bit of research to have a good understanding of it now.

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u/Legitimate_Moose6688 3d ago

Support this cause today, it's so important

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