Damian will be supporting the following charities through all of his business endeavours. Both financially and through developing and delivering support sessions for serving military personnel and to veterans.
Damian has already had a fair amount of experience when it comes to organising and taking part in inspirational, and what are to most, impossible challenges.
The Gumpathon
A 3530 miles (5680kms) running relay across America (NYC to LA), raising money for 3 veterans charities
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10 September - 11 November 2010
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Originally a relay event where 4 men would run from NYC to LA, USA .
Just 7 few weeks out, Damian snapped his Achilles and although unable to run, decided to complete his portion of the event on a hand cycle.
Each athlete was expected to run up to a marathon each day, for 63 days.
Collectively, the funds raised amounted to almost £125,000
World Record, Events and Fundraising
World Record in Brazilian JiuJitsu
On the 23nd/23rd February, 2019, a day after his 48th birthday, Damian established a world record in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by grappling for 24 hours straight, against no less than 230 opponents.
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Damian lost one of his close friends from during his time in the marines to suicide and this inspired him to doing something about it in order to help others.
When asked why he was doing it, he always responded with a simple monologue of 'Because I can, and to show people that even when you're getting beaten down, you can still keep on fighting. I want people to be inspired to keep on fighting, even when life kicks you down'.
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The events livestream was watched by at least 42 countries and Damian was able to raise over $35,000 Australian Dollars for a suicide prevention charity, 'RUOK'.
At the time of this event being stage, this was RUOK's highest grossing single source event outside of their own fundraising efforts.​​​
