Open Minds - A New Charity Partnership

27-Jul-2010

The Queensland Rugby Club is proud to announce the signing of a three-year partnership with Open Minds. The three year partnership sees Open Minds become the official Preferred Charity Partner of the Queensland Rugby Club (QRC) until June 2013. This positive partnership compliments QRC's commitment to supporting the wider community. "We are delighted to have the opportunity to support a charity who shares our core values and provides vital services to individuals within our community," said Don Stewart, CEO of the Queensland Rugby Club. "This partnership is about more than just raising money for Open Minds; it is about QRC contributing back to the community. We have established a partnership so that we can make a real and substantial difference to the lives of people living with mental illness," concluded Mr Don Stewart. The partnership will see the QRC host a fundraising event for Open Minds each year through the annual Melbourne Cup Charity Luncheon, providing further assistance in promoting mental illness within the community and could see other potential events such as a joint Charity Golf Day come to fruition.



This QRC partnership was first discussed when Mr Ted Stewart, Director of Open Minds saw an opportunity for the QRC to be involved in the annual Melbourne Cup Charity Luncheon. Mr Stewart said, "With the success and growth of Open Minds annual Melbourne Cup event, we needed to source a bigger venue, and as the event's success largely rested on its close CBD and waterfront location, the newly established event centre, the Strand at RUGBYQUAY, was a natural choice. "Our new partnership with the QRC is about raising awareness and raising funds. Mental ill-health can affect any Australian family at any time, however we're there supporting people with expert, quality and empathetic care, and the QRC have now provided the opportunity for this care to spread throughout the community," concluded Mr Stewart. If you would like to become a partner of Open Minds or be informed of upcoming events and news, including Melbourne Cup 2010, please contact Open Mind's Fundraising Manager, Josie Loth on 07 3896 4246 or via email.