Meet Maxie. For the past three years Maxie has been volunteering his time and money to capture the memorable moments had by guests at mental health-related fundraising events on his trusty polaroid camera.

A passionate advocate for mental health, it brings him joy to make people happy and to give the guests their photos as a nice keepsake. According to him, ‘Everyone thinks the photos are AWESOME!’.

In his own words, Maxie says, ‘I like doing something meaningful in my spare time. I spend my money on the film and entertain the guests. I think mental health is important because it's not talked about enough and your mood can affect a lot of things like your health, your immune system, your ability to think, your sleep’.

The grant funds will allow Maxie to double the number of events he can take photos at, in the next two years.