Sport In Mind
For 2023, Tri2O Triathlon Club have chosen to support local charity ‘Sport in Mind‘. Our Club run event Reading Triathlon will provide a prominent platform to help promote Sport in Mind. Donations given by participants of the race will be welcomed and our pledge to donate at least 10% of net proceeds from the event will allow Tri2O to make a meaningful donation to the Charity.
If any member wishes to raise funds for Sport in Mind please checkout how to easily set up a fundraising page here:- https://www.sportinmind.org/fundraise
Sport in Mind is a Reading based nationally acclaimed mental health charity with a simple mission – to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems through sport and physical activity.
Sport in Mind delivers innovative physical activity projects for children and adults in partnership with the NHS to promote mental wellbeing, improve physical health, combat social isolation, build self-esteem and empower people to move their lives forward in a positive direction.
The charity’s services are co-designed by people with personal experience of mental health problems and healthcare professionals, have to date supported the recovery of over 17,500 experiencing mental illness across since the charity’s inception in 2010.
Sport in Mind’s services are delivered in a safe and supportive environment to reduce the barriers to physical activity for people experiencing mental health problems. Projects are delivered across community and inpatient care to ensure that anyone experiencing mental health problems, irrespective of how unwell they are, has accessible opportunities to get active.
In 2023, Tri2O raised £2957 for Sports In Mind. Attached below is certificate of appreciation for the amount raised via Reading Tri 2023
