The Kris Boyd Charity donated a whopping £10,000 to Ayrshire Samaritans this week.
The Kilmarnock striker launched the charity in January 2018 in honour of his late brother Scott.
Boyd decided to set up his own charity in the hope that he can help others suffering with mental health problems.
And this donation to Ayrshire Samaritans is just the next step for his charity.
Boyd told the Kilmarnock Standard: “It’s some amount that the charity have raised.
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“There has been a lot of generosity from people in Ayrshire and I want to keep this money in Ayrshire.
“We just want to raise awareness. This isn’t all me, it is everyone in Ayrshire who has been part of my charity and helped out.
“Hopefully this is the start of something going forward and we can start making a big difference to people’s lives, because there’s far too many people losing their lives.
“There has been so many cases of it recently, it’s happening way too much.
“We all need to do our bit, and that doesn’t mean everyone needs to help out with charity.
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“It could be as simple as listening to someone and allow someone to speak to you.
“It might only be a ‘good morning’ to someone that starts a conversation.
“But it’s important to engage with people, and hopefully that way we can start to make a difference.”
A number of local groups have been launched recently to help aid mental health awareness.
And Boyd is delighted the community are banding in together.
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“It really is good to see that,” he commented.
“I sit here representing my charity, but I think that the more we do together the more chance we have of helping people.
“Samaritans, the NHS, SAMH and other organisations all do well.”
Director of Ayrshire Samaritans Cathy Gibson said: “This fantastic donation will allow us to continue the service we provide.
“We receive hundreds of calls and visitors every week from people in need of help.”
