checking in, abseiling and a wheelie bin!
how has your week been?
no really, how has it been?
you turn up here every week to read my jibber jabber, and find out more about bigmoose, and i haven’t been checking in on you, so here it is, a genuine ask, how’re you doing?
the majority of you will be fine and dandy, with the normal life problems, like the partner that forgot to put the bins out in time (not me sir/madam, that blue job has been done pre blog, and i now obviously feel the need to tell you in my hunt for validation, wow if a therapist ever got hold of me there would be be some unpicking to do 😂) the impact inflation is having on your life, the price of lurpak, etc, but there might be one of you reading this who is really struggling, and just feels trapped with no one to talk to.
well if that’s you, message me directly, this bigmoose vibe is not just a one way street with us asking every tom dick and harriet to fundraise, and help us, the whole purpose is for us to help those who need it.
so I’m sure other mental health charities don’t have their co founder asking people if they’re ok in their weekly blog, but we don’t run with the pack, we aim to disrupt the accepted norms, not for attention, and just to show off, but to show off that not everything needs to be so because it’s always been the way it’s been done.
the length of time it is taking for people with mental health problems to get seen by professionals today is gross in an alleged civilised society, and our aim is to be better, and provide faster intervention, and that will continue to be our dream,
so if you or anybody you know needs help, reach out, we can help.
in other news, are you aware of the 'giving pledge’?
no?
then have a butchers here https://givingpledge.org/
it’s an amazing concept.
in august 2010, 40 of america’s wealthiest people made a commitment to give the majority of their wealth to address some of society’s most pressing problems.
created by warren buffett, melinda french gates, and bill gates, the giving pledge came to life following a series of conversations with philanthropists about how they could set a new standard of generosity among the ultra-wealthy.
while originally focused on the united states, the giving pledge quickly saw interest from philanthropists around the world.
the giving pledge is a simple concept: an open invitation for billionaires, or those who would be if not for their giving, to publicly commit to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
it is inspired by the example set by millions of people at all income levels who give generously – and often at great personal sacrifice – to make the world better.
envisioned as a multi-generational effort, the giving pledge aims over time to help shift the social norms of philanthropy among the world’s wealthiest and inspire people to give more, establish their giving plans sooner, and give in smarter ways.
signatories fund a diverse range of issues of their choosing.
those who join the giving pledge are encouraged to write a letter explaining their decision to engage deeply and publicly in philanthropy and describing the causes that motivate them.
here are links to warren and the gates’s letters.
https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=177
https://givingpledge.org/foundingletter
pretty cool huh?
and today there are 236 billionaires that subscribe to this amazing initiative, so have a look at their website it’s quite inspirational and if you know any of them and can introduce me, i would be very grateful. 😉
this week for me has been extremely busy, and i love it, london to meet a geezer i’d never met before who has committed to fundraise £10k for project 1million, and also to pay me a king or queen’s ransom to speak to his business community, which will go into the bigmoose pot, and hopefully allow me to speak to other high net worth individuals at the same time, speaking to school kids about kindness, speaking at a quiz night, and road testing a mobile wheelie bin!
yes a wheelie bin.
our mates craig and aimee who are youtubers with 207,000 subscribers, are doing a mad wheelie bin challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyz5pkbpJC8
travelling from north to south wales pushing each other in a mobile wheelie bin.
a mad challenge indeed, and thus far without the challenge even starting they have raised over £15,000 with their amazing fan support, the power of social media eh?
so the challenge starts next week, wish us luck, we really do need it.
finally to finish off today we currently stand at £129,466 raised, £870,534 to go, who believes we can do it?
me.
with the help of our bigmoose army, and we will continue to win the battle against poor mental health, and we will save more people from suicide, and that’s worth fighting and fundraising for.
so.
if you or anybody needs help, please reach out, and if you or anybody you know can help us in any way, we’d love to hear from you.
I’ll be seeing ya,
blue skies,
jeff aka head of bins