Worlds Biggest Beanie for Brain Injury Awareness

Belinda Adams and has been advocating for brain injury awareness for many years now, as a mother of a son with a TBI, as a Carer and as an Ambassador for the Hopkins Centre.

We have come a long way with incredible work being done by change makers around the globe, but we still have a long way to go. How powerful our voices could be if we unite in a shared mission to create a big wave of awareness!

Needlework has long been associated with activism for a cause and there is no greater cause than one that is for people that are still fighting for equity in access to resources due to the invisible nature of brain injury.

So let's make the world's biggest beanie to elevate our mission and amplify our voices. By contributing one small 20 cm x 20 cm square, knitted or crocheted, we can connect people around the world in a common cause to make a difference. 

With a goal of 13,500 it's time to get knitting.

 

Update July 2024: 

Biggest Beanie Brunch

FOR BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS WEEK

Come along and help us construct the biggest beanie Brisbane has ever seen, to raise awareness for the countless Australians who are living with a brain injury. Each unique hand made square representing the individual and often invisible journey brain injury survivors are faced with on their road to recovery. Made with love and compassion by volunteers all over Australia and the world.

 

Event Details

What: Bring a plate & share a cuppa and a cake while we connect the final pieces in front of the backdrop of the iconic Story Bridge signifying the importance of every survivors story as well as the need to bridge the gap in access to services for brain injury survivors and their carers.

Where: Captain Burke Park, 117 Holman Street, Kangaroo Point 

When: Sunday August 25, from 10am

This campaign was made possible by the hundreds of individuals who knitted or crocheted squares. We thank every single person for the time and heart that was sewn into every stitch. All squares will be recycled and donated to Wrap with Love Inc, providing love and warmth to someone in need at the completion of the campaign.

Please reach out to me at worldsbiggestbeanie@gmail.com with any queries.