Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. The days are short, and so is the bank balance. We’ve spent the last of our pennies on a mountain of presents and payday seems a very, very long day away.

Blue Monday Bristol is a non-profit annual event that is hosted by local community organisations, passionate about supporting our community through hard times.  It is a unique one-stop-shop for Bristol residents to find out about the range of free advice and support on offer and have informal chats with a range of experts. Over 60 local organisations offer support on Education and training, housing and benefits, money, energy and debt, Health and wellbeing and more!

The event attracted 1,500 visitors and an overwhelming 96% of those who visited said they would recommend the event to a friend!  There will also be a host of inspiring and positive activities for passers-by to get involved with like cookery demonstrations, massages, a mental health workshop and much more!

For more information please visit: http://galleriesadvice.wixsite.com/bluemonday

We do, however, need you to make this event happen!  We are raising money to pay for the venue, hire of equipment and stalls, promotion, and to meet the expenses incurred by the charities involved. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to impact someone else’s life, someone who might be struggling with many problems and needs the right connection to receive support and a better path.  Can you pledge to allow us to help support Bristol? We have a variety of pledge levels for all amounts of donations including:

£1 - a thank you email and your name on our website

£5 - a thank you tweet from our Social Media

£10 – a copy of the evaluation report will be yours, so you can see the impact you have helped make!

£25 - A sat down, neck and shoulder massage, available at the event (Limited to 20 vouchers)

£50 (Personal) - your name on our website as a supporter of Blue Monday, a massage at the Event, and a thank you Tweet on social media. (Limited to 10)

£50 (Business) - Your company logo on our "supported by" webpage, your company name and logo included in the update section of our Fundsurfer, a thank you through our Social Media pages, and a thank you poster to your business from Blue Monday. (Limited to 10)

Attending this year’s event and providing support and advice will be:
Pennywise
Shelter
Talking Money
Centre for Sustainable Energy
National Careers Service
Bristol Water
Himilo Training
Cash Pointers