Uusia ystäviä -group (ENG New Friends) was established on 25.11.2015 to Facebook based on “Looking for new friends” add made by Anne Palomäki. Uusia ystäviä -group was and still is meant for people that experience loneliness or are looking for new friends. Amount of people grew rapidly to 1000 and as days rolled by, all the way to the current 2300 people. Events were set up based on interests and one of the events was started by Maisa Ojanen. Event was meant for people interested photography and modelling. From this group formed up a team that is working on a charity calendar for year 2016.

Uskalla -calender 2016

Calendar “Uskalla” (Dare) tells about what we all should sometimes do: dare. We should dare to get excited, to dare to be inspired, dare to indulge in with an open mind to new things, dare to put between ourselves on the line and take risks and dare to be ourselves – just as we are. Calendar team decided to do just this: dare to do this project, even that the schedule was tight and we didn’t know each other beforehand.

Theme of the calendar is touch & closeness which every person should get regularly. Closeness usually is something else than physical, it’s friendship, companionship and feeling trust. With these goals in mind we chose our charity: HelsinkiMissio, which works towards getting rid of loneliness in Helsinki. HelsinkiMissio aims it’s work to people of all ages and they interview and train new volunteers all the time to work as support for a young person or a family mentor not to forget about morning phone which is aimed for people over 60-year of age. “Uskalla” calendar is done totally by volunteers and financing is gathered through crowdfunding (Mesenaatti) and also with possible support from business cooperation. In order for the calendar to reach its target audience we market it in Facebook, our own profiles as well as the projects own page, in all the articles and interviews about the “Uusien ystävien” group and by HelsinkiMissio in their own channels.

Calendar will be sold through a webshop and in some small shops in Helsinki. Profits after printing and delivery costs will be directed fully to charity. Profits per (1) calendar are estimated to be 10€.

You also have an opportunity to order outstanding postcards, which you can send out as a hello to a friend, cheer up lonely, Valentine’s day card or a birthday greeting! Awesome cards will be delivered as a package and the profits (5€ per pack) will be directed fully to the charity.

Idea of the calendar was put together in one evening and the team was together on the very next day. First pictures were taken within a week. Calendar was put together within a month. First envelopes and deliveries will reach your mailbox right after New Year. Let us all DARE to work for a worthy cause – TOGETHER!

Rewards

“Uusien ystävien” postcards 12 per packet/ 15 €
Order here New friends Uskalla/Dare -postcards. In the packet there is 12 different pictures. These awesome cards can be used as: Greeting to a friend, brighten up lonesomes day, valentain’s day card or as a birthday greeting. Profits from the card, approx. 4€ is guided directly to the charity.

“USKALLA” wall calendar 2016
Order this volunteer made USKALLA/DARE-wall calendar for year 2016! Profits made by the calendar are guided fully to charity: HelsinkiMissios activities. Calendar is fully done by volunteers. Pictures have been taken volunteer photographers and all the people in the pictures have been brought together by this project.