THE FUND
Why We Raise Money
Why We Raise Money
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With the recent suicides at Dartmouth, we are more motivated than ever to tackle this issue at Dartmouth and around the world. As a first step, we've created the Omondi Obura Fund for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention at Dartmouth. This fund directly supports Dartmouth's Campus Connect Initiative, a mental health awareness, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention initiative committed to three main goals:
Promote a caring and inclusive community in which the stigma associated with mental health problems is reduced.
Train members of the Dartmouth community to recognize students at potential risk and refer them to appropriate services.
Provide educational programs and disseminate informational materials related to wellness, health promotion, and suicide prevention.
Here's Exactly Where Your Support Goes
Contributions directly power evidence-based mental health and crisis intervention training across the Dartmouth campus. The Peak Bag team is 100% volunteer, so 100% of your funds go to fund two proven programs at Dartmouth, with ripple effects across society as awareness grows.
Campus Connect Suicide Prevention Training: Our primary funded initiative—an intensive, evidence-based program recognized on the Best Practice Registry by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It equips faculty, staff, and student leaders with concrete skills to recognize early warning signs of suicide, intervene effectively, and connect students in crisis to life-saving campus resources.
Creating a Culture of Care: A foundational, introductory workshop that teaches the broader campus community how to spot everyday signs of distress, reach out with empathy and confidence, and connect someone struggling to professional support.
Together, these programs build a continuous safety net—ensuring that whenever a student is struggling, their colleague knows exactly how to step in.
Amazing (You Are)
Thanks to the generosity of early donors, the Obura Fund is now a permanent endowment at Dartmouth. Your generosity has helped and will help ensure that at least one community (students, faculty, alumni, parents, and administrators) will be better equipped to recognize the critical signs of mental illness and to help afflicted students get the support they need. Thank you.
Now, Let's Keep Going!
With the principal of the Fund at $400,000 and the dividend paid out to Campus Connect at 4%, our goal is to grow the principal to $550,000 -- and finally to $1,000,000 -- to ensure the ongoing success and sustainability of Campus Connect. If you would like to contribute directly to the Fund, please click the button below.
Other Ways to Support
There are several ways to help raise awareness and funds for mental health initiatives within our community and spark meaningful conversations around mental health. Click on multiply below to find out more, and also visit bag swag to purchase Peak Bag gear. All proceeds go to the Omondi Obura Fund for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
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