Earlier this summer we were delighted to announce a new partnership with sports kit manufacturing specialists VSN Sport whose logo adorns the distinctive pink shirts worn by our Hearts + Balls MB men’s and women’s teams on the Scottish 7s’ circuit.
The collaboration will combine our charity’s mission of care and community with VSN Sport who supply kit to over 30 rugby clubs throughout Scotland including Whitecraigs, Marr Rugby, Scottish Police Rugby and Glasgow Hawks. In addition to manufacturing our pink-shirt-blue-shorts kits, VSN Sport will also be promoting the partnership via their sales channels throughout the season with their sponsored clubs, committing to an annual donation and also a 100% of gate receipts at the VSN SPORT 7s where Hearts + Balls will be the official charity.
“We’re delighted to partner with Hearts + Balls to support the great work they’re doing,” underlines Drew Campbell (Director of VSN Sport).
“We’ll be donating £1 for every rugby shirt we sell to this incredible charity,” he adds. “We’ll also be asking online customers to ‘round up’ their sales to the nearest pound, as an additional boost. We feel that this partnership aligns perfectly with our ethos and are excited to see what we can accomplish together.”
The charity’s recent initiative with Scottish Rugby and the British Heart Foundation to provide rugby clubs with defibrillators also struck a chord with the VSN Sport team.
“We have two members of staff who suffer from heart conditions so this is a cause that is close to home and we are keen to raise awareness,” adds Drew, “so we’re also buying a defibrillator for our VSN Sport truck which travels to clubs across Scotland promoting the work we do.”
The next opportunity to see our kits in active service will be on 28 December at Oriam for the annual Jim Taylor Memorial Tournament. More details to come!
