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carolin andrews is raising money for Verity The Polycystic Ovaries Self Help Group

Participants: rachel hawkes, alison wilcox

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Adidas Women's 5k Challenge · 11 September 2011 ·

Verity is a self help group set up in 1997 to help women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The charity is completely self funded and is the only national charity for women with PCOS. PCOS affects millions of women in the UK and worldwide (approximately 5-10 per cent) .

Story

Many of you know that i'm a trustee for Verity the PCOS self help group.  I've signed up to the adidas women's 5km challenge to raise money for Verity a very small charity that supports thousands of women that have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (which 1 in 10 women have).

Each year seems to be a financial struggle and our income last year was £34,000 which was promptly utilised to print thousands of booklets, posters, organise conferences, raise awareness and run a charity.  We have no paid staff, and all the Trustees and volunteers keep the charity running on a daily basis.  This year we are really struggling financially to cover our overheads - of which we have cut in themselves substantially over recent years. 

The money I raise will be going towards our £5000 target, which we hope to reach by the end of PCOS Awareness Week 05-12 November.  This money is to cover the cost of running and maintaining our discussion board and website for the next 12 months.

So please donate whatever you can - just a couple of pounds makes the difference to Verity.  I would love to say i will run but more than likely, I will walk the whole way around, and run the last few hundred metres whilst promising myself next year that i will do better!!  I can promise you that I will complete the 5km in less than an hour and try not to fall over backwards just after the finish line like i did two years ago!

Donation summary

Total
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Online
£25.00
Offline
£0.00

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