I'm fundraising for a great cause!

My name is Ana! Living in NSW/ Sydney, the reason why I want to share my story is for a while I thought it was a weakness but as I have shared them to my loved ones , it came to be it isn't a weakness. It is my strength to show others that with talking you aren't alone!
R U OK? Day is such a great charity to raise funds for Suicidal Awareness. If you know me or are reading this and wondering where my story is going, I am a bright, friendly person. Always wanting to help others, always wanting to make people smile and happy. But as I was growing up I experienced some dark areas which sent my mind set into a dark tunnel which made me think to end my life.
It triggered not long ago, when I was getting bullied in the workplace in 2018. My mind always wondered why would someone say or do something to me when I have done nothing to them. But unfortunately there are people out there that wanted to bring me down, while people around me said it's just them not you. My brain thought otherwise. While my brain was triggered and I was going down my dark path, I reached out to R U OK and other resources to get me through my tough time.
I was always scared of medication, I always wanted to do it naturally and on my own but what I found over the past couple of years reaching out to doctors, family, friends and colleges they helped me to get the real Ana 'Avocado' back on track.
I really couldn't do this journey without R U OKAY Association, family, friends, work colleagues and doctor. I am Ana 'Avocado' 2.0 ready for action and ready to make a change.
Recently I lost a dear friend of mine who lost her battle with cancer. One of her amazing views on life was taking any chances that are thrown at her and living in the now... pretty much YOLO (You only live once). One thing even before her battle with cancer, she was someone who was incredibly positive, such a vision that when she put her mind into something she made such a difference.
While she was on her cancer journey she created a foundation to raise awareness for the rare cancer she had. She founded a page where she shared her journey and reached out to others who had the same journey and ensured them that they weren't alone. A simple question she asked made such a difference.
She was such an inspiration in my life, that made me think I can do the same with my journey and spread the word to people around me, and in my community to let them know they are not alone and one simple conversation can change their life. We all experience a dark traumatic time in our life or know a loved one who is going through it. If we stand together we can make a difference and help others around us through their tough journey.
Welcome to my journey to raise money for Suicidal Awareness, we have an event coming up. We are waiting to finalize details, before sending any further information. If you are interested in coming along. Please let me know so we can send you an invitation.
Please help me share the word and help me get to my goal of $25,000.
Thank you all for reading my story. Hope that together we can stand and come together to raise money for such a great cause.
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PROUD TO ANNOUNCE SOME AMAZING VENDORS 💛✨
Wednesday 19th JulShare@avocadoana_ Proud to annouce the following Vendors who is jumling on board on this amazing event. ✨💛 #ruok #ruokday #ruokday2023 #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #fyp
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Happy Monday - 19th June
Monday 19th Jun Good Morning Everyone!!Thank you to my Sponsors

$3.24k
Oz Locks Pty Ltd

$1.9k
Ana Maria Acevedo
Nooshi

$1.8k
Ana Maria Acevedo
Jemma & Lang

$1.62k
Ron And Dst

$1.5k
Ana Maria Acevedo
Jodie Prize

$1k
Cj Murphy Group Of Companies - All Pavement Solutions
Please email me a receipt as discussed.

$1k
Ana Maria Acevedo

$564.55
Romalka Gamage
Gin auction

$553
Peter

$486
Ana Maria Acevedo

$401
Alissa Childs

$376
Kylie Barry

$316.50
Rochelle Turner
You’re the best

$263.75
Constanza Acevedo
tequila pack

$211
Romalka Gamage

$201
Ana Maria Acevedo
Rochelle & Charles

$168.80
Ron Amodeo

$137.15
Kate Taylor
Well done on fab event

$137.15
Christian Acevedo

$126.60
Roger Wheelahan

$105.50
Richard Galayini
Amazing Initiative. Thanks to all involved

$105.50
Rose Garofano
A worthy and critical cause - love you!

$105.50
Craig Burney
You’re the best!

$105.50
Dee Nand

$105.50
Nock

$105.50
Yo Francisca

$105.50
Dean Johnston
You are doing a great job for a great cause

$105.50
Noshi Badshah

$105.50
Thomas Rogers

$105.50
Yanina Acevedo
Thank you Anita

$105.50
Craig Burney
Congrats on being amazing Going to love that meat tray that Connie didn’t get!

