Best Selling Author Wendy Mitchell Announces Charity Paraglide For Dementia Group

Best Selling Author Wendy Mitchell Announces Charity Paraglide For Dementia Group
Best Selling Author Wendy Mitchell Announces Charity Paraglide For Dementia Group

Yorkshire-based best-selling author Wendy Mitchell has just announced details of her latest fundraising venture for Dementia support group Minds and Voices. 

Wendy, 65, who now lives near , has taken part in previous fundraising activities such as skydiving and will do a tandem paraglide in Keswick in June (covid restrictions permitting).

Her novel, about living with dementia, is entitled ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ and was a Sunday Time Best Seller.  Wendy herself is living with dementia.

This week is Dementia Awareness Week and Wendy spends a lot of her time doing just that, raising awareness of dementia not just locally but nationally and internationally.

The group she’s raising funds for is a peer group of living with dementia who meet regularly in York.

Wendy says ;

“We can’t tell you how excited we all are at Minds and Voices to actually have a hug from each other, so important for people with dementia.”

“However, each year it takes a massive £10,000 to keep Minds and Voices up and running. We provide taxis for those that need them, lunch and room hire to name just 3 things.”

“I can’t stress enough the importance of peer support and I consider all my playmates my second family, such is the instant connection that dementia has created. I realise it’s an ambitious target, so may have to do something else later in the year.”

If you’d like to donate to Wendy’s fundraiser you can do so here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mindsandvoices-york

You can read more about Wendy and her blog about living with dementia here: https://whichmeamitoday.wordpress.com/

 



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