May is MCS Awareness month around the world. It is a great opportunity to raise awareness of this often misrepresented illness and to raise funds for the cause. This year we are sharing stories of people living with MCS and how it has impacted them.
If you would like to share your story, do e-mail us at info@mcs-aware.org and we will add you to the website in May.
Here are some ways you can get involved to show your support but also help with raising funds so we can carry on raising awareness of MCS.
Fundraising pack: There are lots of ways you can help by raising funds through cake sales, coffee mornings, sponsored walk or a sponsored silence. The list goes on. Download our fundraising pack here which may give you ideas and help with planning an event (please note that our Fundraising pack is in the process of being updated so some of the information and links are out of date).
The Benefact Trust are giving away £1,000 to a nominated charity. Please click on this link and add MCS-Aware and we will be in with a chance through a prize draw to win the mone,y which we will spend on raising more awareness. Thank you.
You could also take leaflets to libraries or your local GP, put a poster on a supermarket notice board or just talk to someone new about MCS.
Give As You Live: You can shop online at most of your high street shops and when you use the link here,https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/mcsaware, you give money to MCS-Aware without spending an additional penny. Just copy the link into your website browser and follow the instructions. Whenever you make a purchase online ensure it is activated. It is so simple and we will get an amount when you purchase items from certain shops including John Lewis, Amazon, M & S and Tesco’s.
Or if you prefer we are also aligned with Easyfundraising
Easyfundraising partners with over 7,000 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice. It won’t cost you any extra. You can click on the link, https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/mcsaware/ The cost is covered by the brand. Brands pay us a commission because when you start your shop from the easyfundraising website or app, they can see we sent you to them.
Thank you so much for all your support! We are such a small charity that is still only operating due to the continued generosity of you all. We really want to keep going to help support more people.
