To help officially launch the Welsh Rugby Players' Association's Benevolent Trust, the WRPA have teamed up with the Ray Gravell Trust for the month of November to launch 'Grow a Grav', a month dedicated to celebrating the late Ray Gravell's legendary beard.
To help officially launch the Welsh Rugby Players' Association's Benevolent Trust, the WRPA have teamed up with the Ray Gravell Trust for the month of November to launch 'Grow a Grav', a month dedicated to celebrating the late Ray Gravell's legendary beard.
Ray Gravell was a true Welsh rugby legend, who sadly passed away in October 2007, aged 56. A former Llanelli, Wales and British Lions rugby player, Grav played during the most successful period in Welsh rugby's history, when he became known for his trademark beard and his powerful charges from midfield. His fame became even greater after he retired from playing in 1985 and embarked on an acting and broadcasting career which made him one of the best known faces and voices in the country.
During the month of November, Grav will not only be remembered for his achievements on and off the field but for his very distinguished beard. Grav was an inspiration to so many and a passionate Welshman and rugby advocate, this is therefore a very fitting campaign. We already have the support of many of Wales’s rugby internationals, including Stephen Jones and Jamie Roberts, who will be sporting their Gravs throughout the autumn series.
We are encouraging businesses to get involved whether it is by purely alerting staff to this campaign, holding your own Grow a Grav competition or helping to support it by match funding any money raised by your team.
As well as a great CSR initiative, there are even rugby related prizes for the best ‘Gravs’.
o 1st Prize – Signed Welsh Jersey
o 2nd Prize – Regional jersey of your choice
o 3rd Prize – 2x Regional tickets of your choice (excludes Magners League semi-finals and finals)
o Corporate prize – A unique ODDGODS Grav print signed by players of the Welsh rugby team
In addition, we are also working with freshbaked PR to promote this campaign and if you’re organisation gets involved we will seek to publicise this involvement through your local media outlet and via our facebook and twitter pages.
A donation can be made via our Just Giving page. Cash / cheque donations can be made to Grow a Grav, c/o The Welsh Rugby Players Association, 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4PL.
For more information about this campaign visit www.wrpa.co.uk or email me at [email protected] .