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I am delighted to be organising Event Relief 2022!
On Tuesday 29th November I will be continuously hosting a 11-hour virtual event, raising essential funds for three event industry charities EventWell, Make It Blue, and Meeting Needs. Every donation goes towards helping individuals who are experiencing personal and financial hardship. This event will make a real difference to real people, our event people.
How to Donate
Click the event link on this page which will take you to the Just Giving page.
Where do the donations go?
EventWell is a charitable social enterprise, dedicated to cultivating mental health awareness, with the aim of campaigning, educating and supporting better mental health and wellbeing in the event industry. Pledge by EventWell offers grant giving and financial support to any event professional experiencing personal struggle or hardship.
Make it Blue, a community interest company started by the UK events and entertainment industry, aims to support colleagues (and others) in need, and promote mental health awareness through arts, culture and entertainment projects. They generate funds to support selected charities and creative engagement projects that have a specific focus on mental health and wellbeing.
Meeting Needs is a registered charity founded by leading figures in the UK conference and events Industry. The objective of Meeting Needs is to raise funds for worthy causes relevant to the events industry.
Why does it matter?
Mental health-related illness affects one in three event professionals every year. Mental health services are seeing unprecedented demand and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is wide-reaching - many people are having to decide whether to heat their homes or buy food, and many are increasingly uncertain whether they will be able to pay their mortgage or rent. This can all have a devastating effect on health and well-being, resulting in mental decline and distress. Every donation goes towards helping individuals who are experiencing personal and financial hardship. This event will make a real difference to real people, our event people.
What will actually happen on the day?
On the hour, every hour, running from 8am – 7pm GMT, different companies & individuals from across the event industry will run a mixture of fun & informative 45 minute sessions to raise awareness and donations through creative and imaginative approaches.
Latest Schedule:
8am Lizzie Williamson “The excuse buster from down under” featuring Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group
9am Event Mender
10am Business Design Centre: "Sustainability for the Soul"
11am FFAIR, Gleanin, Lineup Ninja: "The Problem The Founder's Journey"
12pm Clear Path Analysis: "The Great Big Event Industry Quiz"
1pm Shocklogic: "Pilates For Beginners with Karen"
2pm Gordon Glenister: "Why working with influencers can drive awareness and registrations for your event"
3pm University of East London: "The events industry through the eyes of future event profs."
4pm Mark Allen Group: "A MAG-nificent Music Quiz"
5pm Expo Stars: "Expo Stars Unplugged" featuring Lee Ali & music from Ileana Volpe
6pm Nineteen Group
Plus Music from Cisco Garza from Notified & Christian Larsmon from Terrapinn.
Plus Dan will chat with representatives from all 3 beneficiary organisations throughout the event.
Ways to watch
The event will be streamed live across my YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages, as well as the Just Giving page, for people to enjoy, engage with and donate. Follow me on LinkedIn, or head to my YouTube or Facebook pages. Copy the links below into your browser.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danassor/
https://www.youtube.com/c/DanAssor
https://www.facebook.com/danassorpodcast/
