Hundreds of people gathered at Wests Leagues Club in Walkerston on Sunday for the Mackay Sugar Run For MI Life, held in honour of brother, uncle and friend Matthew Ivory, who sadly died by suicide on October 19, 2012.
Since the first run in 2014, Run For MI Life has spread to three locations, seen thousands of people run and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to inspire people to seek help and support when it's needed.
A large focus of Run For MI Life is to ensure that the SafeTALK course is able to be offered for free within the communities that run, to make them suicide safe.
“Matt was a fun-loving, kind-hearted person who enjoyed a joke and relished making others laugh,” said event organisers.
“His death was both unexpected and devastating to those who knew him.
“We, as his family, intend on using his name to change the perception of depression and suicide in our community and take away the negative stigma attached.”
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