fundraising newsletter: summer 2015

FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
Hello and welcome to our latest edition - time is flying and we’ve been as busy as ever, with new
projects and staff starting for the year ahead...
Since April, Manchester Mind has received generous donations of £9,043. Thanks to everyone who gave to
our charity, helping us double what we thought we could raise this quarter...we’re speechless!
We can’t thank you enough for all your great efforts - from sporty sponsored challenges, comedy nights,
cake bakes, music concerts, quiz nights and standing order donations, we’ve been amazed at the kind help
received. Manchester Mind needs you, so please know how important you are.
Please share this newsletter with friends, family and work colleagues - together we’ll continue working for
better mental health for all.
If you have an idea for a fundraising event, want to nominate us as your charity of the year, regularly
donate or are considering leaving us a gift in your will, let us know: [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks as ever from everyone at Manchester Mind - together we can send a positive message to challenge
stigma and ensure no one faces a mental health problem alone.
Have a good Summer ahead.
Best wishes,
Joanna
www.manchestermind.org
Hello to all our volunteers – as you know, you’re wonderful!
WHY GIVE REGULARLY? Just £3 per month will support our volunteer programmes, help us promote
better mental health to all, and fund essential work – to make a regular pledge, find out more here
Registered Charity 1102058
1
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS...
If you've used our services, please take part in our survey before 31
July HERE ...
Your feedback is confidential, anonymous and will help shape future
services. Thanks for your support.
Join us for the sizzling
Manchester Mind Summer Social BBQ!
Tue 30 June - 1-3pm
Zion Centre Garden, 339 Stretford Road, M15 4ZY
DELICIOUS LUNCH £3.00 - RAFFLE & GAMES
_____________________________________________________________
BBQ hosted by Cafe & YASP volunteers
Harriet Dyer’s pro-comedy storytelling night “Barking
Tales” delivers a powerful punch...opening up mental
health issues, with humour. It’s also in aid of our charity!
______________________________________________
Join us for her next show
with headliner Bethany Black
(Channel 4's Cucumber, Tofu & E4's Banana)
Wed 5 August 7.30pm - tickets £5.50 HERE
-------------------------------------------------------Read about Harriet, watch or listen
Calling all creatives!
This October the "Manchester in Mind" exhibition will
celebrate the diverse and inspiring minds of our city. Submit
your original artwork in aid of Manchester Mind. Download the
design brief HERE - DEADLINE for entries: 31 August
Registered Charity 1102058
2
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
EVENT NEWS - KICK STARTING SUMMER
Thanks to all guests – especially Denise and the Carers Group – at our Spring Social on 14 April. We were
spoiled by treats from Airy Fairy Cupcakes and raised £121.25. Please join us for our Summer BBQ (see
page 2) or our Autumn gathering....
Our blooming marvellous green fingered friends at Chorlton & Friends Gardeners' Group
kindly organised plant sale at Chorlton Library on 20 April and donated £200 – that’s a lot of
plants folks! Thanks to all growers and gardeners for your hard work and support.
Barking Tales is a hilarious new storytelling night, exploring mental health issues with humour.
On 5 May comedian MC Harriet Dyer raised £55.00 and will continue to support us every
month. Join us on 5 August (see page 2), 2 Sept, 7 Oct, 4 Nov, 2 Dec – invites to follow!
Kinky Boot Institute launched their brilliant new comedy show on 8
May. Original, fresh, witty, the night raised £116.28. Thanks again to
Lewis & Rosie...and congratulations on your engagement from us all.
Rabbit Warren Events teased our brains on 13 May with an equal part “silly-serious” pub quiz, raising £102.
Huge thanks (and bon voyage!) to quiz-mistress extraordinaire Kelly Kegan for her ongoing support.
Wooly Mammoth held a Supper Club at Trove on 20 May. Rachael cooked an amazing 3
course meal (Ray Ray’s Kitchen) and Charlotte sold items at her pop-up Knit Shop. Plus raffle
and cake bakes. These women mean business and are unstoppable!
Headspace live music, poetry and comedy night on 21 May donated
£152.00! Sincere thanks to Badly Drawn Boy, Mike Garry, Marvin
Cheeseman, Thick Richard, The New Southern Electrikk, Marivaux & DJs
Martin Holland & Leo B Stanley for a (late) night to remember!
