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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London F4rtunes
Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd February 2012
Tube stations, the streets of London, railway stations and shopping centres all brimming with people looking to give their cash away to a good cause; all we need is Team F4rtunes to collect for us! Compete against other uni’s or different halls within your Uni to get the best total and to create the most imaginative superhero outfit… who could you come as?!
Accommodation and lunch will be provided to all students who take part in our mega raids.
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! Here are our current permits:
Saturday 4th February - Sunderland
Saturday 31st March - Bath
Saturday 4th May - Southampton
Saturday 19th May - Edinburgh
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 >>
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Bristol Fortunes 2011
A BIG thank you to Birmingham Carnival and Bath University for attending this years Bristol mega raid, we raised just under £2000 and had a fantastic day! Click here to see the photos from the day.
London Fortunes 2011
This years London mega raid was a brilliant success with Nottingham Karni, Loughborough, Surrey and the Ragabonds all coming along and working hard to raise funds for our Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign! Their hard work certainly paid off because they raised a fantastic £20,000! It was a brilliant couple of days and all the students that attended made the mega raid run a lot smoother and made it much more enjoyable. So thank you for all of your help and we hope to see you again next year! Click here to see photos from the day!
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 Emily on 0117 303 33 44 or email emilymitchard@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.
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