Posted 10:45am
Yesterday we completed our first funding application, and over the next few weeks we will be getting off as many as possible. Hopefully, we will get lucky and get a few of them. I imagine they will be inundated and overwhelmed with requests, so chances are slim. It was with the Charities Aid Foundation, and it was recommended by Voluntary Action Islington - but our Lazza still needed to be proactive and get the application in - which was completed in one day as the deadline was imminent.
We are very anxious to do our bit during this period. And we have our own unique delivery style and outlook towards mental health, mind-set and health.
We have asked for just over one thousand pounds, as we want to start providing a quality online service for our users around exercise, nutrition and routine. We are anxious not to copy current access, as there are some amazing Youtube sites, as well as fitness videos and motivational sites available. However, we believe we can provide a slightly different service.
We had been providing three free gym studio sessions a week, in partnership with Better UK - in Islington and Camden. Instead, we want to film some unique fun sessions for our Youtube Channel, with our unique delivery and patter. It is very important to us that no-one can feel excluded, and we can provide something that is available to all (except maybe the most physically or mentally afflicted, who will be getting their own practical and appropriate assistance).
We therefore need various pieces of hardware and software. I have chatted with our terrific website creator, Kacper (who is finishing his third year at Edinburgh University, and is delighted that it is being judged on coursework). We are working out the dynamics, and will also be conversing with our very own Personal Trainer, Dean. Without an idea of just how long this lockdown is going to go on for, we want to be able to get a lot of content online as soon as possible. Personally, I am a bit of a technophobe, and am a little nervous about all this. But, that's the challenge I guess!!
We have identified several other funding streams, and will be starting on another today.
Meanwhile, we are also doing daily updates on our health blog - a cracking entry around "Anxiety" yesterday. Please do sign up for them - it means a great deal to us: The address is:
www.healthymindshealthybods.blogspot.com
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