To mark our 30th anniversary, we donated our time and expertise to promote York Mind’s York Walls Walk event, which took place during Mental Health Awareness Week. The mental health charity and mascot Edgar the Elephant wanted to raise at least £500 by inviting local residents and businesses to donate £5 each to walk the city walls.
 
York Mind supports around 1000 people in York every year and requires much-needed funds to support people to continue their lives with a variety of mental health conditions. York Mind services include counselling, befriending, peer support, therapeutic groups, young people’s support and mental health training.
 

More than 100 people took part in the walk and raised more than £1000 during mental health awareness week for York Mind.
 
Community Fundraiser Holly Bilton said: “Walking the walls, enjoying the views and talking to other people is an ideal way to mark Mental Health Awareness Week in York. We’re delighted that so many people took part and that we've raised more than £1000.”

Commenting on the support Partners provided, Holly added: "We saw an increase in engagement across our social media platforms, due to the PR activity, so we know that we were reaching more people who had never interacted with us before, and we would hope that in the longer term this will have a positive effect for our reputation in the city.

"I also note that almost everyone I spoke to last week at stalls and info events mentioned that they had seen we were doing a Walls Walk – so the promotional activity definitely worked! Keeping York Mind high in the level of public consciousness definitely helps us as an organisation and we will see those benefits in years to come. Thank you."