Motor Neurone Disease
In 2020, our Treasurer, Jeanette Mizen, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
This is a debilitating condition that leads to the sufferers ending up in a wheelchair and unable to speak.
You can read more about Motor Neurone Disease on the association web site https://www.mndassociation.org/
The 100 ends in 1 day on Wednesday 29th September 2021 was a great success and the total raised was over £1,700
Barry completed a 12 hour bowls marathon on Sunday 1st October. We raised over 900 pounds on the day. The JustGiving page for this fundraiser is here
Your donations mean a lot and the typical way your money could be spent is:
- £10 provides an information pack to someone newly diagnosed with MND
- £30 buys an adapted cutlery set to help someone feed themselves
- £100 funds laboratory equipment for two days vital research
- £300 provides a basic level of respite care for one day
- £550 funds a tablet computer to enable communication with loved ones.
- £1000 will pay for a detailed DNA test to understand the causes of MND
- £1500 funds a the installation of a stair left to gain access all over the house
Thank You.