The Links Foundation

The Links Foundation began with a group of friends and a heartbreaking loss. In memory of our much-loved friend Megan Coleman, who tragically passed away due to mental illness, we came together with a shared goal: to normalise conversations about mental health and to put real support behind the people and families who are doing it tough.

We chose golf as our way of doing it. It gets people outside and talking, and they give generously without it ever feeling like a fundraiser. Our first golf day raised more than $35,000 for I Am Hope. Since then the event has grown into one of the highlights of the Canterbury golf calendar, and together we’ve raised over $131,000 for mental health initiatives.

This year we’re backing three organisations doing work that matters:

Mitey is the Sir John Kirwan Foundation’s programme, building mental health skills in New Zealand schools.

The To Be Foundation runs a six-week mental wellbeing programme for school sports teams.

Lads Without Labels was founded in Canterbury. It funds free counselling and runs Run72.

Every dollar raised helps make sure no individual or family walks this road alone. Thank you for being part of it. Please support us and be part of the change.