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International Gaming company Rockstar Games has made a generous donation to Support in Mind Scotland as part of a worldwide effort to support charities and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the beginning of the outbreak in March, Rockstar Games pledged to donate 5% of its revenue from purchases in GTA Online and Red Dead Online during April and May to help those in the communities around its studios and beyond who have been hit hardest by this global pandemic.

Thanks to their player community, the company has been able to make substantial donations to a huge range of charitable endeavours from Edinburgh to India to North America.

The Rockstar North team, based in Edinburgh, selected Support in Mind Scotland, SAMH, Social Bite, Edinburgh Central Foodbank (Trussel Trust) and Foundation Scotland to receive a donation.

In a message to their players, Rockstar said: "It’s truly humbling to see how you have helped make this possible just by coming together to play our games, and we cannot thank you enough for your support. Once again, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts and hope that everyone continues to stay safe, abide by local regulations and continue to take care of each other."

Colin Leslie, Fundraising and Communications Manager for Support in Mind Scotland, said: "We are incredibly grateful to Rockstar Games, particularly their team based in Edinburgh at Rockstar North, for thinking of us and choosing us to receive this generous and timely support. The donation will make a real difference to the charity and our work supporting people affected by mental illness."

Here is the breakdown of the charities and organisations Rockstar supported:

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• Food Banks: City Harvest - London | The Smile Brigade
• Healthcare Services: SANE | Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
• Other: Centrepoint |Single Homeless Project | The Mix (Youthnet UK)

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• Food Banks: Lincoln Community Larder | Lincoln Food Bank (Trussel Trust)

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• Food Banks: Batley Food Bank | Leeds North and West Food Bank (Trussel Trust) | Leeds South and East Food Bank (Trussel Trust)

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• Food Banks: Edinburgh Central Foodbank (Trussel Trust) | Social Bite
• Healthcare Services: Scottish Association for Mental Health | Support in Mind Scotland
• Other: Foundation Scotland

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• Food Banks: Fare Share Food Bank Oakville 
• Healthcare Services: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

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• Food Banks: Lazarus House Ministries 
• Healthcare Services: NAMI Massachusetts 
• Other: Boston Museum of Science 

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• Food Banks: Akshaya Patra Foundation
• Healthcare Services: My Holding Hands

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• Food Banks: Meals On Wheels Greater San Diego, Inc. | Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. | North County Food Bank (Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank)
• Healthcare Services: NAMI San Diego | Veterans Village of San Diego 
• Other: Feeding the Soul Foundation 

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• Food Banks: City Harvest Inc | Connecticut Food Bank | Fulfill NJ | God's Love We Deliver | Island Harvest | Long Island Cares | Rock Can Roll, Inc.
• Healthcare Services: Big Apple Urgent Care | NAMI-NYC | Vibrant Emotional Health (f/k/a Mental Health Association of New York City)
• Other: Brooklyn Community Bail Fund | NYC Nightlife United | Robin Hood | United Way of NYC (COVID-19 Fund)

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• Healthcare Services: COVID19AARF | National Black Nurses Association, Inc. | National Medical Association (Covid Fund)
• Other: American Civil Liberties Union | Black Girls Code | Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) | G.L.I.T.S | Marsha P. Johnson Institute