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THE Bendigo Bank is one of many local businesses throwing their support behind Sunday's Suicide Prevention Awareness Network walk.
Staff members at the bank's Pall Mall branch went green on Friday to promote the walk.
Workers swapped their uniforms for bright t-shirts featuring the event's logo.
Bendigo Bank has supported the walk since its inception in 2012.
Pall Mall branch manager Rebecca Gray said the bank was proud to help out such a worthy cause.
"We've been working in conjunction with SPAN for the last four years," she said.
"We're looking forward to the walk on Sunday and getting out and showing our support," she said.
We're looking forward to the walk on Sunday and getting out and showing our support.
- Rebecca Gray
Five staff members from the Pall Mall branch will participate in the walk.
Ms Gray said the shirts generated interest in the walk by bank clients.
"We've had people all day asking about the shirts and wanting information about SPAN," she said.
Bendigo Bank also donated $1000 to the cause.
Event organiser Alannah McGregor said the final preparations were being made ahead of the big event.
"We're just running around picking up the last few things and then we'll be ready to go for Sunday," she said.
The bank is just one of a host of local businesses to get behind SPAN.
Butcher Mark Kemp has donated sausages to feed hungry walkers after the event.
IGA Long Gully has pitched in by supplying bread and onions at cost price.
MCG Airconditioning and Refrigeration will provide a free refrigerated trailer.
The barbecue will be manned by volunteers from the Catholic College Bendigo.
Chris, Paul and Eliza DeAraugo will entertain punters.
Stickers promoting the event have been provided by Arvee Screen Printing at cost price.
The Black Dog Ride will run a one-day motorcycle ride in conjunction with the SPAN walk.
Riders will depart from Bendigo at 11am and arrive in Rushworth at 3pm.
About 600 people are expected to take part in the awareness-raising walk.
For more details about the walk, visit the Bendigo Suicide Prevention Awareness walk Facebook page.
The SPAN walk starts at 11am at the Dai Gum San precinct in Bridge Street.
