Idea: Echo Your Voice

 
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  • Created on: 09 Sep 2011
  • Idea status: Done and Dusted
  • Town: Cheshunt
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Into days society teenagers are seen as being problems,they were the ones who got the blame for the summer riots and im sure they will get the blame for a lot of other things,has anyone ever thought maybe theirs a soloution and kids arent to blame,sometimes people are just misunderstood,as i belive is the case in school many kids/teens leave school without a qualification becuase they are pushed to one side,seen as having behaviour problems,when really all they need is some guidance,some understandin,something to live for,i propose to do that .Hope fully with help i can get some leaflets together ,create a website and maybe a short mentoring programme with the help of volunteers ,that way i can help others to have a future

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  • Avatar Sarah 13:48, 12 September 2011 J49 Team Hello Marty,

    Great to see you've got another idea on the site. This sounds like a really easy and effective way to raise money for charity. Is it the National Osteoporosis Society that you're raising money for?

    You say that you've already been around local charity shops to purchase some goods. Where you are planning on selling them? Is it through people you know or perhaps holding a stall somewhere?

    You mention that you''re also looking for all other kinds of fundraising ideas - well I've got a few which you might be interested in. Ravi, one of our helpdesk volunteers is putting on a fundraiser tomorrow to raise money for Junction49 by selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts (there's a special scheme that Krispy Kreme run for charity fundraisers). You can check out his idea here: http://www.junction49.co.uk/idea/2824/raise_some_dough/

    For other fundraising ideas, you can check out our resources section here if you like: http://www.junction49.co.uk/resources/. This has some 'How to Guides' for putting on different projects and in the near future we're hoping to add a general fundraising guide too.

    I hope that helps.

    Let us know as always what support /advice you need and we'll be happy to help :-)

    Best of luck,

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Mayoola 16:44, 23 September 2011 I definitely think you should consider the idea above (Krispy Kreme fundraiser) I did it alongside fellow Helpdesker Ravi and it was a huge success plus lots fun. So much so I have decided to incorporate it into the United4change project to fundraise money for the charity.

    All the best

    Margareet
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  • Avatar Sarah 15:09, 22 November 2011 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    I just found out about this great competition which is being run where you could win £20,000 for your project and all you need to do is post it on this website - www.thestake.co.uk and get people to vote for the idea. The 20 ideas with the most votes or stakes will be shortlisted and then 6 will be given funding and support from some top mentors. If you go for it, let us know and we'll help promote it via Twitter and Facebook. I know you've got lots of different ideas, so thought this might be a great opportunity.

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  • Avatar Sarah 13:54, 23 November 2011 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    Speaking to CAMHS and Connexions is a really good idea. You can also check out great sites such as www.thesite.org.uk and http://www.beatbullying.org/index.html as they both have lots of resources on confidence, bullying and a lot more. Beatbullying also runs it's own peer mentoring service called Cyber Mentors where young people can mentor other young people online who are affected by bullying. It might be quite an interesting thing to check out. You can find out more about that here: http://cybermentors.org.uk/

    Hope that helps.

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 19:43, 23 November 2011 Hey sarah thanks for that i shall be sure to look into them,i was looking through some of the other junction 49 er ideas and came across the jhs school of performing arts,the organizer of that group was talking saying how drama can improve slef confidence ,so i was thinking maybe it would be a good idea for me to try to get some of the younger range of kids i want to aim my project out into drama,obviously their not just going to wanna go like that but if i can apply for funding that would offer them a insenitive all of wich i can raise back hopefully by organizing other events throught out the year and getting donations
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  • Avatar Sarah 16:33, 24 November 2011 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    That sounds really good. Do you have some drama experience yourself? If not you could recruit someone with drama experience to help you with this.

    Also you might be interested in this idea: http://www.junction49.co.uk/idea/1834/dramajam_youth_for_youth_dramatic_arts_outreach/

    They work with groups of young people and it may be that you could do something together in your area perhaps? They're based in central London but you could see if there's anything they could help with to get something going around where you live as they've been running their project for a few years so may have some really good hints and tips.

