2020 Archives - Grassroots Suicide Prevention

2020 with Grassroots

Celia Mae Jones — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:22:49 +0000

This year, you have proved again how important you are.

When lockdown began, we knew things would be different. To keep people safe from suicide, we would have to adapt our work. So we turned to you, our supporters.

You helped us get to grips with our first ever webinars. You influenced a major upgrade of the StayAlive app. You ran virtual fundraising events and joined our online campaigns.

And together, we made a difference.

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Helping skaters become lifesavers

Gus — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:52:31 +0000

Ben Raemers' passion for life and skating was contagious, matched only by his skill. At 13, he petitioned his local council to build a skatepark. At 18, he was competing professionally and grabbing attention from the biggest skate brands in the world. At 25, he won ‘King of the Road’, one of the toughest skatebording comps in America.

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A Nurse’s Perspective: From Training to Fundraising

Gus — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:06:44 +0000

Phoebe is a final year student studying to be a Mental Health Nurse. She is also a keen runner and has signed up to support Grassroots in the London Half Marathon and the Brighton Half Marathon as a member of the Grassroots Runners.

BBC Radio Sussex: Make A Difference Heroes Awards

Gus — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:03:05 +0000

Raquel is a Grassroots Suicide Prevention supporter and fundraiser who has appeared in our blog before. She is always keen to support us and to spread the message of suicide prevention far and wide. She set herself the challenge of fundraising for us through an amazing 40 events in a year!

The Acorn Project launches 2000-mile bike ride in aid of suicide prevention

Gus — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:33:52 +0000

In September, our friend and supporter Natty will be cycling solo from Brighton 2000 miles around the UK. Find out about his challenge and what it means to him.

Graphic Artist Anthony Burrill talks about his work for Grassroots

Gus — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:10:09 +0000

To give some more context to the Ask Now Save Lives campaign we took some time to speak to the artist behind the design. Ladies and gentlemen we give you Anthony Burrill

A conversation with Wendy at Rethink SOS

Gus — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:33:28 +0000

We spoke to Wendy Robinson, Service Manager at Rethink's local Survivors of Suicide service, to ask her about SOS and our ‘Ask Now Save Lives’ campaign.

Monk on a Motorbike

Gus — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:23:50 +0000

Danny is a registered nurse, happiness coach and mindfulness teacher who is trying to help people around the planet make sense of meditation.

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National Carers Week 2020 – Sibling Link UK

Gus — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:34:48 +0000

This current week has been National Carers Week. We took this chance to get in touch with Brighton organisation Sibling Link – find out more about what they do here.

Volunteering: What, Why, and How?

Gus — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 08:13:48 +0000

This week is National Volunteering Week. All of us, at some time in our lives, will hopefully get the chance to volunteer in some way for a cause we feel is important.

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