A beautiful boy with a beautiful soul, a beautiful heart and a beautiful smile.
According to the British Psychological Society, male suicide is a “silent pandemic”. Despite the high incidence and level of contribution to men’s mortality, it is the lack of public awareness that makes this epidemic so silent.
Oli was 16 years old when he took his own life in 2018 and his mum Michelle was one of the 135 people affected. She set up The Oli Leigh Trust in his memory, in order to help reduce suicide rates amongst teenagers and young adults.
"I still find it hard knowing that this is real and that this is forever. I can’t believe that I will never be able to kiss him and hold him and tell him I love him. The loss I feel is with me every moment of the day. I don’t want anyone else to feel like this." Michelle Leigh
"I still find it hard knowing that this is real and that this is forever. I can’t believe that I will never be able to kiss him and hold him and tell him I love him. The loss I feel is with me every moment of the day. I don’t want anyone else to feel like this." Michelle Leigh
What we do
The Oli Leigh Trust has been set up by Oli's mum to help various charities around the country to reduce the rates of teenage suicide and self harm by offering training, education and support. We all have a responsibility and we all have a sense of duty to provide our children with a future.
How we help
We are constantly speaking to various charities and not-for-profit organisations about ways in which we can assist them by providing much needed funds. Funds are awarded through a careful tender process which takes place annually. This process provides the Trustees with a basis to choose the most appropriate charities to support by way of a grant and ensures that we remain true to our commitment. To find out more about this year’s grant application process or who we have supported so far please click here.
Fundraising
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In order to raise the much-needed funds to be able to make the grants to our chosen charities, the Trust runs various fundraising events and campaigns. It also relies on the generous support it receives from its ambassador, partners and patrons.
Our next event is a football tournament to be held on 18 July 2021 at Rowley Lane in Arkley. For more information including how to register a team for the tournament please click here. |
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