Former Divas Champion AJ Lee Launches $25, 000 GoFundMe Campaign

Former Divas Champion AJ Lee has now launched her own GoFundMe campaign under her real last name of Mendez.

The campaign is titled “Call Me Crazy for a Cause,” with all donations going to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

As you may be able to guess, the campaign is focused on helping with mental illness, something that Lee is all too familiar with. As she explains in her fantastic book, she suffers from Bipolar Disorder and has dealt with a lot due to this.

Lee works as an ambassador for NAMI and wants to do her very best to continue raising awareness. Some commentators have pointed out she has her own money, though her GoFundMe is actually a way to use her reach and fanbase to continue building on the issue of mental health.

At the time of writing, Lee has raised $3, 105 of the $24, 000 goal she set up for herself. The campaign is now two days in, with 30 backers so far.

Lee offers several perks, so here they are:

$25 – AJ will mention you in a tweet

$50 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower

$75 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower and a tweet from AJ

$100 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower with a personal message and a tweet from AJ

$250 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower with a personal message, a tweet from AJ and join AJ in a Google Hangout with fellow donors.

$1000 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower with a personal message and a tweet from AJ, and join AJ in a personal Google Hangout.

$5000 – Get a signed paperback copy of AJ’s book, Crazy is my Superpower with a personal message and a tweet from AJ and get a comic book shopping trip with AJ.

Here is what Lee had to say:

Call Me Crazy for a Cause

My name is AJ Mendez and I’m a fighter. I have fought to go from a scrawny kid growing up in severe poverty to a wrestling champion on international television. I have fought to go from a college dropout to a bestselling author. I have fought to go from being confused and scared lying in a hospital bed after a suicide attempt to being in charge of- and proud of- my Bipolar Disorder diagnosis.

I have always considered myself a one-girl revolution; responsible for making the change I want to see in the world- starting with myself. But headed into my next battle, I was so grateful to have an army alongside me. About a year ago, I teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. I had written my book Crazy Is My Superpower as a way to reclaim hateful words like “crazy” and to showcase the beauty in our differences. But I needed the guidance of mental health professionals to continue the conversation and help shatter the stigma around mental illness. NAMI has given me invaluable support and the tools necessary to help educate others.

NAMI provides no-cost, essential information, education and support to individuals and families in need. They raise awareness and advocate for the 60 million Americans affected by mental health conditions. They give help and hope, so crucial to those still navigating their mental health journeys. NAMI saves lives.

As a NAMI Ambassador, I want to help them keep up the good fight. This campaign will raise funds to support their amazing work–helping to equip NAMI’s grassroots volunteers with training for our no-cost education, support and awareness programs offered in communities across the country and supporting our no-cost HelpLine, which responds to tens of thousands of inquiries each year to people in need of essential supports and referrals. And you can earn fun rewards in the process! No donation is too small and anything you contribute will be greatly appreciated.

Please join me in this fight.
-AJ

Here is the campaign video:

AJ Mendez GoFundMe

If you’re interested in donating to the GoFundMe, you can do so here.

Have you read Crazy is my Superpower? Were you a fan of Lee in WWE?

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