peter mahoney

I'm fundraising for...Bravehearts

I'm taking part in Australia's mightiest ultra-marathon challenge - Bravehearts 777 Marathon.  This means I will run 7 Marathons in 7 States in 7 Days to raise funds for the prevention of child sexual abuse. 

My Name is Peter Mahoney and I’m 63 years old. Many times I tried to begin this. The secret carried since childhood drives me now. My father was a very violent abusive alcoholic, along with the violence shared by my mother and siblings, unfortunately for me there was more. I’m stating this not for sympathy it’s just the facts and leads into why I’m so very keen to support Bravehearts.  I was so very lucky to have an amazingly strong loving mum who got us kids through those years but the there was no support, no one outside our home knew. That’s why the school programs delivered by Bravehearts to me are so very important. If kids can be shown its ok to speak to empower them not to be victims we can change the futures of not only the kids, but entire families. Again this is not about sympathy or looking back. 

I’m the luckiest man in the world, I know too many here in Ballarat who couldn’t carry the burden and taken their own lives but here I am having been father and then a single dad to five kids since they were aged 11 to 17, two boys and three girls. Now my youngest is 31yr and I have twelve magnificent grandchildren. 

They are proud that I’m doing the 777 again and so yes I can run, that’s the easy part. The hard part is asking for financial support. There is so many worthy causes out there, you can’t get behind all of them. I very much understand that and only ask for your consideration here to help me get behind Bravehearts and help protect the most precious in our community, the kids.
 

So when people ask me why, my answer is quite simple. If we can help even one child it’s all been so worth it.

Please help me meet my fundraising goal by donating online today.