# Heads Together to be 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Charity of the Year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/24/heads-together-2017-virgin-money-london-marathon-charity-year/
- Published: 2016-04-24T11:55:56+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A partnership of mental health charities will benefit from next year’s London 
Marathon after being selected as the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Charity of
the Year.**

Heads Together is a campaign set up by the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and Prince Harry. It aims to raise awareness and funds for mental health
charities and their work.

## Heads Together charity partners

[Heads Together](http://www.headstogether.org.uk) consists of

## Advertisement

 * Best Beginnings
 * CALM
 * Contact (military mental health roundtable)
 * Place2Be
 * The Mix
 * local branches of Mind.

> Duke and [#DuchessofCambridge](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DuchessofCambridge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)&
> [#PrinceHarry](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrinceHarry?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> join CALM in [@heads_together](https://twitter.com/heads_together?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> for [#Marathon2017](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marathon2017?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/es93IkMY0Y](https://t.co/es93IkMY0Y) [pic.twitter.com/Y4D5SlEIbq](https://t.co/Y4D5SlEIbq)
> — CALM (@theCALMzone) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/theCALMzone/status/724187384347160576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

The [2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Charity of the Year has been NSPCC](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/05/03/nspcc-is-official-charity-partner-for-2016-virgin-money-london-marathon/).

Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money, said:

> “Virgin Money is delighted to be supporting the new Heads Together campaign to
> raise awareness and funds for mental health charities. As well as being the official
> charity partner for the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon, Heads Together will
> be Virgin Money’s corporate charity partner for the next 12 months”.

 

![HRH Prince William, Princess Katherine and Prince William with Heads Together 
headbands](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/04/heads-together-prince-william-
princess-katherine-prince-harry.jpg)

_HRH Prince William, Princess Katherine and Prince William support Heads Together_

A spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry said:

> “Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank the [Virgin Money London Marathon](https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com)
> for making Heads Together their 2017 Charity of the Year. They cannot wait to 
> see hundreds of runners hitting the streets of London next April to end the stigma
> on mental health once and for all.”

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