Mr HCB 2025 fundraising efforts with various Australia Organisations

Image: Mr. Harbour City Bear 2025 wearing Kris Bee Bacon clothing. Photography by: E.F.P Photography.

What do you get when Mr HCB 2025 + KBB + HCB Committee + batyr + E.F.P. Photography work together? You get the perfect collaboration for some fabulous Bear Beachwear for a charitable cause this summer!

Jono Metzl (Mr Harbour City 2025) is fundraising for the charity, batyr, an Australian organisation focused on empowering young people with the skills and confidence to look after their mental health before a crisis. They help youths by encouraging early intervention and breaking stigma through honest conversations.

What are Jono’s Fundraising efforts?

Kris Bee Bacon:

Images above: Jono meeting with Kris Bee Bacon Head, Daniel Beniston

Jono has chosen to fundraise with Kris Bee Bacon, a local Sydney clothing store that supports making sexy clothing for bears and plus-sized men. They are licensed by Australian-made Campaign Limited (many items are 100% made in Australia), use 100% plastic-free packaging, and offer free worldwide shipping for orders over $120 AUD. Every pre-order contributes directly to raising funds for batyr, helping support young people across Australia and reinforcing the message that mental health matters. Sizes are genuinely inclusive, with swimwear and shorts available from Small to 6XL, and Tees and Tanks up to 8XL. If you need something outside these ranges, please reach out to the team at Kris Bee Bacon. They are very approachable and accommodating. The fundraising clothing is designed to be not too long, not too short, just right.

Image: the three fundraising products on KrisBee Bacon’s website – collab with HCB, batyr and Jonos.

—->Direct link to Krisbees Swimwear – Harbour City Bears: Click here.

—–>Direct link to Goldilocks Bear Swim Shorts – Harbour City Bears: Click here.

—–>Direct link to Harbour City Bears proudly supporting batyr Tee and Tank: Click here.

Images above: photographs taken by Evan from E.F.P Photography with Jono wearing the sexy clothing.

Splash the Stigma:

Image above: the front page of the fundraising profile of Jono on Splash the Stigma.

Jono is also making a splash against Stigma by swimming in various locations. So far, he has done Bondi Icebergs (Sydney, AUS), St Kilda Pool (Melbourne, AUS), Boyd Charlton Pool (Sydney, AUS), and Karanga Plaza Pool (Auckland, NZ). All funds raised through Splash the Stigma will go to batyr to provide life-changing mental health education for young people in schools and universities across Australia.

Every donation of $2 or more is tax-deductible, and he would appreciate your support! Jono’s goal is to reach $ 1,000AUD, so let’s help him out.

Picture above: Jono during the Auckland swim.

Social Media Posts:

Here are some of the social media posts from Jono.

4th Image: Jono reposting @robgoddardofficial comments about Jono’s efforts.

Website Links:

HCB’s general website: Click here.

Kris Bee Bacon’s general website: Click here.

Kris Bee Bacon’s special collaboration project with Jono – Click here.

batyr’s general website: Click here. E.F.P Photography’s general website: Click here.

Splash the Stigma general website: Click here.

Splash the Stigma – Mr Harbour City Bear 2025: Click here.

BWM interview article with Jonos last year: Click here.

BWM article on Kris Bee Bacon: Click here.

BWM article on the HCB’s BE30 event: Click here.

Special Thanks:

I would like to thank the following people for their assistance with the production of this article:

>Mister HCB 2025 – John (Jono) Metzl: for entrusting me to produce an article exclusively on BWM.

>Kris Bee Bacon Head – Daniel Beniston: for being part of the journey to help Jonos and BWM.

>BWM Co-Founder – Richard Jones: for being part of the journey to help Jonos and me.

>Harbour City Bears Committee, including Scott Ridley (President) and Ryan Adams (Vice-President): for being part of the journey to help Jonos, and for assisting me with editing the article to perfection.

>batyr (Charity) Head – Daisy Owen: for being part of the journey to help Jonos.

>E.F.P Photography Head – Evan: for being part of the journey to help Jonos.