25% ME GROUP
Support Group for Severely Affected ME Sufferers
Support & advocacy for
house and bedbound ME sufferers
Members campaigning for
support services
“Your help was invaluable and given in such a friendly and caring
way. You have no idea how relieved I am at the continuation of
my DLA benefit and for an indefinite period too.” from a 25% ME
Group member
“Thank you so much for the brilliant letter you sent to me for
DLA & for all your help. Your support has meant so much to me,
just knowing there is someone on the end of the phone to help.”
from another member
“I can’t thank you enough for the support and advice I received
from your helpline. It helped me to know there are others with
this dreadful condition and that there are people who can
understand & share what I am going through.” from the mother
of one of our most severely affected members
How can you help our work?
Please set up a regular contribution to our
group. Whatever amount you can spare will
make a great deal of difference to our work
and will help us to continue to provide the
vital support needed by the extremely
The 25% M.E. Group is a unique nation-wide community disabled group of individuals reliant upon
based voluntary group. We have 2 full-time members of staff and us.
volunteers (most of whom are chronic ME sufferers and their
carers). We provide a range of services to people affected by
severe M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), many of whom are
virtually housebound and/or bedbound.
Because of the various symptoms and disabilities experienced by
many severe M.E. sufferers, we seek to alleviate the isolation
which having this illness can cause.
We encourage:
communication between members; participation within the group
at a number of levels; member assistance with content &
information for the newsletter etc. - these are just some of the
initiatives employed by the group. In addition, we provide
members with a free advocacy service and free advice and support
line.
“I was delighted when Chairman, Simon Lawrence, invited me to
become Patron of the group as I’ve been representing the
interests of ME patients in the House of Lords for several years.”
“The wonderful thing about support organisations is that we all
realise that we need one another.”
Our Patron, The Countess of Mar
Help us now by donating a set
amount every month:
a month for 1 year covers the
cost of 100 of information packs for
new members and their carers
a month for 1 year covers the cost
of a grant towards respite for a
severely affected person
a month for 1 year covers the
cost of providing the telephone
support & information line
a month for 1 year helps towards
the provision of our unique
advocacy service aimed towards
the needs of severely affected ME
sufferers
25% ME GROUP
Support Group for Severely
Affected ME Sufferers
Set up a Standing Order
25% ME Group Postal Donation Form
We need regular support. Setting up a Standing Order
to donate to our group on a regular basis helps us to
continue to provide our support and advocacy service
and helps towards our core running costs.
Name:
Please set up a Standing Order on our behalf by
completing the attached Standing Order Bank
Mandate and sending it to your Bank or Building
Society. Thank you for your support.
You can also visit our website (www.25megroup.org)
for details of how to donate online using our quick
and easy DONATE button on the homepage.
Address:
Postcode
Telephone:
Email:
I would like to make a donation to the 25% ME Group
£50
By:
£25
Cheque
£10
Other £_________
Postal Order
Standing Order details
I have completed the attached Standing Order Bank
Mandate to instruct my bank/building society to
donate the amount of
For regular donations please complete the Standing
Order Bank Mandate attached as well as the Gift Aid
Declaration below.
£_____________
Signature:
to the 25% ME Group
I shall pay this amount:
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
We thank you for setting up this standing order, or
making a donation by cheque/postal order, or using
our online donation facilities to give to the 25% ME
Group. Remember, any contribution you can make,
whether big or small, will really help make a
difference to the lives of those who are severely
affected by ME and their families. Donations will also
help us continue to provide our much needed support
and advocacy services.
Please accept our most grateful thanks.
The 25% ME Group is a Registered Charity in Scotland.
Registered Charity No. SC034265
Use
and you can make your donation
worth more. For every pound you give to us, we can
currently get an extra 28 pence from the Inland
Revenue. It’s that simply – all you need to do is tick
here.
I want all donations I have made to the 25% ME Group
since 6 April 2000 and all donations in the future to be
Gift Aided unless I notify you otherwise.
Please remember you have to be a UK tax payer to
qualify for Gift Aid Scheme.
Please return this completed form to :
25% ME GROUP, 21 Church Street,
Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6HT
Tel: 01292 319490, Fax: 01292 312369