Verses of the MND Community MND Scotland will publish an online book of poetry titled ‘Verses of the MND Community’, on Global MND Awareness Day, on the 21st June, to publicly express the deepest thoughts and feelings of those affected by Motor Neurone Disease, and help highlight the reality of life with the illness. So MND Scotland is putting out an appeal urging you to get closer to your creative… read more »

April 2012, Glasgow and Ayrshire, to be confirmed.   If you or a family member has been recently diagnosed with MND we invite you and your family to attend our next meeting to be held at our offices in Glasgow.  The evening is informal and will begin with a short presentation on MND and  issues that may impinge upon your lives, following a cup of tea (or coffee) and a… read more »

  Wow.  We’ve had an incredible response to our Shark Dive event – so much so that we’ve had to open up a whole new day of diving… and we’ve only got one place left on that day.  However, if sharks aren’t *quite* your thing, we’ve got a whole host of other ways that you can become part of the group of people that have decided to Take The Plunge for… read more »

There are a number of large (and not so large) corporate bodies who’ve contributed greatly to our fundraising over the years.   To a lot of people, corporate involvement in charity fundraising means headline sponsorship and huge organisations – Tesco and Race For Life, Sainsbury’s and Sport Relief. However, you don’t need to work for a huge organisation to make a huge difference to your chosen charity, or charities.  Events like… read more »

As part of our Awareness Week activities, a Welfare & Benefits drop-in clinic will take place in the Patient & Carers’ Centre at our Glasgow office on Thursday 21 June. Everyone wishing further advice in relation to benefits is welcome to come along at any time between 10.00am and 2.00pm where they can discuss their individual circumstances with one of our Welfare & Benefits Officers. No appointment is needed and… read more »

Unfortunately, we’ve had to reschedule the Aberdeen Firewalk, which was due to take place on Friday 23rd March this year.   The new date will be Friday 24th August, with all times on the night remaining the same.  We’d love for you to join us in August – for more information and registration form read more here >>

Registration for our annual Strathclyde Park Fun Run (Sunday 20th May) is now open!  One of the biggest events in our fundraising calendar, the Fun Run attracts hundreds of people all keen to raise money to fight Motor Neurone Disease.  Last year the event raised over £50,000 – and we’d love for you to help us do the same this year. As our regular runners know, there’s a 4 mile… read more »

We’re urgently looking for more participants for this event – taking place on Friday 23rd March at Pittodrie Stadium.   Last year over £15,000 was raised by a wonderful group of fundraisers who – after a full training session – successfully crossed 20ft of burning embers hot enough to melt aluminium.   It’s an amazing experience (our fundraising staff have all taken part and can personally vouch for this!) and… read more »

A couple of weeks ago we talked a little about our new holiday facility for those affected by MND and their families.   We’re absolutely delighted to announce that the chalet is now open for bookings – have a look at the video below to see where you’d be staying!     MND Scotland board member Ann Kerr said  ”The chalet’s in a beautiful situation, and the renovation has been… read more »

Frank ‘Papa’ Taylor has sent us a number of his poems that he has written since being diagnosed with MND. ‘Bad Day’ has already recieved positive feedback from visitors to our site and people on Facebook. This is another of Frank’s poems. Grab it! Grab it bi the ba’sGie it everythin ye’v gotThe question shouldnae be, what if?The questions…? What if not? What if ye never gave it a shot?What if… read more »