We are a group of second year sports students at Bournemouth University fundraising for Dorset Mind running an online FIFA Twitch event.

We believe the pandemic has had a lasting effect on everyones mental health across the nation and the local area of Dorset. We therefore believe fundraising for a mental health charity such as Dorset Mind is focal to provide for those struggling with their mental health.

Our event is scheduled for the 1st and 2nd of May using FIFA 21 as a means of finding out who the best player is at BU.

Our aim is to grow the acknowledgement of eSports at BU and to understand the potential of a follow up varsity event in later May against Southampton Solent students.

Dorset Mind charity educates, challenges mental health stigma and inequality, and encourages recovery by empowering individuals to develop resilience.  Their 1-2-1 & group support includes counselling, mentoring, support groups, active monitoring and a befriending service. These help people regain social skills and develop confidence.  The charity also delivers educational wellbeing programmes for schools and workplaces and provide volunteer opportunities across all areas of the organisation. For more details, see dorsetmind.uk.