Pookie's fundraiser in support of mental health of young people

Pookie's raising funds to support the mental health of young people

Hi everyone, Calvin and Tash here! Thank you for your interest and support of our fundraiser! Your donations will support headspace and the services they provide to support the mental health and wellbeing of young Australians.

CHARITY RAFFLE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED ON 26TH JUNE

The charity raffle winners were drawn on stream by SwitchDoctorAU on Saturday 26th June. The Winners are:

- hctoastie, winner of the marbled merlot kit
- Kimberley Phan, winner of the Dusty Rose kit built by Mr Dog
- Eirik Husebo, winner of the Pink kit built by SwitchDoctorAU.

We will be reaching out to the winners over the coming days via email.

WAIT, WHO IS POOKIE?

Pookie is the name of Tash's teddy bear plushie and also the name of the teddy bear keyboard kit that Tash and Calvin designed. This keyboard kit is currently open to pre-orders and proceeds from the sale of these keyboards will go towards this fundraiser as well.

More information about the Pookie65 keyboard can be found at https://havenstudio.square.site/introducing-pookie65-a-beary-good-keyboard

WHY DID WE CHOOSE TO FUNDRAISE FOR HEADSPACE?

Headspace holds a special place in Tash's heart. As a volunteer paralegal at a community legal centre, she saw firsthand the nature of family and criminal disputes - they were graphic and were negatively impacting her mental health. Mental health has always been important to Tash and so when offered the chance to send the proceeds of this sale to a good cause, she chose Headspace. Since announcing the project, we have also heard of many local community members having used Headspace, or volunteering or working at Headspace as well.

WHAT DOES HEADSPACE DO?

Each year, one in four young people experience a mental health issue, and 75 per cent of mental health disorders emerge before a person turns 25. Sadly, suicide is still the leading cause of death for young people in Australia. 

Headspace provides mental health services to young people 12 to 25 online, by phone and through headspace centres in metro and regional areas across Australia,

YOUR DONATION IS ALSO AN ENTRY INTO OUR CHARITY RAFFLE

***THIS CHARITY RAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED***

Every $10 donated here before the raffle draw on 26th June will be counted as one raffle entry into our charity raffle. To help with the raffle draw, please ensure that you provide your real legal name in your donation. In the event that you are chosen as a winner, we may ask you to provide proof of your identify. 

Winners stand to win one of the following:

- one Pink Pookie65 keyboard kit with Gateron Cap v2 switches (kindly donated by Allcaps),stabs and solder PCB built by SwitchDoctorAU (does not include keycaps)

- one Blush Rose Pookie65 keyboard kit with switches, stabs and solder PCB built by Mr Dog (does not include keycaps)

- one Marbled Merlot Pookie65 keyboard kit with solder PCB (unassembled and does not include switches or keycaps)

The draw will be made on stream by SwitchDoctorAU (https://www.twitch.tv/switchdoctorau) on 18th June from 6pm. The result of the draw will be announced on stream and on this page as well as on the instagram profile @myhaven.syd.