Sam Grigg

Where are you from?

Born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula. Have lived in Somerville for all my life.

When did you join CC?

I joined Chasing Change in the beginning of 2019 after being involved in the organisation turned into Chasing Change since high school.

Why did you join CC & what you hope to achieve?

I was involved with Kayla (one of the founding members of Chasing Change) in another charity that she created when we were in high school. After a year or two break from being involved with not for profits I decided to get involved again.

I am incredibly passionate about the area of suicide prevention and mental health.

I hope to help Chasing Change transition into fully fledge organisation who are financially sustainable in order to create meaningful and impactful change in our local communities.

Tell us your favourite food

Pizza. No question about it.

What is your spirit animal & why?

Hmm, I have always liked Mountain Goat’s. They fear nothing and traverse some of the most difficult terrains in the world with the utmost confidence and optimism. I like this outlook and attitude on life.

Or maybe it is dolphins – no good reason except they’re pretty cool.

What gives you hope or what is your mantra/life motto?

People give me hope. Sometimes its hard to see the good in the world but you can always find people doing awesome things if you look hard enough.

My life mantra is:

“It is better to trust and be deceived, than to suspect and be wrong”