Whilst it might look like I’m trying to throw balls into a basketball hoop in a solitary fashion, in actual fact I’m part of a bigger Mighty Creatives team effort whose members are all contributing to the task in hand: namely to raise funds in support of our Not Just a Box programme.
The Not Just a Box programme supplies Lets Create packs, boxes filled with creative resources tailored by age to support children to get creative in their homes. Each pack provides vital materials such as paper, pens, paints, craft kits and digital tools, resources which they would otherwise have limited access to outside of education.
Its Not ‘just’ a Box though. Boxes delivered to the doorsteps of children in need provide that critical connection with The Mighty Creatives, where children and young people can access our support and the opportunities we can provide direct to their homes.
A box provides the tools and resources and access to support from our skilled staff team and specialist Creative Practitioners, Mentors and Coaches via online and offline activities.
As a result, a Mighty Creative child in need accesses critical and timely support from The Mighty Creatives, developing their resilience and nurturing activity to sustain their wellbeing. In turn these children are supported to develop the confidence to come together with others to share their story and to take action in their lives and in the lives of others living in their shoes.
Emily Bowman is leading the The Mighty Relay Rabble Team: 30+ friends whose mission is to run a virtual relay across three continents! Each member of the team is running / walking 2.6 miles, then passing their baton onto the next member of the team. From the South East of the UK to the US, passing through Finland and Australia along the way!
Emily York is trusting her friends and family to submit daily challenges for her to undertake, some creative, some physical but most are for her to make a fool out of herself!
Hannaa Hamdache is creating 26 paintings over the course of 26 days. You can follow her daily progress over on Instagram: @thehamthatdoodles.
Hope C is learning 26 famous dance routines from music, movies and tv. Without giving too much away, she’s got a track list of tunes from the 80s, 90s, 00s, some K-pop bangers (of course) and scenes from some movies too. She is not a dancer, so this is a real challenge for her!
Charlotte Moseley is running a mile a day for 26 days and…
Lorrie Stock will be baking as many cakes as she can, taking orders from family and friends for any cakes and bakes they want, in return for donations and all the support she can get!
Yours truly, as you may know, is aiming to shoot 26 basketballs in under 26 minutes over 26 days. With variable but encouraging results! Here’s today’s stats produced for you in a slightly different format…
And here’s some for the more curious amongst us:
| Day | Attempts | Near Misses | Baskets | Effort (Baskets/ Attempt) | Baskets/ Minute (BPM) | FeelGood Factor |
| 1 | N/A | N/A | 8 | N/A | 0.308 | N/A |
| 2 | 194 | N/A | 15 | 7.73% | 0.577 | N/A |
| 3 | 189 | 87 | 2 | 1.06% | 0.077 | 46.03% |
| 4 | 190 | 107 | 7 | 3.68% | 0.269 | 56.32% |
| 5 | 192 | 105 | 11 | 5.73% | 0.423 | 54.69% |
| 6 | 167 | 108 | 6 | 3.59% | 0.231 | 64.67% |
| 7 | 174 | 114 | 14 | 8.05% | 0.538 | 65.52% |
| 9 | 180 | 108 | 16 | 8.89% | 0.615 | 60.00% |
| 10 | 166 | 118 | 18 | 10.84% | 0.692 | 71.08% |
| 11 | 181 | 121 | 20 | 11.05% | 0.769 | 66.85% |
| 12 | 176 | 115 | 24 | 13.64% | 0.923 | 65.34% |
Dr Nick Owen MBE PLUS 