Sophie Lee

Sophie's Yorkshire Yarn Fest Giveaway

Fundraising for York Mind (Incorporating Our Celebration) Ltd
£2,133
raised of £100 target
Yorkshire Yarn Fest Giveaway, 27 April 2020
We empower people with mental ill-health to support their recovery journey

Story

Hello! I’m Sophie and I organise Yorkshire Yarn Fest. 

I have organised various events, both physical and online, showcasing various makers vendors. 

To celebrate reaching 4,000 followers on our Instagram account, I asked if any of our vendors from our virtual Yorkshire Yarn Fest is anyone would be willing to donate any products for a giveaway. 

I was overwhelmed with all the donations, so I decided to organise a raffle, with all proceeds going to York Mind charity. 

To win our MEGA prize bundle, with products worth over £200 

You will need to: 

  1. Follow @yorkshireyarnfest on Instagram https://instagram.com/yorkshireyarnfest?igshid=arwurouupeau 
  2. Tag two friends in the comments who might also like to win this prize bundle
  3. Buy a raffle ticket for £1 on our justgiving page. £1 gives you 1 entry to win the prize bundle. 100% of the money raised will go to York Mind charity.           
  4. Please leave your Instagram name and or full name on your donation so we can contact you if you win;

You can buy multiple raffle tickets to increase your chance of winning this bundle, so £5 gives you 5 entries, £10 gives you 10 entries etc. 

It’s so important to think about our mental health in this time. Hence why we are donating all the raffle money to our local Mind charity. 

As we start to feel the impact of coronavirus on our mental health, it is incredibly important that we talk about it. There has been such demand for Mind charity for their support and services– and they must be equipped to meet it. However, many of their fundraising events have understandably been cancelled, and all of their shops are closed. Mind charity needs your support now more than ever.

Some of the prizes of the giveaway include products from:

Hide and Hammer

Crystal Yarn

Wensleydale Long Wool

Sable Yarns 

Emily Foulds 

Fibre Fox 

Northshire yarns 

The knitting gift shop 

Snuggly stars yarns 

Beehive yarns 

The Wool Kitchen

Botanical yarn 

Lucy locketland 

Ginger twist studio

The crafty bird 

A knit away

Needle & Fred 

Noodle soup yarns

***Wow thanks so much everyone. Please leave your Instagram name and or full name on your donation so we can contact you if you win;***

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About the charity

Two mental health charities, Our Celebration and York & District Mind merged forming York's leading organisation for anyone experiencing emotional distress; York Mind. Although using the "Mind" brand we are an independent charity,and all of our services are delivered in and around the York area.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,132.87
Online donations
£2,132.87
Offline donations
£0.00

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