The Meningitis 'Toddle Waddle'
FIGHT MENINGITIS – The disease that kills more under-5s than any other infectious disease in the UKThroughout April, leading meningitis charity, the Meningitis Trust, is staging its 9th Toddle Waddle and is appealing for toddlers to take part. The event is a fun, sponsored walk or waddle for the under 5s - raising funds to provide ongoing support to families all over the UK who have been affected by meningitis.
Although meningitis can affect anyone, of any age, at any time, over half of the reported cases are in children under 5. Toddle Waddle was created to engage this age group and their parents, grandparents, nursery teachers and child minders – thus spreading awareness of the disease and its signs and symptoms where it is needed.
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The under 5s are an ‘at risk’ group for the disease, with it killing more of this age group than any other infectious disease in the UK. It’s not hard to see why it’s also the disease that parents fear the most (Department of Health finding).
Toddle Waddle Organiser, Steve Williams says: "Over the last eight years, this event has raised £2million for the Trust, which is now in its 21st year. With no Government funding, we rely on voluntary donations to continue our work. Events such as Toddle Waddle are essential to raising these funds. Toddle Waddle not only raises vital funds to help in the fight against meningitis, but it also promotes important awareness of the disease."
Steve continues; "Although there is a serious underlying message to this event, it’s also lots of fun for the kids. Toddle Waddle can involve youngsters barely able to toddle, waddling alongside their brothers, sisters, parents and grand parents and can often turn into a party or be part of a larger event with the Toddle Waddle as the central feature."
To register for the event, visit the Meningitis Trust’s web site at www.meningitis-trust.org/toddlewaddle where you can find out more about Toddle Waddle and meningitis. Or you can call the Trust’s hotline on 0845 644 0184 to receive a registration pack and all the details that you need. The Trust recommends you register for your pack today so you have plenty of time to plan your event.
Jan 2008
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