During COVID, some people have suffered while others have flourished. MSUK-Forum was fortunate to be the latter, with a spring of life during the lockdowns, where people turned to their hobbies and computers.
We are stronger than ever and I felt that as a community, thanks to our active visitors and Gold Members, we can give a little back.
Mental health has been a real challenge, COVID has pressed down on those harder with existing conditions and also for those who've never had any issues before, for the first time some people have mentally struggled with the isolation, sudden losses of loved ones and financial burdens.
We've donated £100 on behalf of MSUK-Forum to Models for Heroes. Models for Heroes (M4H) is the first charitable organisation in the UK to support the use of model making hobbies within former and current Armed Forces and Emergency Service Personnel in the United Kingdom. This is an excellent small, transparent charity who will soon return to organising meetups for those needing support to build model kits together. It's a great cause and fitting for our community being hobby enthusiasts ourselves!
Check them out here:
https://www.modelsforheroes.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/modelsforheroes/
Another cause we have recently supported is a new Facebook Group that has been setup by fellow RC hobbyists, RC MHAP who is a really supportive group of people for those who share the love of RC cars but also struggle with stress, anxiety and mental conditions, it's a great place to vent, relax and find some friends with similar interests! We recently arranged to get them stickers printed so they can start getting the name out there a bit more and raising money for charities. It's a new group and we will hopefully see some big things from them. 
You can join the RC MHAP Facebook Group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/788724411850670
If you are interested in the stickers, please see the post in the group.
They are also doing a video collab with YouTuber Claire RC, if you are interested in getting involved then see the posts in the group before Sunday.
It is my full intention to keep donating to charity on behalf of the forum and perhaps start fundraisers ourselves. 🙂A big thank you to everyone here and I hope you are all staying healthy and safe.
Take care,
Nick and the team.
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