Special thanks to Paul Evans for making it all possible.
Ready to plan your fundraising event?
From summer BBQs to clothes swap party, car
boot sale to ...it all helps! Download our
Fundraising Pack HERE and let us know your
plans - we’ll help you all the way...
Registered Charity 1102058
3
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: 11-17 May
Every year, thousands of mental health organisations across the UK work to raise awareness of wellbeing
issues during MHAW - this year’s theme was “mindfulness.”
Over 7 days we offered free yoga sessions (thanks Andrea Schiblon),
gardening sessions and our latest project “Food for All” launched ‘Pay
What You Can Wednesday’ at The Zion Cafe. People enjoyed a healthy
free lunch, made a donation or gave £3 to buy someone a meal. We also
hosted an info stall at Didsbury Library (thanks Maxine at Didsbury Mind
shop for your hospitality) and encouraged employers to take part in our
mindfulness sessions – great to meet staff at Schoosmiths, Teacup, PPS
Group and Irwin Mitchell - thanks for all your positive feedback.
You can still download free employer resources from Mind, including legal
guides for employees; Wellness Actions Plans (WAPs), employer guides &
toolkits and huge range of booklets on mental health issues. Time to
Change also post free printed employer resources to your office at no cost.
AND....once again cafes and shops across the city to entered a traders’ competition to promote MHAW by
displaying our poster and selling a product/service in aid of our charity. Kind hearted traders included
Airy Fairy Cupcakes; Appleby’s Hearty English Refreshment; Giddy Goats; Ginger’s Comfort Emporium;
Goodstock (Woolly Mammoth’s handmade items); Love Juice; Left Media; Northern Flowers; Teacup;
Urban Angels...our sincere thanks. Thanks also to Gusto Didsbury (raffle prize) & Flower Lounge (donation
tin).
In just 7 days £1,663.09 was donated and hundreds of people saw our poster.
The winner of “best staff team” was Teacup (£155.00), followed by Left Media £123.40.
Thanks for your amazing support during Mental Health Awareness Week 2015
Registered Charity 1102058
4
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
MANCHESTER TRADERS
MANCHESTER MIND
Registered Charity 1102058
5
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
SPONSORED CHAMPIONS
Where would we be without our inspiring runners, swimmers, walkers, climbers and cyclists?
THANK YOU...Ryan Caul at Moon Rise Run 18 April, Ayse Ince in South Africa 4 April; Caroline Arthur @
Paris Marathon 12 April; Emma Perrin & Rebecca Coxon @ Greater Manchester Marathon 19 April; Carla
Parr @ Living Below the Line 27 April – 1 May; Andrew Mottershead; Nathan Millar, Rachel Solomon,
Emma Pond, Jonathan Stockton, Kate Feld, Ayse Ince, Faisal Khan, Beth Wright, Karen Hesketh, Rachel Hall
& Charlotte Dillion @ Greater Manchester Run 10 May; Catherine Fleming & Rachel Roberts @ Derwent
Island 1500m 17 May, Gareth Suri @ London-Brighton 100km walk 6 June; Lindsay Clayton @ Four Peaks
Challenge 12 June; our very own Freyja Marshall with Davie & Linny @ RIDE IT Cheshire Sportive (56
miles!) 14 June and Laura Nuttall @ Rat Race ultra-marathon (69 miles in just 18 hours!) 20 June
GOOD LUCK... Stephen Wears @ Greater Manchester Cycle Ride 26 June; Shoosmiths Team @ Spartan 5k
4 July; Christopher Caddy @ Color Run 6 July, Emma Pond & Dean Shafto @ We Love MCR 12 July; Deloitte
Team @ The Bob Graham Round 19 July; Ryan Caul @ Skydive 8 August
IN TRAINING....John Mcintyre @ Big Fun Run 29 August; Sam Whyte, Emma Pond & Dean Shafto @
Salford 10k 6 Sept; Sarah Hughes @ Great North Run 13 Sept, Grace & Steven @ Tough Mudder 13 Sept,
Vaila Whittakar @ Husky Trail March 2016
Registered Charity 1102058
6
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
IN MEMORY
We are very grateful to all the families, individuals and friends who made “in memory” donations to
Manchester Mind in recent months - with your help, we’ll continue working to ensure everyone has
access to the support they need, now and in the future.