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  • Avatar Marty Davis 17:14, 24 November 2011 Hey sarah thanks for that I was looking online and have really been struggling to find someone with dram experience as I don't have any myself,maybe these can truly help .I shall keeep you u dated Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 01:26, 04 December 2011 Hey just updating you on my progress,i have created a website,its only basics as i dont no if this project is going to be a success,but it will do for now ,i have been round some local organizations in my earlier and managed to get some leafelts on voluntery organizations and dissabilityies wich i belive can help,i plan on starting the project after christmas i just want to kinda create a buiness plan,even thoe this is not a buiness i feel its best to have it all written down so you can see where things are going,with any luck the project can start after christmas,i just need to spread the word Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 15:59, 05 December 2011 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    Great to hear that the project is progressing. Are we able to check out your website at all?

    Really good to hear that you've managed to get some leaflets from useful local organisations. Creating a business plan or a project plan for what you want to achieve is definitely a really good idea and will help to keep the project focused throughout. If you want us to take a look over anything for you, just let me know.

    Also, you might be interesting in this project from Sunderland - they've set up a website to provide support to young people and it may be worth checking out to see if they can give you any ideas: http://www.junction49.co.uk/idea/2885/h_e_l_p_websiite/

    All sounding great so far.

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 18:33, 06 December 2011 Hey sarah thanks for that its really usefull info ,I wanna reveal my website when the project is ready to start so I'm not going to give you the adress yet,if you want I can send you some of my ideas once I creat the business plan,that way you will be able to see what I wish to acheive and give me your personsal opion Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 18:36, 06 December 2011 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    I thought that maybe why you hadn't given the website address, but thought I'd better check just in case.

    It's completely it up to you, you don't need to show me anything it's just if you want any support or like you say someone else's opinion.

    Really pleased to hear it's progressing well.

    Best of luck,

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 16:16, 05 January 2012 Hi just to update you all - I've just completed doing a member of my familys garden as swap a job month so that all went well.Thanks for the email about the time to change servey I filled it out it was great to see their are other groups out their too ,I'm also going to email them and see if they have any usefull tips for me,however I did recommend junction 49 when I field it out.If anyone has got any ideas how they think I can work on improving self confidence or anyone just wants to lend a helping hand feel free to email thanks marty Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 16:42, 05 January 2012 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    That's great to hear you've already got started. Bet it was hard work today with all the wind. I'm glad you were able to fill in the survey and thank you very much for mentioning Junction49. I hope you manage to get an email back from them with some helpful tips - they started following us on Twitter and the women behind it are very passionate about mental health.

    In terms of improving your self-confidence I think you're doing it already through this project, by sending out emails and completing tasks like helping with someone's garden. You may not realise it yet, but as the weeks and months go on you'll be able to reflect and see the difference in yourself hopefully :-)

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 15:35, 06 January 2012 Hey sarah thanks for your messege yes it was hard work with the wind but I wrapped at warm and braved the cold.I took some pictures too of the garden but don't no if you can upload them on to here , if you would like to see I can email them to you ? The time to change servey was a great with off trying to understand where others come from with their idea,I think with meantal health you have to think of the bigger picture and think of the future and that's what I do with all my mental health ideas,As for the self confidence I suppose your right its developing each day ,maybe one day I'd Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 12:37, 09 January 2012 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    Yes you should be able to upload them to your idea by clicking on the 'Photo's' tab above, or you can send me an email to help@junction49.co.uk

    If you like, I can write a blog about what you've been doing and post some of your photos in their too to spread the word about your project.

    I definitely agree with always thinking about the bigger picture :-) Do you write a diary at all? If that's something that interests you you could write things down and then you can reflect back on it to see how your self-confidence develops.

