Music Magpie scheme - Donate your old CDs and DVDs !
Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 09:36 Written by Des Quinn (A) Sunday, 22 January 2012 11:21
Please Get Involved Today If You Have These Items To Spare !
Recycle & Help Fundraise For FMA UK by donating your old CDs or DVDs. If your interested in supporting FMA UK please contact Music Magpie on 08702 957 930.
FMA UK are piloting a new scheme to help you turn unwanted CDs & DVDs into cash for much needed fibromyalgia projects. We've teamed up with Music Magpie to offer you an easy way to recycle your old CDs and DVDs. Music Magpie have agreed to pay us 50p for every CD Album/DVD that meets their criteria. More information on their criteria below.
So what do you have to do to get your old music and films to Music Magpie:
- Phone 08702 957 930 and ask for a free collection box
- Collect as many CDs and DVDs as you can
- Arrange a free courier to pick up your collection
- musicMagpie will pay 50p for every CD album & DVD re-cycled
You can also get others to donate their unwanted CDs and DVDs by putting up a poster at your workplace or group?
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The British London 10K Run
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2012 23:18 Written by Pam Stewart Saturday, 07 January 2012 15:02
The 12th anniversary of the British London 10k run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 8th July just 19 days before the Olympic opening ceremony and using much of the course for the Olympic marathons.
FMA UK has places available in this prestigious event, giving an exciting opportunity to raise awareness of fibromyalgia as well as raising funds through sponsorship.
Last year I decided to give this a go. I had never done any long distance running before so didn't commit to this until I knew I could manage it. I downloaded a training programme from the Running Bug which worked really well. I surprised myself and increased my fitness considerably.
I now enjoy jogging (I wouldn't call my speed running) and am thinking about a half marathon for this year.
Disabled Car Insurance
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 13:13 Written by Des Quinn (A) Friday, 16 December 2011 10:27
Prestige Insurance have contacted FMA UK with a scheme that could help people struggling to get the right car insurance due to their condition. Please read the article from them below and remember to quote "Fibromyalgia Association UK" when making an enquiry.
We are pleased to offer our specialist UK car insurance scheme for people with Fibromyalgia and their families, for the disabled community and their families, and for carers and their families.We have competitive premiums and excellent policy cover.
By people insuring with us from this site, it also enables us to support Fibromyalgia Association UK financially as we will give a donation to FMA UK for everyone who takes out a policy mentioning the organisation. If your car is adapted, for more details, please see www.prestigekeepmoving.com.
The Risk on X-Factor
Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 December 2011 09:53 Written by Carl Long Friday, 25 November 2011 21:13
You may or may not remember a couple of weeks ago; there was an article about a young lad by the name of Charlie Healy who is currently on Xfactor. We also wrote a piece about a charity event that took place on September 3rd in Coventry at the Coventry City Supporters Club, which was held by Carl Long.
Carl’s partner Kirsty is a sufferer of Fibromyalgia so it is pretty close to home for the pair as Carl and Charlie are very good friends, during the charity night the pair spoke about raising awareness and the idea came about that Charlie wanted to wear the Fibro awareness bands on the Xfactor, which he did so with his group The Keys, the wrist bands where seen by over 11.5 million viewers on the Saturday and then again on the Sunday.
My Fundraising Chest Wax!
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:47 Written by Mark Cowdell Monday, 31 October 2011 15:27
On the 17th September 2011, I completed the challenge of having all my chest hair waxed off! A family member agreed to do the waxing for me and ensured that I went through as much pain as possible. I went from having a carpet of hair on my chest and stomach to being totally bald and feeling quite raw from pain in the matter of 30–40 minutes.
The reason I did this challenge was two-fold, firstly it was to say that my wife, Natalie, puts up with constant pain from FM and ME and I was willing to go through a short amount of pain to walk in her shoes for a short time and raise awareness about the pain that she goes through. Secondly, I wanted to raise money and awareness of the great work that the charities FMA UK and MEA do for sufferers and their families.
Abseiling for FM
Last Updated on Monday, 26 September 2011 13:57 Written by Kathy Longley Wednesday, 21 September 2011 10:13
We had a fantastic day and the abseil went really well. We raised over a £1000 for the Northern Ireland fibro group. I had the pleasure of organising it all, but it was my friends Joanne Brown, Paula Scott, Dominic Roncaglione and my sister in law, Barbara Stevenson and husband Simon Hamilton that did it. It was a beautiful sunny day and they all loved helping our cause.
By Kim Hamilton (fibro sufferer)
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9 Reasons to Bring Adventure Into Your Life...
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 September 2011 17:43 Written by Kathy Longley Friday, 02 September 2011 19:48
Doing a sponsored abseil for a charity is becoming a popular choice for many people, simply because it can raise a lot more cash than a table top sale of cupcakes! However, for quite a few, fear gets in the way and stops them from having a go. This is where Bridie Nelson can really help, because unlike an organised ‘off the peg’ abseil, she can take the time to fully prepare you for the event, well in advance and not just on the big day.
So if you feel that you’d like to give it a go but are too scared, let her be your safety net, your cushion – even if it means that she does an abseil right by your side – once you fully commit to doing it, she won’t let you fail...........Bridie knows all too well the life-changing impact of embarking on an adventure and has written an ebook on the 9 reasons to bring adventure into your life.......
Welcome to the 9 reasons to bring adventure into your life. I found ‘adventure’ (well, abseiling to be precise) at the age of 29. I’d been stuck in an abusive, domineering relationship since I was 19. I was a jam making, cake baking, stay at home mum of two young children and I freely admit that I was slowly going out of my mind.
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