Melissa Harfield

Unique's Coronavirus Crisis Appeal

Fundraising for UNIQUE (Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group)
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Raising funds and awareness for XYY Rare Chromosome Disorder, 11 October 2020
Please support our Coronavirus Crisis Appeal to help us bridge the gap between our loss of fundraising income and the increased demands for our services during the Coronavirus Crisis. We need your help to support vulnerable families. Thank you.

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Coronavirus has had a terrible impact on Uniques fundraising this year, as it has more many people, businesses and charities. We anticipate a loss of almost £180,000 this year without the wonderful fundraising events, marathons, cake sales, skydives and much more that you do for us. Yet the need to support families hit with new chromosome/gene disorders diagnoses remains critical. And many Unique families with adults or children with severe medical, anxiety or financial issues are suffering because of the virus, the isolation of lockdown, the lack of schools and carers. They desperately need support too. We need to continue to connect families, backup doctors and publish chromosome specific guides. Due to the current circumstances, like many charities we have taken the difficult decision to postpone this years complete awareness week. We know many of you had been planning fun & exciting ways to raise funds and awareness for Unique and rare chromosome & gene disorders, and we hope y

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About the campaign

Please support our Coronavirus Crisis Appeal to help us bridge the gap between our loss of fundraising income and the increased demands for our services during the Coronavirus Crisis. We need your help to support vulnerable families. Thank you.

About the charity

Unique provides much needed help and information to those caring for a family member with a rare chromosome or single gene disorder. These are lifelong conditions affecting at least 1 in 200 babies, causing disability and medical issues. For more information see www.rarechromo.org

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