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Pedalling for positive wellbeing and mental health

  • 02/04/2021 - 30/06/2021

Al Mordaunt is fundraising for Mind Mental Health Hong Kong Limited

The pandemic is having an untold impact on our mental health and wellbeing. I have set myself a challenge of pedalling 600km during my 21 day mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong. Please support me in raising funds for Mind HK, a mental health charity committed to raising awareness and understanding of mental health in Hong Kong.

My Story

I am deeply concerned about the impact the pandemic is having on our mental health, most of all on the young who have now had over a year of their short lives snatched away from them by this terrible virus.  Mental health issues can have a devastating impact on a person's life and yet they can often go undetected for a long time.  It's vital that we raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues and make sure there is support for those who need it.

Being quarantined in a small hotel room in Hong Kong for 21 days on my return from the UK has given me the perfect excuse to raise funds for Mind HK, a mental health charity committed to raising awareness and understanding of mental health in Hong Kong. 

Many of you will know that I'm not much of a cyclist and am not exactly thrilled by the prospect of multiple hours sitting on the exercise bike - named "Q" (thanks to the excellent hire company, gymporter) - but I plan to cycle 600km.  This may not sound like much to many of you but according to the bike's little counter, it's roughly 60-90 mins of exercise per day depending on my energy levels! Also, for what it's worth, 600km is about the same distance as:
- going from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 5 times;
- getting halfway to Shanghai from Hong Kong; and
- going from London to Brighton 7 times!

For more information on Mind HK, please go to www.mind.org.hk

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Recent Donors

  • Alastair Mordaunt

    HKD 4,000 05/14/2021 04:55:56 AM UTC

  • Rob Ashworth

    Bravo Al. Great way to see off a 3 week quarantine!

    HKD 2,000 04/19/2021 05:45:21 AM UTC

  • Peggy Leung

    What an efficient use of time (cant get away from efficiency arguments)! joking aside, v proud of you. Keep it up!

    HKD 1,000 04/15/2021 03:32:17 PM UTC

  • Gemma Lau

    Good luck and keep cycling!

    HKD 300 04/14/2021 05:34:03 AM UTC

  • Ruth Chen

    Good luck with clocking down the km's!

    HKD 500 04/12/2021 01:44:17 PM UTC

  • Amy Tye

    HKD 1,000 04/12/2021 08:10:10 AM UTC

  • Simon Weller

    Great work Al!!

    HKD 2,500 04/12/2021 07:29:00 AM UTC

  • Bing Guan

    HKD 500 04/12/2021 01:52:02 AM UTC

  • Jochen Ellrott

    EUR 100 04/12/2021 12:23:37 AM UTC

  • Anonymous

    "Add oil", Al!

    HKD 3,000 04/10/2021 05:26:34 PM UTC

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