Rushden Mind chosen as Diamonds’ Home Shirt Sponsor

The Club is delighted to announce the result of the Home Shirt Sponsor raffle draw, which took place on Sunday 9^th August 2020.  

The winning ticket (No 13) belonged to Macron Store Northamptonshire. Their Directors kindly asked the Club Board of Directors to choose a good cause to be on the front of the home shirts. Several nominations, including nominations put forward as part of raffle entries from The Diamonds Forum, were considered. The board decision was to offer the front home shirt advertising to local charity Rushden Mind.

As a local community football club, we will work closely with the Rushden Mind management to promote their charitable work in the local Rushden and East Northamptonshire community.

Rushden Mind is a registered charity affiliated to National Mind, one of the leading mental health charities in England and Wales. Rushden Mind works to promote and support good mental health within Rushden and East Northamptonshire.

They believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone.

Chief Executive Officer of Rushden Mind, Sherry Adams, said she was delighted at the announcement of the link-up with AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

Sherry said: “We are thrilled at the news and would like to thank the club for choosing Rushden Mind.

It truly is fantastic news and we look forward to further promoting the charitable work of Mind in the Rushden and East Northamptonshire communities as the shirt sponsor for our local community football club. It is great to be able cement and develop our links in the area.

On a personal note, I must admit it’s been a long time since I watched a football game myself, but I am delighted and look forward to coming along for a game!” 

With today’s COVID economic climate the club was delighted to have received 25 entries from companies, individuals and supporters’ groups.

Commercial Director John Gregory commented “I would personally like to thank all the companies, individuals and supporters’ groups who entered the raffle. In these difficult times we reached our entry target. A big thank you to the supporters who promoted the raffle and helped increase the number of entries. Finally, my thanks to Macron Store Northamptonshire for donating the winner’s prize to such a good cause as Rushden Mind.”

Our thanks go to all the following.

Rushden Mind will become an Official Club Sponsor for the 2020/21 season. Our commercial team will be contacting all the remaining entrants in the coming weeks to follow up on their promised entry benefits.