Our campaign is now complete. 140 supporters helped us raise £10,780.00
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The campaign has now expired but it's not too late to support this charity.
Visit the charity's profileYou can help us to support more people with autoimmune diseases by getting involved in our Wren Summer Fundraising Campaign.
Over the last 2 years, we have supported hundreds of people with autoimmune diseases cope with the distress, loneliness and isolation caused by diagnoses, and living with a long-term condition.
I feel lonely all the time. The worst thing about autoimmune disease is the loneliness. (Wren)
We've given these users our Wrens over 1279 hours of free 1:1 listening sessions, with the help of over 50 volunteers. We know these sessions have been a lifeline.
We want to keep supporting our Wrens, but also need to do more:
We are training new volunteers, to reduce waiting times and make sure less people face a devastating autoimmune diagnoses alone.
Were making our services even more responsive and collaborating with top researchers to explore the most effective ways to help people with autoimmune conditions with their mental health and wellbeing.
And we're looking at ways to build a community, and support our Wrens, after their initial 1:1 sessions, because we know the impact of autoimmune conditions is for life.
All of this takes time, energy, compassion and money. And to do it we need investment in increasing our team of dedicated and highly-trained volunteers, in developing our group and peer support service, and in making sure there are enough people at Wren HQ to keep the charity growing and thriving. There are busy times ahead.
Join our most dedicated supporters, staff and Wrens and challenge yourself in one of our series of events including long-distance cycle rides, triathlons, mountain climbing, marathons. This is our first multi-event digital campaign and we want you to be a part of it to help us smash our target.
From now until September you can help. By sponsoring our amazing events. Or taking part in one of challenges our incredible supporters and partners have already designed such as joining our team for the Hackney Half or volunteering for the Parallel Windsor festival of Inclusivity with challenge events for all ages, health conditions & abilities, whether thats 10 metres stroll or a 10 miles sprint. You can even get in touch and create your own challenge around the theme of endurance and going the extra mile. Of course, you can also donate every gift - large or small - is crucial in helping us reach our £25,000 target.
We've set an ambitious target because we want to best support our Wrens, volunteers and staff going forward, and to do that we need to both expand our services and continue forge partnerships with other organisations and researchers to expand our evidence-base, reach and impact
We know not everyone can cycle hundreds of miles or run marathons and that some of our Wrens or supporters may feel left out of sponsorship events which only focus physical exertion. So we are also asking Wrens to get involved in other ways too including helping fundraising champions like Dylan, who is aiming to cycle from the Angel of the North to the Angel, Islington in 24 hours, understand the endurance, resilience, and courage it can take to live a life with the challenges of an autoimmune condition.
We want everyone who donates to know the impact their donations and efforts can have and we'll be posting regular updates on our website and social media.
Any gift you are able to make today today can have an impact in the lives of our existing and future Wrens, supporting them at a critical time.
We are so grateful for all your support so far.
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