This month DadLAN hosted another huge event in 10 locations across Australia: Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Central Coast NSW, Fraser Coast QLD, Bundaberg, Wollongong, Canberra.
Next month we are booting up: Hobart & Gold Coast (and maybe more!)
The Central Coast subnet almost didn’t happen this month because wind knocked out the power supply to the Spark CC venue! Not to be deterred, our subnet organiser and the venue provider got a diesel generator and Starlink connection going. Tremendous effort!
Thank you to our sponsors!
We continue to be humbled by the extraordinary support our sponsors provide; from catering to venue hire, to equipment, and more. Thank you from all of us – you are helping us grow and flourish in our goal to improve mental health and support for Dads across the country.
Catering
We also have a raft of big news and announcements:
Statistics
At its core DadLAN cares deeply about data both in the wider mental health space and making sure to capture good and actionable data from events so that we know what is working and what isn’t. We have established a new internal research team and we are delighted to be able to collate these key statistics so far:
DadLAN Pushup Challenge
Andrew in Queensland ran a successful pushup challenge, raising $1260 for Headspace. Congratulations to all involved!
DadLAN MaxHealth
Each quarter DadLAN will run a competition for each subnet to encourage its participants to do the health thing they know they should do, but don’t. After all, you can’t have mental health without physical health.
This quarter we are focusing on Skin Checks. The subnet with the highest percentage of Dads who complete a skin check this quarter will get a trophy and a mystery box.
We encourage each subnet to engage in light competition and social pressure in order to win 🙂
Merchandise
We now have hoodies available to buy in our shop – perfect for winter!
