Open Door relies on voluntary funding to make much of our work possible. There are many ways you can help through getting involved in events, or at your school or workplace.
Knit and nibble
Walking out of Darkness, May 2019
On Saturday May 18th, staff, family, friends and supporters of Open Door took part in ‘Walking out of Darkness’ – a 10 mile sponsored walk along the banks of the river Thames. The annual event aims to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention and to end stigma and discrimination.
Or, you could take part in another challenge event, like Jo Riordan who ran the Paris Marathon for us.
Nominate us for support at your workplace. Many companies will give donations or fund raise for charities close to their employees’ hearts. We were delighted to receive £2000 from the Lloyds Market Charity Awards 2017.
Open Door was thrilled to be chosen by Alexandra Park School, as their charity of choice for the First Give competition. It is so helpful to hear the views of young people about these issues and we thank them all for their honesty and openness
If you have an idea or would like to discuss fundraising or donating to Open Door please contact enquiries@opendooronline.org
A Few Highlights
Reggae Party
Our Christmas Reggae Party fundraiser at Earl Haig hall was a great success. We managed to raise almost £500! A huge thank you for all the donations received.
‘Walking out of Darkness 2017’
A huge thank you to everyone who made a donation, as we managed to reach our target of £3000!
Bowes Park Community Choir Spring Concert
The wonderful Bowes Park Community Choir raised £760 for Open Door from their Spring Concert.
Musical director Mark Biggins takes a bow with the Choir
Accompanist Laurie O’Brien is applauded by the Choir
40th Anniversary Exhibition
Open Door marked its 40th Anniversary by staging an exhibition on the theme of adolescence now and then. The birthday celebrations got underway with a private view on World Mental Health Day – October 10th – opened by Tottenham MP David Lammy.
The work on display included photography, art and video produced by young people in a series of summer workshops organised by Open Door, as well as video interviews with Grayson Perry and others who were teenagers in 1976, the year of Open Door’s founding.
Young service user addressing audience
David Lammy, MP and Toby Brown, Artist
Exhibition photographer
Grayson Perry, Artist with young interviewer
Crouch End Music Fair
On September the 18th, we held a music fair selling vinyls, CDs and all things musical in aid of Open Door. We raised just over £100.
Vitality British 10k
As part of Open Door’s 40 year celebration, we took part in the Vitality British 10k London run and raised over £2,000.
Open Hearts Open Minds, an evening of opera and song
A wonderful concert was organised by parents of a former Open Door service user. The performers were joined by Haringey Young Musicians Youth Choir ‘Haringey Vox’, raising almost £700 for the work of Open Door.