EventWell has announced its continued support for the event community during the Christmas period by continuing its EventWell Pledge scheme.
The charitable social enterprise, that aims to educate and campaign for better mental health and wellbeing in the event industry, has raised more than £4,500 to help give struggling families a bright Christmas.
EventWell extends its Pledge programmeCurrently, £4,570 is available to be used for pledge items including a child’s Christmas gift, a Christmas grocery shop, and even a Christmas family package, containing a Christmas dinner and Christmas gifts. An additional £3,000 is expected to be donated to EventWell via donors and fundraisers in the next 7 days.
Helen Moon, CEO of EventWell said: “We recognise and empathise with how stigmatising and challenging it can be to reach out and ask for help and, are offering a completely confidential application process to ensure that you get the support they need as quickly as possible without fear of reprisal or judgement.”
The Scheme and Pledge Programme are open to all professionals working in creative communications, experiential marketing, live and business events, exhibitions, travel and hospitality. EventWell is urging anyone in need, and over Christmas especially, to reach out to the programme for help and support.
A recent professional that the pledge programme has supported said: “I was made aware of EventWell Pledge by a supplier who knew I was struggling and suggested I reached out for help.
“She'd mentioned she had actually donated a pledge herself for someone to receive and that it was anonymous. At the time I was still struggling to deal with the concept of asking for help and admitting how desperate I actually was.
“I guess I was just too proud and ashamed. One evening I was sitting on my sofa and getting quite anxious about Christmas. I'd already let two of my children down, they'd just had their birthdays and I couldn't afford to get them anything. I couldn't do this to them again. So I took the plunge and filled in the application form and asked for some help to make sure I could normalise Christmas as much as possible. If you need help, please just reach out. There is no judgement, no shame, just love and kindness from industry colleagues.”
EventWell Pledge is run in partnership with The Ops Nest. Anyone looking for support or information can call free on 0800 470 0958, email [email protected] or visit eventwell.org/eventwell-pledge.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
