Run72 - Thank you
March 10, 2023
lads without labels
Lads Without Labels is a for students by students mental health and wellbeing charity operating in the Canterbury region.
We started because we saw a gap: lads needed a place to talk, connect, and feel safe. We exist to break the labels and create those safe spaces.
We're for all lads, and we're committed to changing the conversation. We know getting help can feel impossible, and our mission is to make that first step feel less like a battle, and more like reaching out to a mate.
Our PURPOSE
Our club was first launched in 2020, with student Sam Mclean as president.
“I wanted to start this club because I know how difficult mental health can be. I wanted to help create a community that brings people together and opens up more conversations about mental health.”
The first UCSA club day we attended had a massive turn out with over 500 students signing up to support our kaupapa. From here the support and the community we aimed to create has just grown. Enabling us to run over 25 events and initiatives since 2020 including; Run72, The Artist Collective, Cocktails for Change w/ guests Steve Hanson and Jazz Thornton, Flat Chats, Ugly Boys Running Club and many more.
Our dedicated team
OUR APPROACH
Both a bridge and support network
We operate as an informal community service, powered by a team of dedicated executive members. Our low-key, student-led structure allows us to focus directly on the needs of our community.
We recognize the importance of self-care and community services being available for everyone without discrimination. Lads Without Labels sets out to be both a bridge and a support network to ensure all lads have the opportunities to connect, grow, and support their mental wellbeing in a non-judgemental space.
WHY IT WORKS
Holding our student members at our centre
We pursue initiatives that create relaxed and supportive environments, encouraging uplifting conversations and yielding tangible change, where we hold our student members at our centre by catering to their lifestyles, unique struggles, and hobbies.
Our unique approach to care is driven by our belief that changing the nature in which we address the problem holds the solution. In our endeavours, we recognise mental health is not a battle beaten alone. Uniting our hāpori strengthens our mission, as we embrace all those who share the passion for breaking the stigma.
Our dedicated team
CORE Values
The following core values are upheld across all Lads Without Labels’ Events, Campaigns, and Programs:
Authenticity
Seek out an authentic approach, for students, by students, where operations empathise with the unique struggles the student body experience.
Approachability
Upholding an approachable, inclusive and diverse wellbeing culture on campus, founded on two-way relationships between LWL and its community.
Alliance
Strengthening relationships through shared experiences, celebrating a sense of belonging across all our doings.
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We love connecting with our community. Whether you have a question, would like to support what we do or just want to know a bit more; feel free to flick us through a message and we’d be happy to chat!
