Millwall Community Trust (MCT) have been featured in the EFL in the Community Newsletter for the fantastic initiative of the Vaxi Taxi/Health & Wellbeing service at The Den prior to EFL Championship games.
The EFL in the Community Newsletter highlights good practice in the local community and why Community Trust’s are so important in their local areas.
MCT and Millwall Football Club have been working in partnership with Partnership Southwark and Crisis Rescue Foundation.
The team offer free blood pressure checks, height, and weight measurements along with free, healthy snacks and toiletry goodie bags.
Sean Daly, MCT CEO said: “It’s excellent for MCT to feature in the new edition of the EFL in the Community brochure.
“It’s important that we support these initiatives because we have access to around 20,000 fans each game and have great reach into our communities.”
You can read the full story below:
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Pop-up Health Project Proving a Success
A new pop-up stand at Millwall's
The Den is providing free health checks for supporters.
Club staff and fans took advantage of the Vaxi Taxi/Health and Wellbeing service at the ground prior to a Sky Bet Championship fixture, thanks to a partnership between the Club, Millwall Community Trust, Partnership Southwark and Crisis Rescue Foundation.
More than 170 people attended, where health and wellbeing experts offered preventative care advice about how to spot signs of heart disease, strokes, cancer and mental health issues.
The team offered free blood pressure checks, as well as height and weight measurements, along with free, healthy snacks and toiletry goodie bags.
Sean Daly, Millwall Community Trust's
CEO, says: "It was a superb evening, where supporters and staff members were offered the opportunity to get a free health check.
“Some people who were checked, many of which were men, did not know they had high blood pressure or high cholesterol until they were checked out. A lot of referrals were made, so it's important that we support these initiatives because we have access to around 20,000 fans each game and have great reach into our communities."
The partnership will see these pop-up stands appear at every Millwall home game during the 2024/25 season.
To see the full brochure, visit: https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/57093ee0-54cc-11ef-8879-118aca309b55.pdf
