What is Outrageous Ambition?
At Outrageous Ambition our idea
is simplicity itself, we apply imagination and creativity to enterprise, to
meet the real needs and aspirations to some of the most vulnerable and
disadvantaged people in our society. Our approach is to develop enterprise so
as to get people involved in activities that have a real purpose.
Despite every individual being different we
start with soft skills such as communication, team work, confidence,
discipline, sense of purpose, improved self-worth. Our work aims to tackle
these issues by providing a safe and welcoming environment to develop the
necessary skills to increase voluntary and employment opportunities as well as
contributing to their local community.
What we need and what you get
We need 5.5K towards a bespoke screen printing
press, that will provide employment for marginalised and disabled people in the
creative sector. Taking them out of the U.K benefits system, resulting in
significant savings within the local council (Lancashire County Council). The package will include:
- Screen Printing Equipment using RISO QS200 Digital Screen Maker
- Weiss 4 Colour 4 Station Small Carousel with Side Clamps
- WPS Mini Dryer
- WPS Model 1 Flash Dryer
- WPS Vacuum Board – used for Paper Printing (vacuum not included)
- Consumables
- Plastisol and Waterbased Ink for Textile Printing Includes WPS Paper Art inks for Paper / Card Printing
- Mug Sublimation kit including Ricoh Printer / Paper / Inks / Mug
- Press and Heat Press
The Team:
The Can
Do Man
The can-do
man is the man with plan, the origin of the outrageous ambition began with him.
He works closely with the head of happiness and the thistle blower to make his
ambition shared and possible.
Head Of
Happiness
Our head of
happiness has the amazing job of improving the health and well-being of the
people who come to the hub. Wants to make a positive change to people’s lives
through the hub, whilst making all those who come here happy.
Ninja Mouse
The ninja
mouse is our digital arts developer, she is extremely adept at manipulating the
mouse to create some amazing pieces of art. She helped us design a few areas of
the website as well as a few other bits and pieces. Examples of her brilliant
work are on our Outrageous Crew page, all the characters on that page were
designed by the Mouse Ninja herself, based on the real life individuals.
Head of
Smile Distribution
Our Head of
Smile Distributions is also one of the inspirations for Outrageous Ambition.
You may have read about her on our Outrageous Journey? The head of smile
distributions uses her bubbly personality and sense of humour to makes
everyone’s day in the space that little bit brighter. If it weren’t for Chloe
we may all not have come together at the Outrageous Hub.
The
Conductor Of Creations
The
Conductor of creations is our on site budding artist with a creative mind. He
has made a number of creations which will ultimately be introduced to our store
once we are up and running. He has created some brilliant pieces using a wide
range of media, from making 80’s retro creations from perler beads to some
origami masterpieces. In fact you may recognise a couple pieces of his work as
the origami swan and origami tree on our Outrageous hub page.
The Impact
The
social impact of our work is measured in the health and well-being of those
involved. Many disabled and disadvantaged people lack a sense of purpose,
have limited opportunities and face problems such as; a lack of confidence; low aspirations; social
isolation; depression and other mental health problems; limited skills and job
opportunities.
Other ways you can help
Show support, keep up with our progress or see previous achievements on
social media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutrageousAmbition
YouTube: Outrageous Ambition