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Lisa McLernon's charity skydive
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- Published on Friday, 11 August 2017 13:24
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Lisa McLernon, 37, from Sutton-in-Ashfield will skydive in September in Langar, Nottinghamshire with UK Skydiving Adventures. She has already raised £750 on www.sponsorme.co.uk/lisamclernon and she continues to fundraise. The night-shift postal worker in Beeston will jump out of a plane at 13,000 feet to make a difference. Lisa told us: ‘’I'm supporting Fibromyalgia Action UK, Alzheimers Research UK, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Royal Scool for the Deaf Derby. All the money raised will be equally split between these charities.
It is my first time fundraising for charity and I have decided to jump (literally) right in at the deep end and do a skydive. It seemed a good idea at the time!
I have particularly chosen Fibromyalgia Action UK as I have a number of close friends who I see suffer this 'invisible' illness on a daily basis and I feel I need to help towards a cure as well as raise awareness.
Alzheimers being the biggest killer in the UK is heartbreaking to witness in friends and family. Worldwide someone dies from this terrible disease every 3 seconds. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust do valuable work locally helping to improve the lives on animals and their environment. Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a non-maintained residential special school with a list of fundraising priorities to improve the wellbeing of children taught there.
I want to make a difference in people's as well as animals lives for the better. Just thinking of the money that I’m raising for these great charities has really spurred me on to do more charity work in the future.
Link to donate is - www.sponsorme.co.uk/lisamclernon
Thank you for your time, donation if possible and for providing awareness to my charity event’’.
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Our professionally printed Information pack on fibromyalgia can be found here to view. You will also receive a free copy on request. We also have a booklet for young people with fibromyalgia that you can obtain on request and will be on the website soon.
FMA UK has recently changed some of its telephone numbers for helplines and groups. Please check here for more information on the New Contact Numbers if required.
FMA UK offers a range of support and information including:
- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
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- Books and videos
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The charity is run by volunteers, most of whom have fibromyalgia.
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
