Bipolar Awareness
I was hoping all you lovely people of Dawlish would be so kind as to help me out?. I am a 33 year old Disabled Gentleman suffering with Bipolar Disorder which is a Mental Health Disorder.
Bipolar Disorder is defined as
Bipolar - The Facts
- 1% to 2% of the population experience a lifetime prevalence of bipolar and recent research suggests as many as 5% of us are on the bipolar spectrum.
- Bipolar also has a huge impact on family and friends.
- On average it takes 10.5 years to receive a correct diagnosis for bipolar in the UK and and before bipolar is diagnosed there is a misdiagnosis an average of 3.5 times.
- Compared to other health problems, treatment of bipolar is still badly affected by misunderstanding and stigma.
- Bipolar affects every aspect of your life and your rnd atelationship. Family and friends can all be put under stress. This is why you need to get a correct diagnosis, accept treatment and start to learn how you can adapt your lifestyle to cope with the ups and downs.
I am preparing for a Charity Fundraising Walk to raise money for the Charity starting from The Falcon Hotel in Bude, Cornwall on Saturday 8th September 2012, With the kind permission of Virgin Money they have allowed us to set up a Donations Page and I wondered as i live in Dawlish itself if any of you kind hearted people would be willing to sponsor me regardless of the amount. It is an ongoing Fundraiser and the Charity Fundraising Page can be found at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=BipolarAwareness Please do not forget to Gift Aid as HMRC pays the tax back into the charity and all donations go directly 100% to Bipolar UK. For further info please don't hesitate to view the page above. Thankyou Paul
Don't know if we can all club together to raise a little amount of cash for a Mental Health Charity known as Bipolar UK www.bipolar.org.uk They rely on donations and as it's something I have been suffering with for years and live in Dawlish Warren. I have decided to do a sponsored walk in September starting from Bude in Cornwall.
I have created a website dedicated to those who need the help and assistance without asking for handouts or asking for lottery money and maintain it all on my own.
If anyone wishes to visit my site please feel free to do so at
www.bipolartoday.squarespace.com/
You may wish to support the charity or support me via accesing the TAB on the website "Bipolar Awareness Charity Page" and clicking on the logo Sponsor me or visit The charity fundraising page itself which can be accessed at
Please dig deep and support a worthwhile cause. We have written to Local Newspapers Dawlish and Teignmouth Gazette, and asked a few businesses but we need all the help we can get. Thankyou Paul
Don't know whom just made a donation to my Fundraising cause but you know who you are Your name too is Paul from Dawlish.com and thanks to you have increased our donation by an extra £10.00 plus Gift Aid. Thankyou once again, let's hope we can all follow suit it does not matter how small your donation, it all counts. Thanks Paul Edwards.
Yep, that was me. I have a relative that suffers from Bipolar also. Good luck mate & hope it all goes well!
I hope it will going to continue with the progress main aim over a period of 3 years is £5000 so hopefully I will raise it. Many Thanks, Paul
Yet again another donation thanks to Sharonimo from Dawlish.com, you all do not know how much this means, please keep on pledging for this worth while cause and once again thankyou Sharonimo for your £10 donation plus gift aid. Paul Edwards.
Thanks Businesses of Dawlish £125.63 has been kindly donated thanks to Local Businesses in Dawlish if we can keep up the good work as much as you can afford or as little will do the world of good the fundraising link is below: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=BipolarAwareness
Sponsored 84 mile trek - Saturday 15th June 2013 @ 10:30am
Date: SATURDAY 15TH JUNE 2013
Start: Walsend, (East coast of England)
Time: 10:30am
Finish: Bowness-On-Solway (West Coast ) Est Arrival Friday 21st June 2013. Time (UNKNOWN)
Length: 84 miles (135km)
For this one we need all the sponsorship we can for our registered charity Bipolar UK
If you wish to sponsor £1,£2,£3,£4,£5 or £10 then text the following WUOA50
To The Following Number: 70070
Thankyou Paul
You may find the charity at http://www.bipolaruk.org.uk/ (Registered Charity No. 293340.
You can also sponsor me at: Just Giving Website Url:
http://www.justgiving.com/BipolarAwareness
or
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=BipolarAwareness
You should find everything you need there, any further clarification please do not hesitate to ask. Regards Paul Edwards
STATUS UPDATE:
We have raised so far £205.50 thanks to Business and Personal Pledges but are still in need of our marker of £500 there is still time to do it. If you as a Local Business wish to make a pledge we also place a thumbnail image and description of your premises on our sponsorship page.
We need all we can get so if we can all pull together and pledge as much or as little as you like to the following web page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=BipolarAwareness
Hi Paul. Good luck with your fundraising - your efforts at drumming up support are really admirable and should be a lesson to others. However, whilst I cannot claim to be speaking for others, I myself suggest that you might do even better if you posted about your fundraising on just the one thread, rather than five different ones at the same time. I'm not having a pop, honestly, just trying to be constructive mate. Good luck. :-)