SpotlightUK

Spotlight May Campaign

May is Mental Health Month and we have collaborated with BATS Basingstoke Amateur Theatre Society to let people know that Spotlight is here to help.
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raised of £1,000 target
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Story

To mark Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Spotlight UK and Basingstoke Amateur Theatre Society (BATS) have teamed up to create a film to reflect the challenges of young people. The project was spearheaded by Spotlights own Louisa Riley, founder of the Body Positivity Campaign for the charity.

After watching BATS lockdown fundraising cover of You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen in December 2020, Louisa reached out asking if the team would help create a video to help her to tell her story.

Louisa has struggled with her own mental health for years, often struggling to get the vital support that she needed. She wishes to use the trauma from her own past to help others, saying that

'My campaign speaks for anyone and everyone who has or is experiencing mental health struggles. For anyone who is walking a terrifying lonely path. I want to reach out and remind them that no matter how far gone they believe they are or how lonely they feel that I am listening This campaign pulled me out of that treacherous place, and I realised that I needed to use my hurt, my trauma, and my damage to make a difference.'

By sharing this video, people will raise much-needed funds as well as awareness of the mental health struggles faced by thousands of young people. The money raised will go towards Spotlight UK services which provide mental health support to young people by building confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Activities include mentoring, counselling, their sports academy, dance classes, Youth Social Action Support and mentoring in schools, as well as other services across Basingstoke, Reading, Newbury, Hart and Rushmoor and Portsmouth.

About the charity

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Our different projects help people from many different backgrounds who all suffer from their own unique struggles. We provide the community of Basingstoke and West Berkshire: A food, hygiene and clothes/toys bank 1-2-1 youth mentoring and family support service Performing arts and sport classes

Donation summary

Total raised
£225.00
Online donations
£225.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£225.00
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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