Welcome! We started Walk for ME back in 2013 to raise awareness & funds for biomedical research into M.E/CFS. Since then it’s grown beyond anything we could imagine, thanks to all the amazing friends & family members doing sponsored walks, swims, runs and rides across the world on behalf of people with M.E.
To date we’ve raised over £210,000 for M.E/CFS research. Wherever you are we hope you or your family and friends will get involved this year! Find out more below and thank you so much!
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The original idea.
The original idea behind Walk for ME was that friends, family and loved ones of an ME sufferer do a sponsored walk on their behalf: hence the name Walk for ME or Walk for me. However as well as walks we have had healthy friends and families of ME sufferers do swims, rides and runs! We hope that as many friends and loved ones as possible will do a sponsored walk or other fun event during ME Awareness Week which this year runs from 11th May to 17th of May.
This year M.E awareness week is the 11th May to 17th of May.
Our hopes.
A significant number of people with ME/CFS are bed-bound, house-bound or can only walk short distances. One of the tragedies of ME/CFS is that it is effectively an invisible illness as so many are too ill to work, raise awareness of the illness or raise money for research. We hope Walk for ME can help address all these issues by raising awareness and vital funds for research into ME.
We always hope they will be fun but poignant events. Family and friends can choose to walk any distance they choose; it could be 1 mile, 5 miles, or 10 miles or whatever feels appropriate. Alternatively they can choose to swim, do a run or go for a ride. The whole idea is that the friend or family member is doing something that their loved one would love to be able to do but can’t. We really hope that by doing this on their behalf and raising sponsorship money it will help raise awareness of this debilitating illness.
People with ME often have friends and loved ones saying they feel helpless and they wish there was more they could do to help. This is their chance!
How you can help
Donate
Sponsor one of our wonderful walkers, or make a general donation to this years walkers collectively.
Find out where your money goes.
Get involved
Do a sponsored walk or event using JustGiving.com.
We have resources for publicising your event here.
Spread the word
Get in touch with us, find us on social media, and other ways you can publicise Walk for ME and M.E awareness.
We also have resources, including printable posters and social media images.
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What is M.E/CFS?
Find out more about M.E/CFS and how it effects sufferers.
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Walk for M.E relies on word-of-mouth & social media for publicity, so we’d really appreciate a shout out.