# Ben’s first national fundraising event raises £10,000 for mental health support - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/10/bens-first-national-fundraising-event-raises-10000-mental-health-support/ - Published: 2017-01-10T09:00:52+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **[Ben](http://www.ben.org.uk/‎), the charity that supports people in the automotive industry, has announced that its first national fundraising event has raised £10,000 to support automotive colleagues facing mental health challenges.** [Hats on 4 Mental Health Day](http://ben.org.uk/event/hats-mental-health-day/) took place across the UK on 10^(th) November, and saw employees from around 90 companies wear their hats to work and donate to the charity. Participants were also to post their photos on social media under the hashtag #hatson4mentalhealth, which trended for several hours. > We're extremely proud to announce that we raised an amazing £549.53 for [@BenSupport4Auto](https://twitter.com/BenSupport4Auto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#HatsOn4MentalHealth](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HatsOn4MentalHealth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 🎩👒👏🏻 Well done everyone! [pic.twitter.com/sDEIlfCMPr](https://t.co/sDEIlfCMPr) > > ## Advertisement > > [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > — Vantage Motor Group (@VantageMotorGrp) [November 21, 2016](https://twitter.com/VantageMotorGrp/status/800685370396577793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > We had a ball raising £450 for [@BenSupport4Auto](https://twitter.com/BenSupport4Auto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and [#Hatson4MentalHealth](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hatson4MentalHealth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > last week! Check out our blog and pics now: [https://t.co/dgDdUnypFn](https://t.co/dgDdUnypFn) > [pic.twitter.com/HKARh9c1Pt](https://t.co/HKARh9c1Pt) > — Perfect Placement (@MotorTradeJobs) [November 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/MotorTradeJobs/status/798496128069148672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) The event was part of a wider campaign around mental health, and was supported by celebrities Mike Brewer, Tiff Needell and Vicki Butler-Henderson, while the day also saw Volvo UK tie up with Sky Atlantic on Twitter; Autotrader’s David Hawksworth raise £400 through JustGiving, and Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer encourage his fans to show support for the campaign. Zara Ross, chief executive of Ben, said: > “We were delighted to see so many organisations supporting Hats on 4 Mental Health > Day. We have been overwhelmed by the response we have had and the awareness surrounding > the campaign has been phenomenal. One in three people will experience mental health > problems at work, which means that over 260,000 people within the automotive industry > will face these challenges at some point in their lives. The money raised from > Hats on 4 Mental Health Day will go towards supporting those individuals to help > them get their lives back on track.” The charity is planning to hold Hats on 4 Mental Health again in 2017. * **[Prince Harry records video for all runners in London’s ‘mental health marathon’](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/11/prince-harry-records-video-runners-londons-mental-health-marathon/)**( 11 April 2017) * **[Royal Foundation makes biggest single grant of £2 million for digital mental health start-up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/10/royal-foundation-makes-biggest-single-grant-2m-digital-mental-health-start/)**( 10 October 2017) * **[Lord Mayor’s Appeal to support three charities in new multi-year scheme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/22/lord-mayors-appeal-support-three-charities-new-multi-year-scheme/)**( 22 November 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)