(UK) Standing Order Appeal for MERGE (February-May 2006)

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Standing Order Appeal for MERGE

We are making an appeal for people to set up standing orders to

MERGE.

MERGE is doing very important work but needs all the support it can

get in order to expand on this work. The charity receives no funding from

the government and is relying totally on charitable donations to help

them fund their research. Getting regular income from standing orders can

make

it easier for MERGE to plan for the future.

As part of our appeal we are offering to donate £5 to MERGE for

every standing order for MERGE, up to 150 standing orders, that gets set

up from February to the end of May 2006.

This means that if 1 standing order for MERGE is set up in this

time, MERGE will receive £5 from us. If 2 standing orders are set up MERGE

will receive £10 and so on. If the target of 150 standing orders is

reached, counting from the beginning of February to the end of May 2006,

MERGE will receive a donation of £750 in total from us.

Please tell MERGE that you are setting up a new Standing Order in

response to this appeal, so that they can keep a tally of the number in

order

to claim the £5 per SO from us.

The standing order form can be downloaded here

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/Standing%20Order%20form.pdf

or

http://tinyurl.com/5khx4

or ordered from the MERGE office by ringing 01738 451234.

MERGE funds good quality biomedical research which will help us

unravel what is happening physically to people with ME. We feel, as people

who have been sick respectively for 7 years, 15 years, and 17 years, that

the sort of research that MERGE funds offers us the best hope for our

futures. The work they do will help in the search for effective treatments.

This sort of research is also the best antidote to disbelieving

doctors and family members. Getting more good quality biomedical science

published, in established medical and scientific journals, is the only thing

that

will make some people accept what is already obvious to us. Just imagine

a life without comments such as 'I don't believe in it' or 'Does that

really exist?' and all the problems that come with this attitude.

Biomedical research into ME can help get rid of these problems by proving we

really are as sick as we say we are.

We are on disability ourselves so are on very limited income. But we

Feel MERGE's work is so important that we are willing to make this (for

us) large donation in order to support them.

Even if you can only afford to donate a small amount each month it

is still worth doing as every little helps in the long run. Together we can

make a difference. A lot of people giving a little adds up to a lot in the

end.

Best Wishes,

Orla Ní Chomhraí, Ruth Nolan and Tom Kindlon

Ways you can help publicise this appeal:

1.Pass this e-mail on to any friend/family member you think might be

interested

2. If you are on any ME/CFS e-groups, or you have a website, please

post it there.

3. If you are a member of a support group please ask the newsletter

editor to consider including this appeal in the newsletter along with the

standing order form. The standing order form can be downloaded here

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/Standing%20Order%20form.pdf

or

http://tinyurl.com/5khx4

Perhaps they could also include part or all of

MERGE's 'Breakthrough' in their newsletter to explain to members what MERGE

does. Past issues

can be downloaded here

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/publications/index.html#breakthroug

h

or their latest edition, which includes a 2 page spread on the Gene

Expression research, can be orderered from the MERGE office. Contact

details here http://www.meresearch.org.uk/about/contact.html

4. If you are a group leader, or attend support group meetings,

please mention this appeal at any upcoming meetings and if possible put the

standing order forms on the seats.

Other ways to help MERGE:

(a) By putting a MERGE collection box in a local shop

© Organising a coffee morning. You can read about how successful

This type of event can be here http://www.investinme.org/pastevents.htm

(d) Asking a healthy person to take part in a sponsored event such

as a marathon and raising money for MERGE in this way.

You can read about MERGE events, including events where people

fundraised for MERGE, here http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/recent.html

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This notice is to keep everyone informed of the final outcome of Orla, Ruth

and Tom's Standing Order Appeal - an offer to boost any new standing orders

to ME Research UK with a one-off payment of £5.

After making contact with many ME support groups up and down Britain, Orla,

Ruth and Tom's efforts have blossomed, and 29 new standing orders have been

activated thanks to their appeal.

As they say: " The charity receives no funding from the government and is

relying totally on charitable donations to help them fund their research.

Getting regular income from standing orders can make it easier for ME

Research UK to plan for the future. Biomedical research will help us unravel

what is happening physically to people with ME, and the updated list of

projects can be seen at

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/projects/index.html. We feel, as

people who have been sick for 7, 15 and 17 years, respectively, that the

sort of research that ME Research UK funds offers us the best hope for our

futures, and is the best antidote to disbelieving doctors and family

members. "

They want to thank everyone who supported this appeal. As promised Orla, Tom

and Ruth have now made their donation of £5 for every new standing order

set up, or £145 alltogether. Our grateful thanks go to them and the 29 new

supporters who have heeded their call!

