CHALLENGE #4
BananaMan Triathlon (11.07.2015) - CHALLENGE COMPLETED
THE CHARITYMeningitis Now
Meningitis Now is such an important charity. Meningitis is the biggest killer of children under the age of 5 in the UK. Children and adults can contract it and the effects of the illness can either be fatal or can leave serious after effects, such as amputated limbs and brain damage. It is a horribly cruel illness and can kill in a matter of hours. Meningitis Now raises money to raise awareness of the vaccine that is available (but not yet available to all). They raise awareness of the symptoms of the illness so that people go to hospital before it is too late. But it also does amazing work with families who have been affected by Meningitis, such as providing long term counselling, support with education programmes, and advice about how to live with the after effects. We have heard how this charity has literally saved lives, not just those of people who contracted the illness, but also of grieving parents and survivors who have found it difficult to live after Meningitis. PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING
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