Category: Fundraising

How fundraising helped me to feel understood and connected
28th October 2022
We’ve often heard the phrase ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ but who exactly do we reach out to? Sometimes it can feel easier connecting with people who don’t know us than it does with our own friends and family. Kiran recently participated in our fundraising event GLOW, a 20km night walk through London, where everyone is free to share their mental health experiences in a safe place. She tells us how she never felt judged and simply felt compassion and understanding from the people around her.

The power of music – Chris’ fundraising story
12th October 2022
Since returning after a 10-year hiatus, the band Doves planned a grand UK tour to take place in 2022, only to announce some time later that all dates would be cancelled due to lead signer Jimi Goodwin experiencing poor mental health. Keen music fan Chris Kelly, struck by Jimi’s story of honesty and full with compassion, decided to fundraise for Mental Health UK by releasing cover songs of some of the band’s well-loved singles.

Putting my mental health first made me stronger
7th October 2022
Fundraiser, Luke Hamer tells us why putting his mental health first made him stronger – as part of our World Mental Health Day campaign encouraging people to make their mental health a priority.

Climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Kenzie’s fundraising story
21st April 2022
Last year, Kenzie and her family took on the challenge of climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks to raise money for Mental Health UK. Kenzie sadly lost her mum to suicide, and was keen to raise awareness around mental health and tackle a challenge to push her own mental strength.

Mental resilience while running the length of Britain
11th April 2022
Ben Banaghan is running the equivalent of 2 marathons a day for 18 days in support of Mental Health UK and Join Our Boys Trust. Gearing up to take on the mammoth challenge, Ben spoke to us about how he plans to stay mentally fit, as well as physically before the event starts this September.

Thank you for taking part in Glow!
10th October 2021

AmazonSmile
11th June 2020
Did you know that you can help to support Mental Health UK while shopping on Amazon? Find out how AmazonSmile works.

A summer of challenges for Mental Health UK
24th October 2019
Josh explains why he chose to raise money to help people affected by mental health problems. He took on a series of events during the summer of 2019 and his fundraising brought in over £2,000 for Mental Health UK!

Pedal the premiership
25th September 2019
A Wasps supporter and ex-rugby player who brought himself back from the brink of suicide twice is cycling to every top-flight rugby union stadium to raise awareness of men’s mental health.
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