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A Charity Lunch with Derrick McManus supporting Walking Off The War Within

A Charity Lunch with Derrick McManus supporting Walking Off The War Within - Has Ended

 18 Oct, 2019 - 18 Oct, 2019
 Fri 12:00pm - Fri 2:30pm
 725 Creswick Road
  Wendouree, VIC
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BE INSPIRED BY DERRICK MCMANUS

Speaker, facilitator, author and survivor 

The Walking Off The War Within committee and family invite you to attend a charity luncheon to shine a spot light on mental health, depression, post traumatic stress disorder and suicide. 

Be inspired by Derrick as he shares his story of determination, human durability and hope. Derrick draws on his inspirational history as a former sniper, diver and counter-terrorist operative with the elite SA Police Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) Group. During a high-risk arrest, he was shot 14 times with a high-powered rifle in less than 5 seconds. He was lying on the ground for 3 hours before he could be rescued. The first doctor to reach him thought he was already dead and later said “I actually don’t know how he survived, he’s an incredible human being.” 

Derrick amazed everyone including the doctors by surviving and then again by thriving after the shooting. 

This luncheon is a fundraising event for Walking Off The War Within sponsored by the Ballarat North Sports Club.

  • Friday 19 October 2019, 12noon to 2.30pm
  • Ballarat North Sports Club, 725 Creswick Rd, Wendouree VIC 3350
  • Tickets: $35 per person
  • Inclusions: Two course lunch, guest speakers and lucky prize draw
  • Drinks are available for purchase at the bar

Walking Off The War Within is held in memory of Nathan Shanahan, a returned solider and firefighter, and other fallen Service Men and Women who have taken their own lives after battling mental health issues, particularly PTSD and depression. The Walk is for Emergency Service Personnel, Defence Force Personnel and members of the public to come together to share the burden and march as one. The Ballarat walk will take place at St Patrick's College on Saturday 29 February 2020, 9am for a 9.30am walk. Visit www.walkoffww.com for details.


THIS CHARITY LUNCH IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

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Walking Off The War Within. Share the burden, walk as one to stomp out the stigma. Let's show the men and women who serve our country that we have their backs. Please sign this national petition now. https://prevent-suicide.lifeline.org.au/

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