Our eldest daughter is currently taking part in her National Citizen Service summer placement, part of which involves promoting positivity, changing lives for the better and fundraising for charity.
After careful thought they have chosen to support Rethink Mental Illness which operates at a grassroots level to improve the quality of life for all of those affected by mental illness. She is acutely aware that family members, friends and carers of those suffering from debilitating mental illness often need help as well as gaps in service provision for those in distress that Rethink help to bridge. There are around 140 Rethink local support groups.
Coupled with this they are placing a large number of hand painted rocks around a local park, decorated with happy and peaceful images, positive messages and details of mental health support services. The idea is to make people smile and raise awareness of the assistance available for those struggling.
They are promoting their efforts via social media and face-to-face in the park tomorrow. If anyone cares to share this onto their facebook, twitter, etc. I'd be very grateful.
Here's their JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraisi...pinessrocksncs
Cheers,
Matthew