$105.50
Nathan Ndeira
Raffle tickets booklet

$105.50
Jordan

$105.50
Ashish Kapur

$105.50
Laura Mcleod
Great cause Ana! xx

$105.50
William Herron
You are incredible Ana. Thank you for everything you do.

$105.50
Kim Grinham
I hope you have a great night. You are doing a amazing job.

$105.50
Tim Ricketts
Great work Ana on being part of a solution. Your story gives others the courage to be vulnerable with theirs…

$101
Luke Gonzalez

$101
Jet Clayton

$101
Bray

$100
C & K Ortiz
As always I love your work

$100
Cara Harris

$100
Jfoie Klopf

$100
Monique Loveridge

$52.75
Helen Mo

$52.75
Marc
Sorry I couldn’t make it tonight. Hope you have a wonderful and successful night.

$52.75
Scott Eames

$52.75
Scott Wing

$52.75
Phil Fournier
Hey Ana, you are one of the most positive, energetic and generous person I have ever worked with. It is a pleasure to see you in the office every week honestly. Sharing your story must have been incredibly hard and you can be super proud of yourself. Raising awareness around this issue, which not often talked about openly, is a massive achievement. Well done !

$51
Ben James

$51
Courtney Hurworth

$50
Alok Vaidya

$50
Nasta Fajloun
Great cause!

$50
Belinda Phillips

$50
Paul Stewart
Go Ana! Great job with what you are doing. Hope the dinner goes really well on Saturday. Best wishes, Paul.

$45
Anneliese Northcott

$40
Daniel Kochanowicz

$31.65
Alicia Galea

$31.65
James Robert Macmahon
Anna is a superstar

$31.65
Wayne Maher

$26.38
Kim Pratt
Ana, good luck with great event. Lots of love Kim x

$26
Amelia Seeto And Family
can’t make it but you’re doing a wonderful thing!!!

$25
Fernando Koch

$25
Yasmin

$25
Melissa V

$21.10
James Gardner

$21.10
Andrew Harley

$21.10
Charles Hanna

$21.10
Cory Day

$21.10
Alan O’shaughnessy

$21.10
Stephanie Acevedo

$21.10
Desiree Rudd

$21.10
Emma Dimento

$21
Jennifer Welsh
Well done Ana, I’m sure you will reach your goal!

$21
Cass

$21
Diane Nash

$20
Michelle Lawson

$15
Kirsty Beck

$11
Nasta Fajloun

$11
Shyamala Nallainathan
Ana Avocado RU OK?

$11
Ellie Doroudian

$11
Diane Nash

$11
Monika Longworth

$10.55
James Hepworth

$10.55
Serna Gigante

$10.55
Nic Moog

$10.55
Kath Gray

$10.55
Natalia Milicevic

$10.55
Michael Trang

$10.55
Peter O’sullivan

$10.55
Rinita Dasani

$10.55
Peter O’sullivan

$10.55
Aafia Kamal

$10.55
Stephanie Acevedo

$10.55
Christian Acevedo

$10.55
Emily Hill

$10.55
Corinn Tarrant

$10.55
Shiela Agulto

$10.55
Jose Fajardo

$10.55
Monica Murray

$10.55
Doug Noonan

$10.55
John Lam

$10.55
Natalia Milicevic

$10.55
Frances Tavakoli

$10.55
Grace Newcombe

$10.55
Sherrie Pace

$10.55
Garth Barker

$10.55
Emily Carpenter

$10.55
Ravi Ranjan

$10.55
Anita Bragg

$10.55
Daksha Lakha

$10.55
Sarah Jones

$10.55
Fiona Diamond

$10.55
Liliana Taleski

$10.55
Ashley Coelho

$10.55
Kristine Scott

$10.55
Mana De Bono
0404172248

$10.55
Aine Corbett

$10.50
Philip Kenneth Lowe

$10.50
Jarrod Vest

$10.40
Alexandra Scordino

$10
Sathish Sadasivam

$10
Saravanakumar Poovendran

$10
Balaswathi Karthikeyan

$6
Siby Abraham Mathew

$5.28
Lilia Soeda

$5.28
Anne Herrera

$5.28
Khadar Basha Shaik

$5.28
Sekhar Ganpathy

$5.28
Kate Ciantar

$5.28
Barsha Shrestha

$5.28
Mehdi Mostag

$5.28
Chloe Small

$5.25
Vani Indla

$5