In August 2024 Dandara hosted a Corporate Golf Day inviting other businesses to join them playing golf and raising much needed funds for the Curve Foundation. Over £9,000 was raised for the Curve Foundation!

David Garrett alongside the Dandara team invited clients along to play golf and raise money.

Thank you to Dandara for their continued support. To learn more about Dandara, please visit their website www. dandara.com

After an intense 4 hours of football competing against 7 exceptional opponents, Interspringfield FC overcame the odds to clinch victory at the Curve Ball Cup! 

On Sunday 21^st July 2024, businesses from Essex, close friends and Moulsham High School staff played football to raise money for The Curve Foundation raising over £4,165. 

Organised by The Curve Foundation, The Curve Ball Cup is a charity football tournament which takes place every year at Moulsham High School in Chelmsford. The money raised allows The Curve Foundation to continue helping children who need mental health and well-being support. The event harnesses the power of football to help make sure that children continue to grow up happy, healthy and giving them the best start into adulthood. 

Football boots polished, water bottles filled, and players warmed up, the whistle was blown at 10.30am and the tournament commenced! The group stages began, and all teams competitively played one another fighting for the top two places to enter the next round. Oz Mustafa from Laser Electrical Central said, “A thoroughly enjoyable day and it’s all for a great charity”. Entering the semifinals, the heat was on, all the remaining teams were eager to reach the final! As the final game kicked off, Chelmsford Deputy Mayor Counsellor Susan Sullivan arrived to watch the game in action. The final score was 0-0, which only meant one thing- PENALTIES! Although Vision Personal LTD fought hard to score, Interspringfield FC secured the win with the final penalty.  Runners up Vision Personnel LTD’s coach George Bridle said “Surprisingly the quality of some of the players has shocked me! It’s great to see so many individuals giving up their weekend for such a worthy cause” 

Not only did Interspringfield FC collect their Curve Ball Cup 2024 trophy from the Chelmsford Mayor but Dandara were also the winners of the day, raising a staggering £1,240 for The Curve Foundation prior to the tournament. Counsellor Susan Sullivan commented “I was impressed with the community involvement in the event, and it was a great pleasure watching the thrilling final match. Curve Foundation are doing a superb job supporting the mental health of young people”. A huge thank you to all of the teams who competed – Moulsham High School staff, UPR Scaffolding, Vision Personnel LTD, Dandara, 1^st Drywall, MDS Civil Engineering LTD, Laser Electrical Central and Interspringfield FC. Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone who attended on the day. Without you all, The Curve Foundation would not be able to help the children in desperate need of mental health support. 

If you’re interested in entering a team for the Curve Ball Cup 2025, please email us at hello@curvefoundation.org.uk.

On 1 June 2024, our trustee Tim Rowe took on the 50km Three Castles ultra marathon from Rochester to Tonbridge. The aim (other than survive): to raise as much money as possible for The Curve Foundation.

A huge congratulations to Tim for not only completing the marathon but also raising £1,389! Thank you and well done Tim!

Please see Tim’s Just Giving page for more information on the ultra marathon and further information on why he chose the Curve Foundation. https://www.justgiving.com/page/timothy-rowe-1714553628738?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Ftimothy-rowe-1714553628738&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share 

It is coming up to that time of the year again, when we ask you to join us, for our exciting Miles over Mind fundraising campaign.

May is both Teenage ‘Self Esteem’ Awareness and National Walking month. It is the perfect time to join the challenge and raise vital funds to help support children and young people with their mental health. Did you know of the young people in the UK, 79% say how they look is very important to them and 52% worry about the way they look. (Statistics from Beat, eating disorder charity.)

This May we are asking you and other members of the Curve Foundation community, to join us in walking, running, cycling, swimming or even scooting to complete our 50 or 100 mile challenge.

How to get involved

This sponsorship activity can be done on your own or with a group of friends and family. You can split the distance, rope in your children and grandchildren or even bring the dog! It is completely up to you how far, when and how you wish to undertake your challenge.

All we ask is that you set up a fundraising page using this link, link your page to the Miles Over Mind 2022 campaign and get your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you via your page.

Sponsor someone else doing the challenge

We know that not everyone will be able to complete the challenge but that doesn’t mean you can’t support others who are. You can always donate to the campaign here, if you would prefer to support someone else while they undertake the challenge. Every donation we receive enables us to have even more of a positive impact on young lives and for this we are truly grateful.

Tell your story

Share, tweet, like and use #milesovermind to help raise awareness of the challenge for others to see. With your help, the money raised will enable the continuation of our Essex school counselling service, which supports young people to manage their mental health such as anxiety and depression.

So get ready to wash down your walking boots, revise your route and get that spring in your step to join us for Miles over Mind this May

Please feel free to get in contact us with via hello@cuvefoundation.org.uk should you have any questions about the campaign or how you can get involved. We would love to hear from you!

How to track your progress  

Use both your fundraising page and the Curve Foundation Facebook event (coming soon) to showcase your progress! We would love to see screenshots, videos and all sorts of photos!  

You can use a basic Excel spreadsheet, Samsung Health App, Nike Run app, Bike GPS, Map my Run and My Fitness Pal! The choice is yours!  You can screenshot your distance daily, weekly or bi-weekly, and put it into your fundraising page and the Facebook Event to showcase your progress. It will be great to see ????  

At the end of the month, email hello@curvefoundation.org.uk with your distance completed for your Curve Foundation challenge certificate.  

And don’t forget to share on all your own social media platforms to shout out about your progress and gain those donations.