Birthday donation drive for Wellington City Mission.

2020 has been a sh*t storm, am I right?

We’re still here in the middle of a pandemic, watching the world burn from sociopolitical and race based issues that shouldn’t exist.

Black men are dying at the hands of police.

Riots and vigil ante justice are all that some groups have left to make a stand to be heard.

Children have been off school and going hungry.

Adults and children have been forced to quarantine with their abusers whilst we try to keep society from spreading a virus.

I could go on and on and on. But maybe you’re feeling a bit too overwhelmed right now? Same.

Socials and news have been taking up so much of my time because I feel so paralysed by overwhelm there’s not much else I can function doing. I need to break the cycle. We need to break it together.

In New Zealand we’ve been over 10 days with no new cases. Things are starting to revert to how they were. But it will be a new normal. And as a new normal - we have some scope to make real positive change in the community - for anyone that’s missed work emails - GOING FORWARD. We can’t save the world without choosing a starting point. I’m choosing home. Here in Wellington.

Positive change starts small adjustments to every day life. Thinking about how you do things differently. For me, I turn 34 in a few weeks and rather than spend a day on frivolous whimsy - I thought what IF - I reached out to anyone that cares about improving the future so future generations can know kindness and support and be nurtured? or encouraged enough to continue on the trend? (And whilst we’re at it, also giving anyone feeling helpless a focal point for channeling their energy)... and asked you simply to donate. How about dem apples?

I don’t ask for much so, here we go...

Please. Anyone that can, will you consider donating a dollar, two dollars or whatever you feel you can by June 13 to help me help others?

I won’t be celebrating myself this year. Which realistically is entirely cringe once you write it down. But instead. I want to celebrate positive change.

And please do me a favour - if you do donate - in the comment box (even if you wish to remain anon) please share a memory of a time someone helped you in some capacity. Unexpected kindness, financial support, a stranger, a friend... any one time where you felt the benefit of someone looking beyond themselves and really saw you. Saw you and helped you. I’m curious to see what kind of memories it brings up for people. And I think it’s good to share as a little reminder than even the smallest acts of kindness can be hugely impactful. It reinforces the whole point of this fundraiser.

Thank you 🖤

Love you all

Jenn