Daniel Newman

Birthday Busters

Fundraising for Mind
£1,053
raised of £1,000 target
by 137 supporters
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Story

What a strange time to be alive ...

My names Danny and I’m a father of 2 living in the UK.

I’m a bit of a Ghostbusters fan and in 2020 I embarked upon a rather expensive mission to build myself an entire Ghostbusters ‘costume’ complete with a rather expensive Proton Pack. I’m essentially an overgrown child in an adults body ...

I did it to attend a local event wearing my kit and so my kids thought I was cool. 

Sadly Corona Virus/COVID19 happened and the event was cancelled. Understandably.

All of a sudden it had no purpose, that was until a friend informed me that a child’s birthday party had been cancelled and they suddenly had no friends to attend (due to COVID19) and they thought nobody cared or wanted to be their friend any more (they are only small after all.

I filmed and created a birthday message in costume to send them some joy.

3 days later and I’ve done have 150 and my inbox is on FIRE and so to keep track and ensure everybody gets the opportunity to get a personalised video... ‘Birthday Busters is born’.

If you want a personalised Ghostbusters birthday message, please send me a message to the new page I’ve created to keep up with demand Birthday Busters 👻🚫

(Please bare in mind, I’m a father of 2, I'm a key worker, and my wonderful ‘camera lady’ is one of the 1.5 million vulnerable people in the UK, and thus I will work as absolutely fast as I can to make your messages, but please be patient).

My wonderful 'camera lady' Selina also deserves an enormous pat on the back, as without her, the videos wouldn't be possible.

They are completely free, I don’t want any financial reward, I simply want to spread happiness and cheer at a difficult time to children who may be finding this hard. However if you wish to make a financial contribution please donate to my chosen charity MIND.

MIND do admirable work into raising Mental Health awareness and also supporting those who need it. They also have a wonderful blue light programme. Having worked for 7 years in Fire & Rescue and 5 in the Police Force I'm more than aware of the incredible work they do to support people. The country and its emergency services will be under huge emotional stress as a result of COVID19 and so this is our way of giving back just a little bit and helping them at this tough time.

About the charity

Mind

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We’re Mind, the mental health charity, working across England & Wales. We believe no one should face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Whether you’re stressed, depressed or in crisis. We’ll listen, give support & advice, & fight your corner. Thanks for fundraising for national Mind.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,052.42
+ £194.38 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,052.42
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£0.00

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