After 21 days and 3,046 push-ups later, the Orange branch of the national youth mental health foundation, Headspace, will receive over $10,000.
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Centre manager Kelly Dent said she is impressed by the community's generous donations and the opportunity the challenge gave the Headspace team to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention.
"I did participate in the challenge this year and we're humbled with the amount of money raised to continue to support mental health," she said.
"I would really like to thank the teams at F45, One Strength and Team Cobb for their contribution towards the challenge this year."
In the next couple of weeks, Ms Dent said she will consult with the youth reference group as to where the money will be spent.
"I would like to be able to engage with the young members to know where they would like the money to be spent," she said.
We're humbled with the amount of money raised to continue to support mental health and suicide prevention. I would like to thank F45, One Strength and Team Cobb for their contribution towards the challenge this year.
- Headspace Orange centre manager, Kelly Dent
"It would be nice to the see the money go towards developing a resilience group or even build more capacity for psychologists and social workers to help young people in Orange."
Ms Dent said Team Cobb was a stand out team in this year's challenge raising $6,330.
"We're very impressed with the hard work and dedication of Team Cobb," she said.
"The team was comprised of 12 friends and family members and it's pretty special to have them support the cause.
"But not only that, they ranked 13th highest in the fundraiser across Australia which is a massive effort."
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