Dr Neil Abbot

ME Research UK

The Gateway

North Methven St

Perth PH1 5PP

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/

> (UK) Standing Order Appeal for MERGE (February-May 2006)

>

>May be reposted/reprinted either fully or in part.

>

>Standing Order Appeal for MERGE

>

>We are making an appeal for people to set up standing orders to

>MERGE.

>

>MERGE is doing very important work but needs all the support it can

>get in order to expand on this work. The charity receives no

>funding from

>the government and is relying totally on charitable donations to help

>them fund their research. Getting regular income from standing

>orders can make

>it easier for MERGE to plan for the future.

>

>As part of our appeal we are offering to donate £5 to MERGE for

>every standing order for MERGE, up to 150 standing orders,

>that gets set

>up from February to the end of May 2006.

>

>This means that if 1 standing order for MERGE is set up in this

>time, MERGE will receive £5 from us. If 2 standing orders are

>set up MERGE

>will receive £10 and so on. If the target of 150 standing orders is

>reached, counting from the beginning of February to the end of

>May 2006,

>MERGE will receive a donation of £750 in total from us.

>

>Please tell MERGE that you are setting up a new Standing Order in

>response to this appeal, so that they can keep a tally of the

>number in order

>to claim the £5 per SO from us.

>

>The standing order form can be downloaded here

>

>http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/Standing%20Order%20form.pdf

> or

>http://tinyurl.com/5khx4

>

>or ordered from the MERGE office by ringing 01738 451234.

>

>MERGE funds good quality biomedical research which will help us

>unravel what is happening physically to people with ME. We

>feel, as people

>who have been sick respectively for 7 years, 15 years, and 17

>years, that

>the sort of research that MERGE funds offers us the best hope for our

>futures. The work they do will help in the search for

>effective treatments.

>

>This sort of research is also the best antidote to disbelieving

>doctors and family members. Getting more good quality

>biomedical science

>published, in established medical and scientific journals, is

>the only thing that

>will make some people accept what is already obvious to us.

>Just imagine

>a life without comments such as 'I don't believe in it' or 'Does that

>really exist?' and all the problems that come with this attitude.

>Biomedical research into ME can help get rid of these problems

>by proving we

>really are as sick as we say we are.

>

>We are on disability ourselves so are on very limited income. But we

>Feel MERGE's work is so important that we are willing to make

>this (for

>us) large donation in order to support them.

>

>Even if you can only afford to donate a small amount each month it

>is still worth doing as every little helps in the long run.

>Together we can

>make a difference. A lot of people giving a little adds up to

>a lot in the

>end.

>

>Best Wishes,

>

>Orla Ní Chomhraí, Ruth Nolan and Tom Kindlon

>

>

>

>Ways you can help publicise this appeal:

>

>1.Pass this e-mail on to any friend/family member you think might be

>interested

>

>2. If you are on any ME/CFS e-groups, or you have a website, please

>post it there.

>

>3. If you are a member of a support group please ask the newsletter

>editor to consider including this appeal in the newsletter

>along with the

>standing order form. The standing order form can be downloaded here

>

>http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/Standing%20Order%20form.pdf

> or

>http://tinyurl.com/5khx4

>

>Perhaps they could also include part or all of

>MERGE's 'Breakthrough' in their newsletter to explain to

>members what MERGE does. Past issues

>can be downloaded here

>http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/publications/index.htm

>l#breakthrough

>or their latest edition, which includes a 2 page spread on the Gene

>Expression research, can be orderered from the MERGE office. Contact

>details here http://www.meresearch.org.uk/about/contact.html

>

>4. If you are a group leader, or attend support group meetings,

>please mention this appeal at any upcoming meetings and if

>possible put the

>standing order forms on the seats.

>

>Other ways to help MERGE:

>

>(a) By putting a MERGE collection box in a local shop

>

>© Organising a coffee morning. You can read about how successful

>This type of event can be here

>http://www.investinme.org/pastevents.htm

>

>(d) Asking a healthy person to take part in a sponsored event such

>as a marathon and raising money for MERGE in this way.

>

>You can read about MERGE events, including events where people

>fundraised for MERGE, here

>http://www.meresearch.org.uk/friends/recent.html

>