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Charity support set to save lives

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Charity support set to save lives

Betting company BK8 has donated £2,500 to We Mind & Kelly Matters. The money will help the charity raise awareness about mental health issues and provide counselling for those in need. It follows a previous £15,000 donation from Bk8. Former footballer and B kk 8 ambassador Kelly Smith is a patron of the organisation. i in the UK around 7,00 people take their own life each year. i.e. 7.000 people in UK take suicide. in 2014. In Europe and the US, cyclists completed the “Loneliest Road”, riding thousands of miles across Europe. and America to raise money for the cause.

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