Ben's fundraiser for A Mindful Paws
Ben Jones is raising money for A Mindful Paws
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The North Wales answer to The Hardest Geezer, I have decided to challenge myself with the next best thing after the first marathon. What is it you ask? The XTERRA SNOWDONIA TRAIL MARATHON ERYRI 2024 (In capital letters to make it more daunting)
At the £500 raised mark, I will put myself through a traumatic experience, where I will allow my friends to rip off every hair on my body, from the neck down, with hot wax.
At the £1000 raised mark, I will get a tattoo of a dogs paw with the name Alfie with it.
For context, Alfie was a golden retriever that we got when I was 7 and unfortunately he passed away at 13 Years Old. He got me through so much mentally and emotionally, I don't know where I would've been today without him.
Now a little bit about the charity I will be running for:
A Mindful Paws offers group and individual support to young people who are struggling with emotional and mental health difficulties.
A Mindful Paws provides a safe space where young people can access support and relief from their emotional or mental health difficulties from experienced and qualified staff. They provide a range of support, including support form a Young People’s Worker, canine assisted therapy (group and 1:1 support), mindfulness group, 1:1 support from a systemic practitioner, along with bespoke short projects such as yoga, aromatherapy, bushcrafts, life skills for LAC (Looked After Children), etc. They also create programmes and projects based on what the young people would like and would find helpful.