Make Your Move for Mind in Croydon
Would you like to help raise £66,852 for Mind in Croydon?
Would you like to improve your health and wellbeing at the same time?
Join us in our fundraising and activity campaign and make your move for Mind in Croydon!
There are 66,852 adults in Croydon struggling with their mental health and our strategy is to provide more help for more people, in more areas of the borough by raising £66,852 by World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2024.
Our award-winning Active Minds Service supports people to get moving by participating in physical activities that improve mental health such as walking, gardening, yoga, tennis, and outdoor group games in local parks, as well as mindfulness and relaxation activities online and in person.
Check out our video of current Active Minds members kicking off the campaign:
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How many minutes we’ve moved for Mind in Croydon
Log my minutes
Our JustGiving page is just a click away and you can donate as little or as much as you would like: JustGiving Page.
Here’s an idea of what your donation could pay for:
- £5 two pairs of gardening gloves
- £10 vegetable seeds for the allotment
- £20 an hour of yoga instruction
- £50 indoor games for our winter drop-in sessions
- £100 outdoor games sets for activity days in the park
- £500 walking group day trips to London
- £1,000 bike hire for ten people in our cycling group
- £5,000 specialist activity coaching and venue hire for a year
Sounds great, how will this improve my health and wellbeing?
Here’s the fun bit – you could use this as an opportunity to get active too! Choose some activities from our list of 66 physical activity challenges, or make up your own and ask family, friends or colleagues to sponsor you for the number of minutes of each activity you do. You can log your activities on our tracker or get into a competition with others to see who can log the most minutes (and raise the most money!). Great for a school class, work team or club members. Have a look at our sponsorship form and activities list here.
Evidence shows that there are five steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing:
Good relationships are important for your wellbeing so spending time doing activities with other people can really make a difference.
You can also help connect us to others by:
- Recording yourself making a move: a dance move/keepy-uppies/a cartwheel- be creative!
- Share this with three friends on our social media channels using the hashtag #makeyourmove4mic
- Encouraging them to do the same and share the campaign
Being active is an excellent way to help both your physical and mental wellbeing. Pick an activity, time how long you are active for and log the minutes on the tracker.
You can improve your mental wellbeing by learning new skills as this can boost your confidence and help you connect to others. Look at our list of 66 activities for some ideas.
Paying attention to the present moment can improve you mental wellbeing. This ‘mindfulness’ helps you enjoy life more and understand yourself better. Here’s a free mindfulness session that will give you some ideas.
Click this link for a free mindfulness session https://youtu.be/i-nmgQbyYzY
Research suggests that acts of giving and kindness can improve your mental wellbeing by creating positive feelings and a sense of reward. By raising money for Mind in Croydon you’ll be really helping us to make a difference. You can donate to the campaign here.
I’m in, let’s go!
- Check back in to this page to see how much we’ve raised so far and how many minutes of activity we’re all doing.
- Donate here: JustGiving Page
For more information about Active Minds, click here.
