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To join in the campaign and help raise awareness of IBD, all you have to do is upload a picture of your belly to your chosen social media accounts using the hashtag #GetYourBellyOut! You DO NOT have to have IBD to join in the campaign, just a willingness to help us raise awareness! Please note that we will not be able to find your bellies on Facebook if you do not change that specific post’s settings to ‘Public’. If you would like to make a donation along with your belly picture then you can text IBDA99 and your donation amount E.g. ‘IBDA99 £3’ to 70070 (UK mobiles only) or you can donate to the JustGiving page online (link below). ALL donations go to Crohn’s and Colitis UK.
#GetYourBellyOut is run by Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford, Lorna Haymes, Victoria Marie and Gem Willingham.
Initially the #GetYourBellyOut campaign started with one main aim – to raise awareness of IBD. The campaign has been much more of a success than that!
#GetYourBellyOut;
• Provides support to people affected by IBD through Twitter and the Facebook group.
• Educates others by drawing on personal experiences and sharing facts about IBD through Twitter, blogs and the Facebook page.
• Inspires people to feel more confident about their body and their illness, helping them come to the realisation that they should not be ashamed of their disease.
• Fundraises for Crohn’s and Colitis UK via donations from belly picture uploads and selling IBD awareness merchandise.
• Raises awareness of IBD by putting it out there for people to see on Social Media through activities such as Twitter takeovers! (These are advertised on the Facebook page, group and Twitter)
• Unites the IBD community online so that no one ever need feel they are fighting their battle alone.
Donate to just Giving: www.justgiving.com/Sahara-Fleetwood-Beresford1/
Find us on Pinterest! www.pinterest.com/sahara88uk/getyourbellyout/
Join our Facebook Group! www.facebook.com/groups/GetYourBellyOut
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