#SPARKTHATCHAT
Our goal is to save lives and promote mental health well-being by creating opportunities and spaces that support open, vulnerable conversations, fostering connections and resilience among individuals in the community.
ALL PROFITS DONATED TO SUPPORT LONG-lasting MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS.
Encouraging others to Spark That Chat can save a life immediately. To fuel our mission and create more awareness, we fundraise by selling our limited edition, Spark That Chat apparel collection available for the month of March, of which 100% of the profits are donated to the cause. We work alongside the mental health foundation of NZ with the aim to ultimately reduce suicide rates and help the wellbeing of our community.
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#SPARKTHATCHAT CHALLENGE!
For the month of March, our social media platforms are solely dedicated to sparking those chats, by sharing advice from mental health professionals, positive stories that encourage people to look out for one another, light-hearted but relatable entertainment that boosts morale and brings people together, as well as an interactive, practical way to care for your mental health with our #sparkthatchat challenge.
Get involved! We’re encouraging you to do something that benefits your mental well-being every day, and by posting it to social media with the hashtag #sparkthatchat, you can inspire someone else to give the same activity a go!
Our TRUSTEES
STEVE SMITH
Enterprise Advisor
“My lack of hair and hipster stubble beard means I can hang out with Jack and be a Yah! I simply want to support this young man in his mission to encourage young people to spark that chat and make looking after their mental health cool.”
New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the OECD.
WARREN brown
Enterprise Partner/PR
“I’ve been supporting people managing the grief of losing a loved on for 12 years and understand the importance of providing those spaces for people to talk and be heard. Spark that chat aligns so well with the ethos of what we do and I look forward to spreading the message throughout our communities.”
EMMA TALBOT
Financial Guru
We’re very lucky to have chartered accountant, Emma, on our team. Emma’s involvement in both the corporate and rural community and passion for helping others, makes her a priceless member in our mission to create long lasting relationships with supporting businesses and overall, better mental health.
GRAEME JENSEN
Rural Business advisor
“I bring a simple, common sense approach to mental wellbeing with the inclusion of family and friends in my personal life and have seen the impacts of mental health in the rural sector. Spark that chat is real and relevant to everyone.”
SAM MICHAU
Professional mental health educator
“I have a keen interest in highlighting and promoting the need for connection between people that leads to better mental health. The spark that chat values, align perfectly with my personal experiences and passions.”
JACK JENSEN
Chief frother/founder
“I founded spark that chat after losing multiple friends to suicide, and it manifested into a passion to help people and stop others having to face the same grief. I’m super passionate about using my creativity, connections and personal wellbeing practices to create spaces and resources to help others.”
SPARK THAT CHAT FOUNDATIONS
#sparkthatchat fundraisers
These legends have all been impacted by the effects and losses that come with poor mental health. so In order to make a change, they’ve accomplished incredible challenges to raise money for #sparkthatchat.
HEAVY BREATHERS
These dunedin & wellington legends raised an astonishing $107,437 for spark that chat by training for and completing the dunedin marathon.
STC Mountain Bike team
Kirsty and max are doing their part to spread mental health awareness and leading my example by staying physical and smashing MTB races around AUS & NZ.
CHRIS EASTON & BROs
These guys are rowing for 24hrs straight and keeping the conversation open to help others struggling with tough times. legends!
MSFT POLLEN X ROVA DNB MIX
Kiwi Dnb djs raised $1,420 by creating a space for dnb fans to come together and #sparkthatchat.
Beaver HOLLAND
This legend used his platform to raise awareness and a whopping $10,613 during ‘movember’ by running 300km around nz.
LOGAN JONES
logan raised an incredible $1,660 for spark that chat by shaving off his ginger locks, but most importantly continues to encourage others to spark that chat.
A huge thank you to each and every one of our generous supporters. from individuals, to groups, whanau and businesses.
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