Go GREEN on 31st January for Mental Health Awareness

by Melanie Allen

Bowls Victoria, in conjuntion with charity partner Bowl For Your Lives, are proud to be promoting Mental Health Awareness Charity Round on 31st January, 2026. Last year, with assistance from AM Sportswear, sixty Victorian clubs ordered the exclusive BV x BFYL charity shirt, and we can’t wait to see them all out on the greens (in fact we’ve already seen a few). Here’s how else clubs can get involved:

  • Wear BFYL official merch or the exclusive BFYL x Club Shirts; 𝗒π—₯
  • Just π—šπ—’ π—šπ—₯π—˜π—˜π—‘! Think shoelaces, socks, zinc, hairspray, maybe a tutu or two!

Want to raise funds on the day? Here are some ideas...

🟒 Print out the poster below and display in your clubhouse

🟒 Collect gold coins / donations for wearing green (or fine people for not going all out)

🟒 Donate your ‘GREEN FEES’

🟒 Sausage sizzles, raffles, fines, etc

🟒 ‘Shout a drink’ in the form of a donation – have your club set up a donation box

How to donate:

  • Clubs can collect donations from members or visitors and BV can collect those donations on behalf of clubs.
  • Donations can be made at any time from now until 15th February, 2026, and will be presented to BFYL later in February.
  • Individual donations can be made at any time.
  • Scan the QR code on the poster, or visit the link below to donate. Use one of the set amounts or select the grey $0.00 box to enter a custom donation amount.

Stay tuned for a special announcement from BFYL coming soon πŸ€—

We hope many Victorian clubs support this initiative on 31st January.

𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘…π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑒 π‘’π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘› 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑔𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΊπ‘œ πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘›!