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About Ataxia
International Ataxia Awareness Day
20 September 2012
On 25 September each year we ask our Friends to get involved and help spread the word about ataxia. Research carried out by Ataxia UK has shown that only 7% of the UK knows what ataxia is, even though it affects over 10,000 people in the UK.
International Ataxia Awareness Day (IAAD) is our opportunity to change this! To tell the world who we are, what we do and why we do it. It’s your chance to make a big difference!
You can raise awareness is a number of ways:
- Wear Ataxia UK merchandise, be it a t-shirt, wristband or our brand new pin badge
- Get your story in a local paper
- Organise a fundraising event
- Invite your friends and family to join our Facebook page
- Tweet using our awareness hashtag #IntlAtaxiaDay
- Display our posters in a public place. (Please remember to get permission first!)
Fancy taking part in an event in celebration of IAAD?
Take a look at some of the events happening around the UK organised by or Branches and support groups. For more details please contact the relevant Branch or group.
22 September
St Austell Cornwall – Sponsored Firewalk – Porthpean Golf Club
South Wales – Wheely Wobbly Walk – Roath Park Cardiff
Manchester –Wheely Wobbly Walk – Dunham Massey Country Park
23 September
Leicester – Wheely Wobbly Walk – Bradgate Park
25 September
Sheffield – Awareness Stall – Sheffield Station
Birmingham – Awareness Stall – Birmingham Cathedral
Hampshire & Isle of White – group meet up – TBC
29 September
Ipswich & Colchester – Wheely Wobbly Walk – Holiday Inn, Copdock
30 September
London - Wheely Wobbly Bridges Walk – Millbank
For more details on this event see our website www.bit.ly/Oe62KR or contact central office on 020 7582 1444
If your event is missing from the list please let us know.
