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There are several ways your community group can fundraise for myaware. If you are interested in hosting a fundraising event, please make sure you visit our Create your own event page for ideas and further information. 

We are also able to offer speakers to talk to your group about myasthenia and myaware. In most instances, we will request that these are virtual presentations, but we may also be able to speak to your in group in person.

If you are interested in finding out more about myasthenia, please complete our speaker request form below.

Volunteering is extremely important to myaware and we are always grateful for any groups who can volunteer at one-off or multiple events. Please see below for more details about how your community group can volunteer to support people living with myasthenia.

Thank you for fighting myasthenia together with us. 

Volunteering for myaware

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We are always looking for volunteers to help with our fundraising. Here are a few ways that your group could volunteer to help us out:    

  •  Helping at in-store, supermarket, football ground and street collections.   
  • Marshalling at an event or cheering on Team Myaware fundraisers at events such as the Great North Run.   

 We are so grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who help us get our message out there. We can always make use of your skills and passion, so please consider how your group might be able to help and join us in supporting vulnerable and isolated people living with myasthenia.   

 If you are interested and able to help, please contact [email protected] and a member of the fundraising team will be in touch to provide details of upcoming opportunities.   

Published: 11th February, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2021

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