Gumboot Friday

2022 - 11 - 1

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SunLive - First responders rally behind Gumboot Friday - The Bay's ... (SunLive)

In an incredible show of unity for Kiwi kids, a group of Kiwi first responders are rallying behind the iconic nationwide youth mental health fundraising ...

Day activities offered include using a police speed laser, a police virtual reality headset, a bouncy castle that simulates escaping a house in an emergency and an ‘earthquake house’, (a trailer that shakes like an earthquake) Canterbury cricket, and others. [https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/resources](https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/resources) [https://www.facebook.com/gumbootupNZ](https://www.facebook.com/gumbootupNZ) [https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/events](https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/events) New Zealand, our children need you.” We wanted to push ourselves out of our comfort zone and feel some pain, like the people struggling with their mental health do. “It doesn’t get any more real than that. [@gumbootfriday](https://www.instagram.com/gumbootfriday/) We, too, are human, and have all known colleagues who have struggled with their own personal issues.” We attend many traumatising events, whether it be road fatalities, sudden deaths or threats of or attempted suicides. “We see and deal with people when they are suffering at their absolute worst. [Multi Media](https://www.multi-media.co.nz/) in Auckland

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Image courtesy of "SunLive"

SunLive - First responders rally behind Gumboot Friday - The Bay's ... (SunLive)

In an incredible show of unity for Kiwi kids, a group of Kiwi first responders are rallying behind the iconic nationwide youth mental health fundraising ...

Day activities offered include using a police speed laser, a police virtual reality headset, a bouncy castle that simulates escaping a house in an emergency and an ‘earthquake house’, (a trailer that shakes like an earthquake) Canterbury cricket, and others. [https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/resources](https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/resources) [https://www.facebook.com/gumbootupNZ](https://www.facebook.com/gumbootupNZ) [https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/events](https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/events) New Zealand, our children need you.” We wanted to push ourselves out of our comfort zone and feel some pain, like the people struggling with their mental health do. “It doesn’t get any more real than that. [@gumbootfriday](https://www.instagram.com/gumbootfriday/) We, too, are human, and have all known colleagues who have struggled with their own personal issues.” We attend many traumatising events, whether it be road fatalities, sudden deaths or threats of or attempted suicides. “We see and deal with people when they are suffering at their absolute worst. [Multi Media](https://www.multi-media.co.nz/) in Auckland

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First responders take steps for Gumboot Friday (waateanews.com)

Constable Glen Dawson says teams from the New Zealand Defence Force, Civil Defence , Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and St John's have signed up. He ...

So what’s a little hurt for us for long term gains for other people hopefully,” Mr Dawson says. For them, they feel there is no way out. For us it is just one step in front of the other and while we can feel that little bit of pain for that hour there’s light at the end of our tunnel but for a lot of the people out there that we’re raising money for, they can’t see that light.

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Gumboot Friday set to raise funds for free kids counselling (Stuff.co.nz)

People around the country are set to chuck on their gumboots and raise funds for a free counselling service for children and young people on Friday, ...

[Rural Support Trust](http://www.rural-support.org.nz/)0800 787 254 [Samaritans](http://samaritans.org.nz/)0800 726 666 [Suicide Crisis Helpline](https://www.lifeline.org.nz/suicide-crisis-helpline)0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) [Yellow Brick Road](https://yellowbrickroad.org.nz)0800 732 825 [thelowdown.co.nz](https://thelowdown.co.nz/)Web chat, email chat or free text 5626 [What's Up](http://www.whatsup.co.nz/)0800 942 8787 (for 5 to 18-year-olds). And those articles are free. [Anxiety New Zealand](http://www.anxiety.org.nz/)0800 ANXIETY (0800 269 4389) [Depression.org.nz](https://depression.org.nz/)0800 111 757 or text 4202 [Mental Health Foundation](https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/)09 623 4812, [click here](https://aiscloud.nz/MNT03/#!dashboard)to access its free resource and information service. [Youthline](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youthline.co.nz_&d=DwMFAg&c=N9aEhCy8U0rJkO1xCZf7rgM9fohfR5qe_N93viZd7O8&r=6pNfamogBC0OZexoWCkThV94vKAQQYj9k--RRjAXyAA&m=1KyX-cdvg3geD-ZbzkWNJiDFwWjdsYpwG9Jp1HR2aDM&s=zfmty0NCyU-Klk5MPd3o4fQnOM3vwiZR0IhxKPAq3dE&e=)0800 376 633, free text 234, email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), or find online chat and other support options [here](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youthline.co.nz_counselling.html&d=DwMFAg&c=N9aEhCy8U0rJkO1xCZf7rgM9fohfR5qe_N93viZd7O8&r=6pNfamogBC0OZexoWCkThV94vKAQQYj9k--RRjAXyAA&m=1KyX-cdvg3geD-ZbzkWNJiDFwWjdsYpwG9Jp1HR2aDM&s=yUm7rbZ_3YONl48kwsuP_oHsgbVDLhOQB1UI3ySTMXc&e=). In October, Health NZ figures showed that the public health system was up and no one is doing anything about it. [1737, Need to talk?](https://www.1737.org.nz/)Free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor. “The system is f..... There are hundreds of families out there that would give anything for their kids socks to be on the floor, to have dishes in the sink.” “We can either sit around and we can whinge about it, or we can do one of two things about it. * We can invest in our own system, which is Gumboot Friday, and if you can’t invest, stop being silent.

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