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Name: | Sadie Fox |
Age: | 18 |
Year of the Fix: | 2014 |
Location: | Liverpool |
Campaign: | To promote positivity through kindness |
We feel that a lot of young people often get a bad press, but many of them are actually truly inspirational people who are trying to improve their communities.
One such person was Stephen Sutton, a close friend of mine, who despite being diagnosed with incurable cancer, decided to be positive about life and encourage people to do the same.
Continuing his mission to make others smile, my team of Fixers and I gave young people the chance to do something great by holding a Good Gestures Day.
The national event, which will also took place in other parts of the country, involved giving members of the public free fist bumps, high-fives, hugs and handshakes to spread a message of happiness and positivity.
I’m currently studying at university in Liverpool, but knew Stephen since we were in school together.
He was one of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure of calling a friend, so it was fantastic to give something back to him by making this event a success.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Abigail Barrett | Adam Etchells |
Aisling Baxter | Alyx Steel |
Amy Morris | Ania Jones |
Annie Austin | Ben Rord |
Chelsey Page-Harris | Chloe Pollard |
Ffion Wood | Frederick Johnson |
Gemma Campbell | Jack Colson |
Jake Brown | Jessica Wilkinson |
Josh Gormley | Josh Pitchfor |
Joshua Taylor | Kelly Fisher |
Lauren Brourne | Lauren Rowlinson |
Liam McElroy | Louis Jones-Hoffman |
Luke Jeffrey | Michael Evans |
Mike Lritchley | Molly Atherton |
Naomi O'Neill | Nicole Walton |
Rebecca Page | Rhian Davies |
Samantha Earnshaw | Samuel Leggett |
Sian Roberts | Yasmine-Nadia Sebbah |
May 2015
After the success of last year's event, I'm leading National Good Gestures Day in Liverpool again on May 16th.
September 2014
I attended the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham with Fixer Sam Thomas to discuss social action and our projects. The event was chaired by Chloe Smith MP and the panel also included Rajay Naik from the Open University.
April 2014
Our National Good Gestures Day event was held on Bold Street in Liverpool city centre on Saturday 10th May.
Click here to find out more about the National Good Gestures Day 2014.
Our event was amazing! We had all ages interact with us, from babies and little children to elderly people and even teenagers. When I told people I wanted to put a smile on their face - they would light up. I really enjoyed it and I want to do it all again next year!
The public had some really great things to say about the event as well:
'What a lovely thing to do!'
'It's great to see young people making a difference. Inspirational.'
'We should see more positivity like this spread in our communities.'
'This put a smile on my face!'
Scroll down to see photos from the campaign:
Sadie leads a conga line through the streets. Photo courtesy of the Liverpool Echo.
A Fixer gives out high-fives. Photo courtesy of the Liverpool Echo.
Sadie gives out a free hug. Photo courtesy of the Liverpool Echo.
A story about our campaign and event was featured in the Liverpool Echo. Click the image below to view.
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Alexandra Garrick
'Kate'
Tilly and Bella
Hannah Baker
'Ben'
Jo Quinn
Shannon Rawlings
Liam Thomas
Hannah Carter
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Macauley Collinson
Fixers
Ben Simms
Mason Latey
Meghann
Jack H
Olivia G
Sam Womack