Hi! My name is Zonko (not really, obviously) and I write the daily blog for the “ Just Four Quid” campaign. JFQ aims to raise £1 million in a year for ME Research UK and the ME Association’s Ramsay Research Fund, two charities who are funding biomedical research into ME/CFS.  Every week, I give a tip for saving money and ask people to donate part of their saving. Full details are on the blogsite at www.justfourquid.com. There aren’t many fundraising drives that leave you better off, but this one will!

This page is my Ramsay Research Fund page (I also have my ME Research UK page). It is for me to put my own donations on during the year and for my friends and family to donate in support of my personal fundraising effort. We also have a main campaign page for each of the two charities to accept donations, so if you want to support the campaign in general or are supporting someone without a personal page, please visit the Ramsay Research Fund campaign page or the ME Research UK campaign page.

I’m willing to put so much effort into this project because both charities aim to swing the balance of scientific research back to where it should always have been – away from sticking-plaster “psychological management” of this devasting condition and towards biomedical research for its physical causes, leading to a clear diagnostic test, treatments and a possible cure.

There are an estimated quarter of a million people with ME/CFS in the UK; our £1 million is “just four quid” each! Of course we won’t find all of them but we have tremendous potential strength in numbers and our target is very achievable. The government isn’t funding biomedical research into this condition so we must fund it ourselves. Please help both by taking part and by telling others with ME/CFS about the campaign so they can join in.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to support the campaign: our charities get your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.