The dream
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The dream 〰️
A good night for a great cause.
Introducing New Plymouth's newest big charity night out: Dancing For Hope! On the night, 12 local celebs will hit the dance floor for mental health.
It's like Dancing With The Stars, New Plymouth-style! Our hometown heroes have been paired with talented local dancers. Together, they'll dazzle you with 90 seconds of dance, complete with their personally chosen outfits and music, all by New Zealand artists.
This event is a heartfelt fundraiser for Gumboot Friday and Taranaki Retreat, aiming to raise $30,000 through ticket sales and an auction on the night.
So save the date - November 10 - and join us at the TSB Theatre Royal.
The Causes
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The Causes ☆
I am hope & Gumbooot Friday
What is it?
Both through the genius of comedian Mike King - I AM HOPE and Gumboot Friday aim to make mental health more manageable in Aotearoa.
The initiative of Gumboot Friday is key to be able to improve our dire mental health statistics. With the intention to provide free counselling to anyone who needs it, Gumboot Friday is already making a huge difference. However, needing $500,000 a month to cater for New Zealand's current counselling needs our support is crucial.
I AM HOPE has one goal - positive societal change. They have managed to focus their work in schools helping over 300,000 kids directly. They provide opportunities for our tamariki to learn, train, and grow so they can be better equipped to handle the rollercoaster that life can be. Aiming to be the fence at the top of the hill, rather than the ambulance at the bottom.
THE TARANAKI RETREAT
What is it?
The Taranaki Retreat is a local and important suicide prevention initiative that provides a space to breathe for individuals. It provides a stable ground to rebuild when times are tough. Through stays, workshops, events, and humans helping humans - the team at the Taranaki Retreat are undoubtedly saving many of those in our community and ensuring we know we are supported and cared for.
Meet the gal behind the movement
Adara
At 25, in 2022, mental illness rapidly and very out of the blue consumed my life and who I was. It was an experience I was completely unprepared for and quite frankly couldn’t overcome on my own. The support I was given and opportunities I had to rebuild myself were life-changing, such as a doctor who listened, time away in respite care, taking leave from my career for six months, a yoga membership at REVA, and a bunch of talented psychologists. But none of this came free, in fact, it was a really expensive process. For example, psychologist sessions were $211 per session and I needed a minimum of two a week, each doctor's appointment was over $50, and then time away with no income. When I had a moment to reflect and realise that not everyone was in the financial position I was in to afford what I saw as basic and necessary requirements for my survival, I knew I needed to help. And that is how and why Dancing for Hope was born.