Many fans of Alan Doyle and The Beautiful, Beautiful Band definitely make the world a better place through their love of concerts and music and their interactions on social media. Many donate and raise money by attending charity events supported by Alan Doyle and The Beautiful, Beautiful Band.
Other fans support the Canadian registered 'A Dollar A Day' charity started by Alan Doyle with his friends Andrew Fury and Brendan Paddick. The basic aim of the charity is to work together with organisations who help people with mental health and addiction issues by providing funding.
Throughout my time writing this blog I have read and heard people with good intentions trying to work with organisations and people with mental health and addictions often say to those people who are suffering they are not alone. But the reality is there are many people suffering with their families who are alone through no fault of their own. Many people just don't know where to look and ask for help.
Today on World Kindness Day I am inspired by the act of kindness and sharing by the A Dollar A Day charity and one of their supporters. One of the things the A Dollar A Day charity do is share credible articles and resources associated with mental health and addictions.
Recently the charity shared an article that could make a real difference in someone's life who may feel they are alone. The article I found exceptionally helpful is titled '11 Things To Do When You Don't Have Anyone' by Sarah Shuster and published on the webpage The Mighty.com.
The list of helpful hints provided includes obvious positive things that do make a credible difference to someone's life like doing volunteering, seeking comfort with a beloved pet or animals or finding a support group.
However, there is some great advice to help people to weave their way through appropriate social media sites to find mental health and addiction support groups on Facebook and Twitter and to meet people through safe online sites. The Mighty.com is loaded with great resources and has also developed an app.
I have provided a link to the site here https://themighty.com/2018/11/i-dont-have-anybody-lonely-no-support/
Today on World Kindness Day one A Dollar A Day supporter and music fan was recognised for their kindness by Alan Doyle and Brendan Paddick in raising funds by making and selling gorgeous handcrafted items including bath items and now Christmas decorations. How rewarding for people to use their creativeness to make resources that can raise money for a worthy charity.
I have provided some copies of Twitter tweets from the official accounts of Alan Doyle and Brendan Paddock. No copyright infringement intended.
