Wentworth Miller Fans Pull Together For UNICEF
April 30, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Oh, snap!
Thanks to Newscom, I now have access to a delicious cornucopia of Wentworth Miller pictures I can use here at Mental Health Notes - legally. Good thing, too, because I have some equally delicious - and inspiring - Wenti-related news.
I know, I know - you’re probably feeling as suspicious about my motives as my lovely imaginary boyfriend over there –> looks right now, but hear me out.
Last night, while perusing through some of my usual Wenti-related haunts innocently browsing the Internet, I found this Web site: Wentworth Miller Fans for Charity. Wentworth? Fellow fans? Charity? It was a smorgasbord of things I’m always eager to learn more about.
So, I researched the site and discovered that a group of fans got together to encourage other fans to raise money for UNICEF in Wentworth Miller’s name. While Went is excited about the mission and has agreed to allow the site to use his name and likeness for its purpose (as well as make his own donation of $5,000 to the charity), both he and the Web site make it clear that he is in no way actively involved in the running of the site (the site owners have that under control), nor is he actually the one collecting the money (UNICEF is handling that).
Yeah, that’s fine by me.
This particular UNICEF-donation opportunity presented itself at a great time. I have a little extra cash to share, UNICEF has the Humane Charity Seal of Approval, and, hello, it’s in Wenti’s name.
But what does this have to do with mental health? I’m all for helping people, whether it’s mental health-related or not, but I wondered if my future husband was actually having a hand in helping mental health, too.
Turns out, he is.
You see, not only does UNICEF strive to help in areas such as child survival, protection, and development, education and gender equality, life skills, and nutrition (and let’s face it, all of that is related to the health of your brain and your mind), but UNICEF also works to address mental health needs in emergencies, mental health promotion in skills-based education, and evaluation studies of psychosocial projects.
Wentworth Miller has quite the effect on my own personal mental health, but I’m even more ecstatic knowing he supports a charity that, in addition to physical health, also focuses on mental health. Seriously. Little cartoon hearts are shooting out of my eyeballs right now.
If you’d like to make a donation to UNICEF through Wentworth Miller Fans for Charity, the project is running until June 30, 2008. Head on over for donation details and give what you can to help the total health and well-being of our world’s children.
Wentworth Miller and UNICEF images courtesy of Newscom.
Hi Alicia — thanks for sharing this opportunity with your readers (we’re SO excited about the Wentworth Miller Fans for Charity project) — and for highlighting the importance of UNICEF’s psychosocial work for children caught in crises or natural disaster. It’s not the first thing that folks think of when they think of humanitarian response, but it’s key for child survival and development.
Thanks again,
Alisa
Well done, my friend. You pulled that one together perfectly.
Your *ahem* innocent browsing lead you to some great information.
If I find any related issues that are beneficial to our mental health, I’ll be sure to pass those along to you as well.
@ Alisa - No, thank YOU for stopping by! I’m always happy to pass along heartwarming and inspirational news. A bonus is when I learn something new about a topic I thought I already knew about, such as the focus on mental health needs in relation to UNICEF’s missions. Thanks again!
@ T - Ha! Thanks! And thanks again for the video! It now sits comfortably, and rightfully, in my favorites.