Celebrating our Fundraising Heroes!

How are you supporting West Kent Mind?  What does your fundraising involve?

We are delighted to be running for West Kent Mind in the Brighton Half Marathon ‘24, as part of The Finance Hub’s ongoing commitment to partner with this fantastic charity. We both have extremely busy lives! We run The Finance Hub together, Gillian runs her other business Lending Made Simple and Natalie also has a cleaning business. We have been training as much as possible during the week and then try to run once at the weekends. We are also both sociable bunnies so again this has determined our training!

Alongside the importance of training for the Half Marathon, The Finance Hub team are committed to raising awareness which is such an important part of driving sponsorship for West Kent Mind. Natalie has been scheduling a lot of social media posts with the support of our team member Heidi. We have tried to drive engagement on our social channels by  varying our run routes and taking lots of photos.

Why did you choose to support West Kent Mind?

The Finance Hub recognise the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing of our community, family and friends. Natalie, the Office Manager, has her own experience of mental health problems, as she suffers with stress, anxiety and at her worst – depression. Natalie said, “Being kind is extremely crucial to everyone around you but starts with being kind to yourself – I am working on that one!”

Gillian, like many other entrepreneurial women, has experienced her ups and downs throughout her career, including a breakdown due to stress. She is currently in a much happier place and not shy of talking about her past experiences. Sadly, the same cannot be said for one of her oldest friends who really struggling with her mental health; Gillian has been talking to WKM about how she can support her friend.

Gillian is very aware that some mental health problems do stem from financial worries. As a businesswoman in finance with Lending Made Simple and The Finance Hub, she feels she must use her expertise to provide a duty of care to her personal and business customers. Partnering with this wonderful charity is part of The Finance Hub’s plan and aligns perfectly with The Finance Hub’s mission statement – ‘Let’s Talk’. Our clients can come into our relaxed office and feel they can talk about their money worries and we will be there to offer advice.

Thank you to Natalie, Gillian and The Finance Hub for their support