Manchester Mind will be lighting candles in support of
World Suicide Prevention Day
Thursday 10 September
Remembering loved ones and survivors of suicide
Show your support...light a candle at 8pm
For more information about the day and resources, please visit IASP
Bereaved by suicide? SOBS 0844 561 6855
Worried about someone? Mind: Papyrus; Sane
Feeling at risk? Samaritans: 08457 909090; Mind: 0300 1233393; Sane: 0845 7678000;
CALM (for young men): 0800 585858; Papyrus (for young adults): 0800 0684141
If you'd like to make an in memory donation, create a Tribute Fund for a loved one or leave a gift
in your Will (just 1% of your estate can make a huge difference to what we can achieve in the
future) please contact Joanna: 0161 2669907; [email protected]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: 10 OCTOBER 2015
World Mental Health Day is the annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and
advocacy. Every year on 10 October we join together to highlight issues within mental health. This year’s
theme is “Dignity in Mental Health”. Manchester Mind is working with a diverse range of groups,
organisations and individuals who'll be hosting awareness events and fundraising over several days. We
hope you’ll join us - invites to follow. Please let us know if you’d like to get involved in anyway – we’d
really value your support this October...
CAN YOU VOLUNTEER FOR A DAY?
If you’d like to join us for our next charity collection, we’d love to hear from
you. Help raise aware and donations so we can support event more people in
Manchester this year: contact us [email protected]
Registered Charity 1102058
7
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
CHARITY OF THE YEAR
We're proud to be nominated charity of the year by Shoosmiths LLP. Staff
attended our mindfulness session during Mental Health Awareness Week
and have already raised £550 with a raffle and dress down day. The
Spartan 5k is gearing up for their challenge on 4 July...news to follow.
Students and staff at RNCM have been busy! From sponsored swim, runs
and Manchester-Liverpool cycle ride, to cake bakes, blind dates and bucket
collections – donations of £755.76 and counting! Thanks to Judith Holt, SU
President (and top charity bucket collector!) for her dedication to raising
awareness on campus this year, and to Val Donovan for her great support.
Health Work are continuing their dress down days, whilst
BDP Ltd have raised £400 to date – sincere thanks to all
staff for choosing us as your charity this year.
BUSINESS DONATIONS: we rely on the support of local employers and appreciate every donation
received over the past few months - Irwin Mitchell £100, Lend Lease £330, PPS Group £108.00. Deloitte
Manchester will also attempt the “Bob Graham Round” on 19 July. The circuit has cult status amongst
mountaineers (climbing 42 fells in 24 hours) and the team hope to raise £1,500 for our charity – amazing!
ARE YOU A BUSINESS WHO CAN SUPPORT US?
Please get in touch to find out more about how you can make a difference to our charity.
Contact Joanna to find our more - [email protected]
Rachel Carroll and Sharon Kelly (pictured) of Food for All were delighted
to receive £450 from Manchester RAG on 5 May to tackle food poverty,
support people who need access to emergency food and deliver cooking
sessions. Thanks also to Carla Parr at Thoughtworks, who undertook the
“Living Below the Line” challenge over 7 days - she raised £121 for Food for
All. For more details about the project please contact Rachel:
[email protected]
Registered Charity 1102058
8
FUNDRAISING NEWSLETTER: SUMMER 2015
Do you know about our great catering business, Good Mood
Food? Support our charity by ordering your business meeting
lunches and event buffets from us! Check our mouth-watering
menus and set up an account today.
For more details please visit:
www.goodmoodfood.org
BECOME A MEMBER OF MANCHESTER MIND
Members can bring real benefits to our charity and we promote active
participation in all areas of our work. Interested?
Click here or call us on 0161 2269907
Thanks again for sharing this news with friends, family and colleagues to help us raise awareness of
Manchester Mind and all our services and projects.
If you need more information or support please contact us....





Services/project: visit www.manchestermind.org; [email protected]; 0161 2269907
Volunteering: [email protected]
Fundraising & Donations: [email protected]; [email protected]
In Memory & Legacy Giving: [email protected]
Charity of the Year: [email protected]
Remember you can get in touch anytime on 0161 2269907
Registered Charity 1102058
9