Evening Meeting - Speaker- Phil Godfrey APS Support
Thu, Nov 7th 2019 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
APS Support (Antiphospholipid Syndrome). Philip has spoken at over 101 Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs, in order to spread the awareness of APS.
What APS Support UK does
Our mission is to achieve earlier diagnosis and offer support to anyone affected by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) through awareness, education and research.
APS is a significantly under-recognised and under-diagnosed condition; our charity is determined to raise the profile of APS wherever possible.
We aim to achieve our mission through these core objectives:
- raising awareness of APS in the medical community
- offering information and understanding to anyone affected by APS
- supporting research into APS
Although APS is now estimated to affect around 1 in 100 of the population, because it isl relatively new in medical terms, much research still needs to be carried out so we can learn more about the causes, effects and treatments for the condition; one thing we do know is that early diagnosis of APS is crucial for patients.
APS Support UK is a small charity that punches well above its weight and we have achieved a lot so far, however we need your help to be able to continue awareness campaigns and research so that people do not suffer unnecessarily. We do not receive any government funding and rely almost entirely on voluntary donations and legacies to fund our work.
'What We Do' Main Pages:
Our MKGU Rotary President for 2023/24 is Mike Rhodes. Mike's chosen charity for 2023/24 is MK Snap. https://mksnap.org/ MKGU Rotary Club celebrates its' 30 year anniversary in 2024.
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MKGU Grand Union Rotary Club turned out in force to support the MK Marathon and half-Marathon on Monday 01 May.
moreThe winning team of Breege Traynor, Eric Hamilton and John Kelly with Vice President Chris Duff at the MKGU Rotary'End Polio Now' Golf Day
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The photographic archive for our club is kept on a Flickr account. You can access it using the link below.
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Our biggest charity effort comes through supporting the organisation of the Extra Mile Challenge annual relay cycling event.
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The Bursary Awards are made each year to students studying for careers in the public sector. This year's award of £300 each was made to students at MK University Hospital NHS Trust, Catherine Agunede, Shinta Francis & Rochelle Archer.
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We are putting our funds, together with a grant from the Rotary Foundation to support a drainage improvement project in the Gambia
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