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Our vision is to

  • Help young people in our community find hope and purpose by spreading kindness and love in Lachie’s name.

  • Provide support financially underprivileged local families to pay for extracurricular sporting activities, boots, sport uniforms, driving lessons, school camps, books and school uniforms.

  • Provide support for individuals and families with financial support to improve their lives and let them know somebody cares.

  • Raise funds to support the Amber Community to provide counselling and support to road trauma victims.

  • Promote road safety and driver education programmes and instil the importance of the personal responsibility we have as drivers, so that no other family has to endure such an enormous devastating loss. 

  • Create a community of support for people living with grief and trauma.

  • Promote the Kindness Week program in local primary schools to create a community of care and compassion.

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Ideas for getting involved

Sign up for future Lachie’s Walks

Make a donation through the website

Do random acts of kindness in Lachie's memory

Your organisation could raise funds and awareness by having a wear red day, sausage sizzle, kindness day. 

How can you help? 

We are always looking for new and exciting opportunities and to connect with other organisations.
Please get in touch if you would like to be involved.

SAVE THE DATE

Lachie's Walk 2025 - Sunday 10th August 2025

Examples of some community events that have been held

  • Mentone Primary School Kindness Week

    In August 2024 Mentone Primary School held Kindness Week in memory of Lachie who was a past student and had been School Captain in 2017. He is remembered at the school for his kind and caring nature and being an amazing leader. Kindness Week finished with the school holding it's own 'Lachie's Walk' in the local area and community BBQ to raise awareness for the Lachlan McLaren Foundation and spread his spirit of kindness in our community.

  • Mentone Grammar Sausage sizzle raised $4600

    In August 2024 the Mentone Grammar Social Service team organised Wear Red Day to honour and remember Lachie as their past student and to create awareness and support Lachie's Foundation. Students and staff donated a gold coin to wear red for the day and a sausage sizzle was held at lunchtime. Collectively they raised $4600 for the Lachlan McLaren Foundation.

  • St Bedes Mentone Tigers Football Club Footy Club

    In August 2024 St Bedes Mentone Tigers Football Club Footy Club held a red armband round to create awareness and raise funds for Lachie's Foundation.

  • Pay it forward campaign

    The Lachlan McLaren Foundation has prepaid for coffees at providing locals cafes Station Stop and Parkers Cafe these can be paid forward to those experiencing hardship.

Please get in touch if you would like to be involved.