Promotion

West Berks ME and FM Group Poster

Following our change of name in August 2007, new publicity material has been produced. A group logo formed of the ME-CFS and FM awareness ribbons in Dark Blue and Purple has been developed and this now appears on all our material (including this website). A new poster has also been created and a copy of this is included with this newsletter. If everyone can ask at their doctors, pharmacy or anywhere else you can think of if they have our poster and if not, would they put it up, then we should be able to let more people know about the group.

View/download the Group Poster

Public Awareness Event

Friday 19th October 2007, 4pm to 6pm
Baptist Church Hall, Cheap Street, Newbury

The group is having its first Awareness Event in October. There will be talks, information stands and plenty of opportunity to meet other people and hopefully spread some awareness. Refreshments will be available and there will also be a raffle and possibly a members’ craft stall.

If anyone is interested in volunteering (or has family/friends who will volunteer), has a raffle prize ready to be donated or would like to have an opportunity to sell their crafts, then please contact Lindsey.

Volunteers wouldn’t have to commit to the whole event: any help we can get would be wonderful. You can download a flyer for the event by clicking on the link below for you to put up anywhere you can think of.

View/download the 2007 Awareness Event poster

Group Merchandise

The Group now has custom merchandise with the group's new logos on it, including clothing, bags, hats, mouse-mats and stickers. An American company, CafePress was chosen to host the site and provide the merchandise because the favourable exchange rate means that, even with shipping, it was cheaper than the UK and European companies considered. It’s very easy to order from and the small profit made on some of the items will go towards the Group’s funds. Our online store is at http://www.cafepress.com/westberksmefm.

For amusing merchandise (not linked to our Group), including the Got Spoons?, I am too tired to argue with you and I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired ranges, check out http://www.cafepress.com/bydls