Fund-raising - Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom
The Mark Lees Foundation (MLF) is a regulated charity acting as a hardship fund dedicated to supporting male and female rowers who are in full or part-time education or those who are in part-time or no regular employment and are aspiring to achieve the highest standards of rowing.The MLF meets three times a year and makes modest grants to those athletes who have met the criteria having also been recommended by their coaches.Current trustees are: Daniel Topolski, Jonny Searle, Katherine Grainger, Jonathan Steel, Nick Strange, Stuart Forbes, Jemma Fearnside, and Vanessa Lees.Current secretary: Clare Bennett