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 00:21, 13 January 2012 Hey sarah and thanks for your reply ive been busy so sorry im only just replying !! This week ive been thinking about life,Everyone use to ask me when i was at school what i want to be when i leave and my answer use to be me,in other words you shouldnt aim to be anything you should be happy with who you are or what you become ,When i set up my idea it was for a reason and that reason was to make a change,this week i visted the greenaiders a local gardening charity in my area that helps old people to gain control of the gardens on a one of local visit to tidy it up,wich got me thinking about my idea,my whole idea was to make a change however buy collecting money for doing my familys odd jobs was me doing something for something in return,theirfore i have donated £20.00 to the osteophoris charity the money i made from the gardens i did,ive also been thinking about ways i can help other people,their for i set up a email adress and anyone who needs assistance or a bit of advice is more then welcome to email,oh as for the pictures i shall get on to it and send you some,however i would like to officaly declare my first event over with and can now officaly change my status to done and dusted Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 00:30, 13 January 2012 Oh hey sarah i noticed you comment on katies idea become a ark angel ,i think its a great idea and something my county could certainly do with ,i may have to talk to her and see if i can get any ideas to possibly do as echo your voice,at the moment i dont see how echo your voice can expand,thats not to say im giving up ,i think the idea of making a change is a good way of looking at things,something wich graig kielburger enspired me to do,he is the founder of free the children) im going to take a few weeks away from the idea now and work on brainstorms and ideas so hopefully i can go on the make echo your voice a permanent thing and a great succes,i notice you said to katie about a book im going to try get hold of it,you never no it might enspire me ,i want to thank everyone at junction 49 for the help since joining and if theirs anything i can do as echo your voice just let me no (echoyourvoice@hotmail.co.uk) Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 16:47, 13 January 2012 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    I think what you said at the start of your message about not aiming to be anything, but just being happy with you are is a brilliant one and so true. As long as you're happy that's what counts :-) Great to hear that you've now donated your money to charity and starting to think about new projects. With your event being over and 'Done and Dusted', if you like we can send off for an AQA for being a Project Leader if you like. All you need to do is fill out the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/doneanddusted and I'll do all the rest.

    Katie's idea is great and you should read all her diary entries about the different things that she's done. They're thoroughly entertaining and she has loads of ideas about different things that you can do. To set up in your area would be fairly simple and actually if you read the book it will give you lots of ideas. I still have it, so don't go out and buy it. I've just put it in the post to you, so you should get it next week. The only condition of having it is that you have to pass it on to someone else once you've finished reading it :-) Let me know when it gets to you.

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 18:21, 17 January 2012 Hey sarah thanks ever so much thats really good to here about the book,im still waiting for it but as soon as i get it i shall let you no,i have completed the survey and sent you some pictures so you should have them on the email adress you gave me,their nothing amazing i admitt but it kind of gives you an idea of some of the work ive been doing,I took you advice on the diary suggestion and have been writing a few notes down its really good to see how the little things make a big difference,i had a quick read throught katies idea and think its a amazing way of making a differnece,what with me taking a little break from my project for now it will give me a chance to get things sorted and update my junction 49 profile,hopefully when i come back i can start getting other people envolved in my ideas and make a difference,once again thanks for all your help and support i dont think i could have done it without the support of junction49 Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 18:33, 17 January 2012 J49 Team You're very welcome Marty. Really pleased to hear that the diary is helping and I hope it will continue to.

    I have a feeling the book may have only been set out today so you should get it by the end of the week hopefully. I also found another book when I was going through a drawer earlier which I've sent on, as I think you'd find it really useful for your project. It's called 'Change the World for a Fiver.'

    Thank you for completing the survey, I'll send off an AQA for you before the end of the month :-)

    I look forward to hearing your new plans for the project after you've had a break - I reckon it'll be very exciting :-0

    Sarah

    P.S. Will try and post your photos up now.     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 13:55, 18 January 2012 Hi sarah and thanks for your messege,I'm planning to take a different look at thins too,I wanna stress that all though my project doesn't nesseraly get other people envolved,the little changes to the community I'm doing,is a great help.Thanks for sending me the other book,weirdly it landed on my door step this morning (change the world for a fiver ) I'm hoping the other book comes buy the end of the week,thanks again marty Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 16:13, 18 January 2012 J49 Team Ah that's strange, well hopefully you'll get the other one tomorrow. Glad it arrived ok :-) Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 13:42, 19 January 2012 Hey sarah ,that's good news about the move to vinspired ,congratualtions,just messeging you to let you no the other book. (Pay it forward ) arrived this morning,ill shall have a read and let you no what I think,once again thanks for sending it. Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 13:52, 19 January 2012 J49 Team Hi Marty,

    Thank you, I'm very excited and think it'll be a great new home for Junction49.

    Really pleased to hear the book arrived ok. I hope you like it.

