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23rd September 2022
10:56am BST

The first 500 participants to register for the challenge will receive a Coldtober Portwest beanie from the fundraiser's sponsor, Portwest Ireland, and you'll also get a delicious Solaris Tea to warm you up after your sea swim.
In 2021, Coldtober went national for the first time, with 490 participants taking on the challenge in 21 different counties. And the funds raised by the public have made a HUGE difference!
In the first 6 months of 2022, Helplink provided the same amount of appointments as they did in the whole year of 2021 - a 100% growth in demand! It also hired 16 new counsellors to keep up with demand for online and offline appointments, as well as a full-time Services Delivery Manager to monitor all of their counselling services.
None of these huge changes would have been possible without the funds raised through Coldtober 2021, showing the huge difference this fundraiser can make to mental health services for children, young people and adults around the country, and for Irish citizens living abroad.
Join Coldtober, Helplink's annual 31-day sea-swimming fundraiser, and raise vital funds for Irish mental health services. Register for Coldtober 2022 HERE.
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