We (Really) Need Your Help!

2023 looks set to be a huge year for LooseHeadz, but we can’t do it without your help & support. 

2022 was an incredible year for LooseHeadz; from launching our online training platform, to visits to partner clubs like Chester & Sidmouth, and putting our boots back on as part of Game 4 Grief through to Rob and I taking the scary plunge into working for LooseHeadz on a full time basis. (For anyone interested, you can check out more of our top moments here.)

This year looks set to be even bigger, with almost 650 partner clubs already joining us on our mission to place a LooseHead (mental health lead) into every rugby club around the world, and ambitious plans to almost double this by the end of the year.

We will be looking to support these clubs with even more initiatives, including our Youth Mental Health Training Module which is currently in the works, along with an exciting new project with our partners Talk Club, and that’s just for starters.

All this has been made possible by the incredible support we have received from you since we launched in 2017. Ordering your LooseHeadz stash, donating, and running fundraisers has made all this possible, and puts us in an incredible position to be able to help support the mental health of even more rugby fans, players and officials.

As we continue to grow, and work with more clubs, we know we need to grow our team in order to provide the best possible support to those clubs, as well as continuing to develop the resources available in our toolkit. 

It’s always difficult to know how to phrase this, but what we really need is your continued support. Whether it’s helping to spread the message, volunteering as a LooseHead or helping to contribute to LooseHeadz, we simply cannot do this without you. As a charity, we are very much reliant on your ongoing support. 

So how can you help?

The reality is there’s loads of ways to get involved and help support our mission to place a mental health lead at every rugby club in the world;

Spread the message - whether it’s telling one mate, or sharing LooseHeadz with your whole network, the more people who know that support is available out there, the better.

Volunteer - if your club doesn’t already have a LooseHead, then you can get signed up here and receive instant access to our toolkit. If your club already has a nominated LooseHead, then please get behind & offer your support - as far as we’re concerned, the more LooseHead’s at each club, the better.

Do something daft - last year saw some incredible fundraisers that helped to support a number of our resources like the text line and introduction to mental health training. This year, if you’re considering a fundraiser, then we would hugely appreciate it if you would consider LooseHeadz as one of the potential recipients. You can check out some of the current fundraisers on our JustGiving page here.

Wear the posts with pride - if you didn’t already know, we guarantee that 100% of the profits from every purchase of our clothing line are donated directly to the LooseHeadz Foundation, and used to support our mission to place a mental health lead into every rugby club around the world. So everytime you make a purchase at LooseHeadz.co.uk, you are helping to make this mission possible.

Donate - it’s always a difficult one to ask for money, but we’re trying to be (a bit) less awkward about seeking donations. As a charity, this will continue to be one of the key methods of helping to fund everything that we do, so if you are able to spare anything, we’d massively appreciate it. You can either do so through JustGiving here, or get in touch with us directly through our social channels, or on info@LooseHeadz.co.uk to have a chat.

Sponsors welcome - we’re also on the hunt for a number of commercial sponsors this year. As we mentioned, we’re really keen to get a proper team in place to ensure that clubs signed up to the Partnership Programme receive the best possible support. Therefore, if you, your business or organisation might be interested in supporting LooseHeadz as an official partner, then please do get in touch on info@LooseHeadz.co.uk to have a chat.

Once again, we want to thank you for your incredible support, and here’s to an even more exciting 2023.