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  • Avatar Sarah 17:16, 19 January 2012 J49 Team P.S. I've added your photos to your idea now too, hope that's ok :-) Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 19:43, 21 January 2012 Hey sarah thanks for that the photos look really good,I've started on the book I'm about half way through,its really interesting to see how that one idea was going to make a big difference ,I've been thinking about where I go from here,I think ill read the book then try get some ideas together,which will give me an idea on where I stand with echo your voice,ill look forward to revealing them to you when their done,thanks marty Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 16:33, 23 January 2012 J49 Team Glad to hear you're enjoying it Marty. There is a film version of it as well with Kevin Spacey in it, but it's nowhere near as good as the book. I found the book very inspiring :-)

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  • Avatar Marty Davis 19:15, 25 January 2012 Hey sarah and that's really interesting I might get the film and see how it compares to the book,I've been really busy lately I was reading through elsie idea I really think it has huge potential I can see it working and I'm really keen to see how it progresses,I've been on the cybermentor beet the bully site,they have often me the chance to go on the training scheme to become a cybermentor but I don't no weather I can do becuase of the distance ,but I thought that was a bit of good news to give you !! Thanks marty Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 11:00, 26 January 2012 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    Good to hear you've been busy and great to hear you've expressed an interest in becoming a Cybermentor. I think you would be awesome. That's a shame the training is really far away, but I think once you've done the training all the volunteering you do is online. You'll have to let me know how it goes if you do decide to do it.

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  • Avatar Marty Davis 18:35, 06 February 2012 Hey sarah thanks for your messege,sorry ihavent replyed ive been lookin into trying to find a course thats closer to home,i feel i want to do some sort of mentoring scheme and since beeing on junction49 and seeing how you and the team work,its made me want to do that more.Thankyou for my aqa certificate it came this morning i was rather shocked i didnt expect it to come so quick but i was pleased it did ,thanks once gain :) Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 11:00, 07 February 2012 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    Really pleased you got the AQA certificate. I've been amazed at how quick they've been to come through recently.

    That's great that you're looking into other mentoring schemes, I think you'd be very good. Have you found many in your area?

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  • Avatar Marty Davis 19:44, 08 February 2012 Hey sarah and thanks for your messege unfortunately I've not found any mentoring schemes yet but I'm not planning in given up just yet,hopefully ill find something.Ill keep you informed ,marty Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 10:39, 09 February 2012 J49 Team Cool, all sounds good :-) Report Abuse
  • Avatar Sarah 10:47, 15 February 2012 J49 Team Hello Marty,

    I just wanted to let you know about the vInspired awards which is another way for you to receive recognition for the volunteering that you do. If you sign up to www.vinspired.com you can record the hours that you spend volunteering which will of course include the time you spend on Junction49 supporting others through the comments that you write. If you go on now you will also be able to record the number of hours volunteering you've done recently including all the time you spent on Echo your Voice at the start of the year.

    There are three different certificates you can work towards - the v10, v50 and v100 (all relate to the number of hours that you've done)

    If you've got any questions, just ask :-)

    Sarah     Report Abuse
  • Avatar Marty Davis 12:10, 15 February 2012 Hey sarah thanks for that ,i shallo check out vinspired later on today it sounds quite good :),sorry i havent wrote on here in a while ive been so busy with other commitments ,echo your voice has a few problems ,i really want to find out more about other help programmes like how they were set up and how they support others ,i just dont no the best way to go about this,in the mean time i am just going to concentrate on helping others for a bit maybe comment on their profiles just to show them support,oh yes as for the book ive finished it ,it was really good i so wasnt expecting the ending,ive passed it to a member of my family becuase they really wanted to read it but after their done i shall get it back ,i think it will be good to keep it in the junction 49 circle Report Abuse
  •   Avatar Sarah 13:29, 15 February 2012 J49 Team Hey Marty,

    No need to apologise at all, I wasn't expecting you to have done anything in the last couple of weeks. Glad to hear you enjoyed the book. I didn't expect the ending either and found it really sad, but the book is very inspiring. No need to send it back to me, feel free to keep passing it on to anyone who you think would enjoy it, that way it keeps 'Paying it Forward'. :-)

    I'm sorry to hear that you feel that Echo your Voice is having a few problems - it sounded like you had lots of different ideas to explore about how to take it forward whether it be through doing random acts of kindness or setting up a support group. Do you want to jot down different ideas you have for taking this forward either on here or email help@junction49.co.uk and I'll have a think about the best resources to point you to.

    I hope that's ok.

    Sarah     Report Abuse
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