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Natalie Reeves Billing prepares for her latest charity quest to support child mental health

May 3, 2022
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Natalie Reeves Billing, a children’s author from the North West and a child mental health campaigner, is no stranger to audacious charity challenges. Whether it’s creating and delivering tens of thousands of free literacy packs to local children or donating her book profits to the Samaritans, the author has a long history of giving back to her community with her time, money, and creativity.

Natalie founded social enterprise Split Perspectivz with Jude Lennon and Joe Totti to find ways to get resources and funds to those who need them the most. She is particularly passionate about addressing issues affecting young people’s mental health.

And, at a time when many families are affected by the cost of living, and numerous children and young people are unable to get mental health care, Natalie understands how important fundraising can be in filling in the gaps to aid those in need.

Natalie will set sail on ‘Peggie the Pedalo’ for a minimum of 48 hours for her latest Split Perspecttivz charity quest, a pedalo challenge. Natalie will be supporting Bernie Hollywood OBE on his solo charity row as the Ambassador for the Boat of Hope campaign, which is raising funds and awareness to support child mental health, by embarking on her own nautical journey, admittedly on a boat that Natalie described as “Hugely more impractical and considerably slower.”

Commenting on her latest charity challenge, the author added: “It’s fun, it’s bonkers – it’s Monty Python does charity.” 

On 9th May, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool will bless ‘Peggie the Pedalo’ and the Sing Me Merseyside Choir will give a special nautical performance before Natalie’s challenge starts. There will then be a fun walk, where Natalie and her supporters will dress up in nautical costumes and walk for five miles before the author gets on her pedalo. 

Natalie is encouraging people to support the campaign by making a donation via the Welba app and logging their steps. The app will track walking, running or exercise, so as well as just making a financial donation, supporters can also donate their miles, helping Natalie to reach the combined target of 3,000 miles including everyone’s steps, which she must hit before she can get off the pedalo. Jude Lennon added that the 3,000 mile target is significant “because that’s the same mileage that Bernie Hollywood will reach for his Boat of Hope solo row”.

“I’m hoping people will donate their miles sooner rather than later” said Natalie, who laughed as she explained that she wasn’t too keen to spend more than 48 hours aboard the small pedalo, including sleeping overnight.

She expressed her gratitude to everyone who’s already pledged their support, saying:

“So many individuals have volunteered their own time to make this happen, and I’m so grateful to people and organisations like Liverpool John Moores’ screen school and students, Wirral Shotokan karate club, Liverpool Heartbeat charity, The Pod Cafe and Gateacre High school, who are all contributing in such meaningful ways to make this happen, as well as countless volunteers who support the campaign. It wouldn’t be possible without them.”

Jude Lennon added:

“Natalie can’t reach her goal and get off her pedalo without asking other people for their support. Like so much of what we do at Split Perspectivz, it’s all about community. We hope to show that by working together we can achieve so much more that we can alone.”
Natalie’s Boat of Hope challenge will begin during Mental Health Awareness week, on 9th May. To make a donation and log your miles, download the Welba app (minimum donation: £10). Natalie said she’ll be enormously grateful for every donation received, and concluded: “Ultimately, it’s a very silly challenge for a great cause!”

READ MORE: Merseyside author Natalie Reeves Billing release new series targeting childrens mental health

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