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Supporting The Meningitis Trust

The Meningitis Trust

The Meningitis Trust is a registered charity providing vital support services to help rebuild lives shattered by this devastating disease. These include a:

  • Free-phone 24-hour nurse-led Helpline that provides dedicated information and support to health professionals and the public
  • Counselling service
  • Hospital visiting scheme and a financial support grants programme which funds prosthetic limbs, mobility aids and specialist equipment to help meningitis patients get their lives back on track

Our support services are expensive to run, and as only 1% of our funds come from the Government, we rely on donations from businesses like Rainbow International, to
continue our vital work.

The Rainbow International John O’Groats to Lands End cycle challenge would help to generate the necessary funds to enable us to support meningitis sufferers and their families across the UK, but also enable us to raise
awareness of this devastating disease to wider
audiences.

Why support the Meningitis Trust?

  • The Meningitis Trust is a medium sized charity so your fundraising will make a big impact
  • Meningitis is a highly emotive cause of direct relevance to your staff and customers
  • In 2007 we celebrate the Trust’s 21st anniversary and have plans for a variety of events and PR throughout the year
  • We can set up a dedicated web page and link to your own website
  • We can publicise your event in our ‘Headlines’ newsletter which is sent out to 13,000 supporters, three times a year
  • Both organisations share synergies, namely the delivery of specialist services to key audiences in a professional manner. Like Rainbow International
    the Meningitis Trust blends a strong international outlook with a local community focus.

Each year, Rainbow International "adopt" a chosen charity to support those less fortunate than ourselves. Through a detailed programme of events we raise funds, usually culminating at our annual Reunion, with a wide variety of fundraising activities.

In recent years we have supported The Childrens Society and The Treloar Trust, and they have both benefitted from the generosity of the Rainbow International network.

The steering committee is pleased to announce that for the coming 12 months all of our efforts will be directed towards the fund nominated. The team have chosen to raise funds for the charity The Meningitis Trust Whose vision is described as:-

"Working toward a world that is free from meningitis and where those affected by the disease receive quality care and support."

Their mission –

"Continuing to be the world authority on meningitis, leading the fight against the disease and empowering people and organisations through collaborative working, to reduce the threat of meningitis and its impact on people everywhere."

Counselling ServicesIt provides the following services across all countries in which it operates: 24 hour Helpline led by specially trained nurses, network of community groups and volunteers, one to one contacts. In addition, the following services are available in the UK: professional counselling service, financial grants (not available in Ireland), home visiting service.

Counselling Service

Find out more about the trust on their website at www.meningitis-trust.org or call 01453 768000.
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