MRC Dip for Mental Health
Many staff, students and parents attended our first ever Dip for Mental Health on a fresh Friday morning, with a balmy 5 degrees at 7am! The participants braved 10 minutes in an ice-cold lake with many shivers, laughs, nerves, some deep breathing, a few screams and counting down the minutes while in the water. And they coped with the challenge!
We know over the last couple of years our community and the world have navigated many challenges, with research proving that mental health among all ages has been impacted significantly. We wanted to do something a little different, fun; to add a social element to an initiative that would include the whole community. It is a known fact that cold water therapy has many physical and emotional benefits and can work as a good strategy to improve mental health. With this in mind, we decided to utilise our fantastic resource Lake Bullen Merri and take the dip!
The participants were rewarded by a hot breakfast cooked by the VCAL team and the students from our Year 10 subject ‘$20 Boss’. A raffle for some wonderful prizes also added fun to the morning. Thank you to the VCAL class for organising and congratulations to the winners:
- Mrs Jo Roberts – Excuse Me voucher
- Mrs Danae Fraser – Terang Country Bakery voucher
- Biannca N – Blue Wren voucher
Well done to everyone involved in dipping, cooking, donating, and helping! It was a fantastic morning and we look forward to making MRC Dip for Mental Health an annual event. We would love for it to grow bigger every year!
All proceeds from the event will go towards a local mental health organisation to be announced by VCAL later this week.
