Northwich Vics host MND Fundraiser

Cheshire side Northwich Victoria’s cup game against Bury AFC on Wednesday 9th November will provide an opportunity for supporters to donate to the club’s charity of the year the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA).

The Vics chose MNDA when they heard that former player George Melling had been diagnosed with MND – the club wanted to show solidarity with all people affected by MND and raise funds for the local MND Cheshire Branch.

Club Commercial Manager Mike Wain “Working in Partnership with MNDA was a very easy choice for us after the terrible news surrounding George Melling. As a football club we are very determined to concentrate on not only the playing side of things but also how we support the local and surrounding community. Northwich Victoria FC is a huge name in non-league football and it is our absolute privilege to work with MNDA in the fight to raise awareness and hopefully eradicate this terrible disease.
We hope as many people as possible will attend the match on Wednesday evening, even if you are not a football fanatic or a Trick and help us raise some much needed funds.

Richard Shackelford of the MND Association said: ‘we are so grateful to Northwich Vics for their support this year, we rely almost entirely on the good will and generosity of the public for our funding and partnerships like this one are important to us for raising awareness of MND and the affect it has on family and friends.’

The MND Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND.

The money raised at the game will help the charity continue its work.

MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease which affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement and eventually leaves people unable to move, communicate or breathe. It kills a third of people within a year of diagnosis and half within two years. There is no cure.

For more information about MND and the MND Association please visit: 

www.mndassociation.org

The MND Association was founded in 1979 by a group of volunteers with experience of living with or caring for someone with MND. Since then, we have grown significantly, with an ever-increasing community of volunteers, supporters and staff, all sharing the same goal – to support people with MND and everyone who cares for them, both now and in the future.

The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

About motor neurone disease (MND):

• MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
• It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work. MND does not usually affect the senses such as sight, sound, feeling etc. 
• It can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and eventually breathe.
• Over 80% of people with MND will have communication difficulties, including for some, a complete loss of voice. 
• It affects people from all communities.
• Around 35% of people with MND experience mild cognitive change, in other words, changes in thinking and behaviour. A further 15% of people show signs of frontotemporal dementia which results in more pronounced behavioural change. 
• It kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis. 
• A person’s lifetime risk of developing MND is around 1 in 300.
• Six people per day are diagnosed with MND in the UK. 
• It affects up to 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time. 
• It kills six people per day in the UK, this is just under 2,200 per year.
• It has no cure.