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Everybody's dunking-it! for Motor Neurone Disease
10 June 2008
People of Britain are being called upon to turn that age old tradition of dunking into a theme for a brand new charity fundraiser that will help make Motor Neurone Disease (MND) history.
It’s a fact. Everyone has their favourite dunk – from a biscuit in a cuppa, toast fingers in an egg to something more unique to us as individuals – it’s this universally appealing treat that is the theme behind dunk-it!
It’s all about creating social events that get people together to raise money and have some fun for a vital cause.
MND has no cure. While it’s quite a rare illness – 5,000 people are living with it in the UK today - it’s devastating. It leaves people locked inside a failing body, unable to walk, talk or feed themselves. There’s only one licensed treatment that isn’t a cure. Life with MND is short – just 14 months on average from diagnosis. It is always fatal.
Things have to change. Research for more treatment and a cure needs money. Meanwhile people with MND need massive amounts of care and support.
This is why the MND Association has created dunk-it! Launching in MND Awareness Week (14 – 21 June) as a year-round activity, it lends itself to all occasions, and given that we are a nation of dunkers, it doesn’t matter if you’re two or 92 to join in.
The campaign is supported with a dedicated fundraising pack filled with ideas to inspire events and activities. This and more details can be found on www.dunk-it.org.
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Motor Neurone Disease leaves people locked in a failing body, unable to move, walk or talk. It is fatal. Currently there is no effective diagnostic test. There is only one treatment licensed for MND and this doesn’t stop the disease progressing. There is no cure.
The MND Association is the only national charity giving practical help and support to people with MND, and is at the forefront of research. dunk-it! encourages the general public to help raise awareness and money to help deliver care today, develop new treatments tomorrow and a cure in the future. The MND Association needs to raise at least £11 million a year to maintain its current activity.
The MND Association is the only national charity giving practical help and support to people with MND, and is at the forefront of research. dunk-it! encourages the general public to help raise awareness and money to help deliver care today, develop new treatments tomorrow and a cure in the future. The MND Association needs to raise at least £11 million a year to maintain its current activity.
