# Mind in two-year partnership with London Wasps rugby club

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/06/12/mind-twoyear-partnership-london-wasps-rugby-club/
- Published: 2012-06-12T10:16:46+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Mental health charity Mind has been chosen as the Official Charity Partner of London
Wasps rugby club for the next two years.

The Club will help to raise awareness of Mind’s work and support its major fundraising
efforts. It will also help to improve the understanding of mental health issues 
among staff, players, supporters and the wider rugby community. This season London
Wasps players’ shirts will feature the Mind logo.

With support from two of [London Wasps](http://www.wasps.co.uk)’ current Club partners,
Kukri and Creative Print Group, a proportion of programme and shirt sales from four
games throughout the season will be donated to the charity. Mind will also run fundraising
activities at these games.

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Mind Chief Executive Paul Farmer said: “This partnership reflects the relevant and
current issue of mental health in sport, following recent disclosures from people
like Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Hatton and rugby’s own Duncan Bell about their experiences
of depression. This will provide us with an incredible opportunity to raise awareness
of mental health problems, and of the work that Mind does, throughout the rugby 
community.”

www.mind.org.uk

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