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Students & RAGs
Meningitis is a terrifying disease, which can strike and kill in hours. Students are particularly at risk of the disease.
Collect 4 Meningitis
If you are a student and would like to raise money for a fantastic cause, why not come along to one of our street collections and Collect 4 Meningitis?
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RAIDS
Your Rag can take up any of our permits in cities all over the country or, if you would like to do a raid in a certain place on a certain date, let us know and we'll do our best to get the permit for you.
Permits available for 2013
Term 2 (2012-2013)
St Albans 26th January 2013
Birmingham 9th February 2013
Southampton 16th February 2013
Edinburgh 23rd Febrauary 2013
Glasgow 2nd March 2013 TAKEN (Strathclyde RAG)
Brighton 2nd March 2013
Bournemouth 9th March 2013 TAKEN (Bournemouth RAG)
Term 1 (2013-14)
Nottingham 5th October 2013 (tbc)
Manchester 12th October 2013 (tbc)
Cardiff 19th October 2013 TAKEN (Nottingham RAG)
Newcastle 26th October 2013
Bristol 23rd November 2013
Please contact Isobel Tarr on 0117 303 33 44 or email isobeltarr@meningitisUK.org to reserve a permit for your RAG.
Student awareness video 'Meningitis - Know the Signs'
Public Health Wales, in collaboration with Cardiff University, The Meningitis Trust, Practical Media and Meningitis UK, have produced a DVD aimed at stuends called 'Meningitis - Know the Signs' which was distributed free to all secondary schools and further education colleges in Wales.
Junior doctor Laura Vines - who was insipred to make the film after the death of her younger brother Alistair's friend Sundeep Watts - tells you how to recognise the signs of meningitits and what to do if you think you or someone else could be at risk from this potentially fatal disease.
Watch Meningitis - Know the Signs >>
London Fourtunes 2013
In 2012 We had a great couple of days and raised over £16,000 which will go towards our life saving vaccine research. Thank you to all the RAGs who took part!
This year we will be joined by Nottingam, Loughborough, Cambridge, Manchester, Plymouth and Bournemouth RAG on 21st & 22nd February.
We'll be holding our first ever Best Dressed competition! See our Best Dressed Hall of Fame for a look at the best dressed RAGs of London Foutunes 2009-2012!
Leeds RAG 3 Peaks Challenge
A group of 46 students from Leeds University took on the challenge of climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon in aid of Meningitis UK. This brave bunch tackled with snow and very sore legs to complete the challenge in just 24 hours!! So a massive well done to all of you for doing such a brilliant job.
A special thanks goes out to Dave, Tom, Chas and Jamie who rallied everyone up and raised a fantastic amount of £5677.60! This will go towards our 'Search 4 a Vaccine' appeal and will make a huge difference!
Other events
As well as Collecting 4 Meningitis, you might be interested in holding an event to raise money for us. Here are a few ideas to get you started...
- Bungee jump Get sponsored to take part in this amazing but slightly nerve-racking experience. Not for the faint-hearted!
- Firewalk Get sponsored to walk over a bed of burning coals but don't get burnt. A phenomenal and perfectly safe experience.
- Quiz night Charge people to take part (either as individuals or as teams), ask a few questions, and give the winner(s) a prize and raise lots of money!
- Jailbreak Raise money by getting sponsored to get as far away from a start point as possible within a specified time frame, without paying for any form of transport. In the past, people have been as far as the Caribbean or Hong Kong!
- Scavenger hunt Each team is given a list of items to collect and challenges to complete. The winner is either the first team to complete the list, or the team with the highest score after a certain period. As with the quiz night, charge teams to enter and offer a prize to the winner.
We have a variety of event suggestions which you may be interested in, or if you have an idea yourself, we would be more than happy to help you out as best we can. These events can be great fun and, in some cases, will leave you with memories that you will never forget.
If you have any queries about Rags, student fundraising or anything on this page, please contact Isobel Tarr on 0117 947 6320 or email isobeltarr@meningitisuk.org We are now on Facebook. Become a fan of Meningitis UK facebook page for the latest up-to-date information on events, permits available, photos and feedback.
Read the story of student Jo Gibbs who narrowly escaped meningitis thanks to one of Meningitis UK's 'Check the symptoms' fridge magnets.
Thank you so much to everyone from RAG for your incredible support of Meningitis UK. Every single penny you have raised makes such a vital difference by funding our lifesaving work to find a vaccine to eradicate meningitis.
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