MEandYou

08 April 2013

Please help Invest in ME win £2,000 towards biomedical research into ME!

1. Click here: https://www.directdebit.co.uk/TheBigBreak/100GoodCauses/Pages/CauseDetail.aspx?CauseId=539
2. Click the red button 'Vote for this cause'
3. Log in using Facebook or a Google account to cast your vote

It only takes moments! This is a single vote and the contest ends on 30 April. We can do it!
More information: http://blog.ldifme.org/2013/04/small-charity-big-cause-big-break.html

Helpful image for promoting the contest!
To share it on Facebook: click here
To retweet it on Twitter: click here


22 March 2013

Crowdfunding the Rituximab trial

Please have a look at www.meyou.no

And here is a link to badges you can use to promote the fundraising initiative, add them to your blog, email and forum signatures!
http://www.meyou.no/donate/downloads/

11 March 2013

Fundraising opportunity for the Canadian charity National ME/FM Action Network - PLEASE VOTE

This one is really quick and easy.  Please vote every day until 29 March 2013.  We can do it!

1. Go to http://www.sharethebounty.ca/charities.php
2. Click on the letter 'N', National ME/FM Action Network is second on the list, click the green 'Vote' button
3. In the pop-up box, enter your email, the captcha characters and click the box that says you agree with the terms and conditions, click 'Vote' again (the light purple button)
4. Done! Vote again tomorrow!

Here are some pictures to help you promote the contest - the long image is a Facebook cover. Remember to click on the image first so that it becomes larger, before doing 'Save Image As' so that the image is the right size.

Good luck to National ME/FM Action Network!




22 February 2013

I wish I had a magic wand to take your illness away

Unfortunately, there are no quick or magical solutions for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). We cannot magic the illness away... but we wish you at least some relief from the symptoms.

To share this image on Facebook: click here
To repin this image on Pinterest: click here
To retweet this image on Twitter: click here

Note: If you are a patient advocate or run an ME-related (or similar illnesses) Facebook page or an organization's Facebook page, please share the image on Facebook using the 'Share' button (as opposed to downloading the image to your computer and then uploading it to your profile/page).  This will ensure that there is a connection to the source of the images we make and more people will be able to find more awareness images be connected to the resources available to them, this will help in building an online community.  Thank you!

20 February 2013

Quick and easy online fundraising opportunity!

Support the charitable organisation ME/CFS Australia (www.mecfs-vic.org.au or Facebook www.facebook.com/MECFSVicTasNT) in the Sunsuper Dreams contest.

Voting ends at the end of February.
The prize is $5,000 for the charity/cause with most votes.
It's a quick and simple single vote.
Facebook is not needed, your vote will be confirmed via email.

PLEASE VOTE HERE: 
http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/help-save-lives-myalgic-encephalomyelitis 

DETAILED VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Go to http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/help-save-lives-myalgic-encephalomyelitis
2. Click the yellow button "Vote for this dream"
3. A new dialogue box pops up, asking for your first name, email address and to enter the captcha code characters. Enter these details and click 'Submit'
4. You will receive an email from "Sunsuper Dreams" with the subject "Please verify your email address". If the email does not arrive immediately, please check the Spam folder or wait until the email arrives (which may take time).
5. Click on the link in the email. You will be taken to a screen where it says "Thanks for verifying your email address!"
6. Click the green "View Dream" button to ensure your vote has been counted - this will take you to the original voting page and the yellow voting button will now be grey and say "Already voted".
7. Ask others to vote too!


AND HERE ARE TWO IMAGES TO HELP YOU PROMOTE THE CONTEST:






We have done it and won at the end of last year in the Tupperware contest - let's do it again in the Sunsuper Dreams contest! And this one doesn't even require Facebook!!!

16 February 2013

The many aspects of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) - Take 2

There are so many aspects to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.  This picture deals with just some of them.  This picture is a redesigned version of this one here.

To share this image on Facebook: click here
To repin this image on Pinterest: click here
To retweet this image on Twitter: click here

Note: If you are a patient advocate or run an ME-related (or similar illnesses) Facebook page or an organization's Facebook page, please share the image on Facebook using the 'Share' button (as opposed to downloading the image to your computer and then uploading it to your profile/page).  This will ensure that there is a connection to the source of the images we make and more people will be able to find more awareness images be connected to the resources available to them, this will help in building an online community.  Thank you!








03 February 2013

Dozens of everchanging symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - ME/CFS version

There are so many symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) - this colourful picture shows just some of them.

To share this image on Facebook: click here
To repin this image on Pinterest: click here
To retweet this image on Twitter: click here

Note: If you are a patient advocate or run an ME-related (or similar illnesses) Facebook page or an organization's Facebook page, please share the image on Facebook using the 'Share' button (as opposed to downloading the image to your computer and then uploading it to your profile/page).  This will ensure that there is a connection to the source of the images we make and more people will be able to find more awareness images be connected to the resources available to them, this will help in building an online community.  Thank you!


28 January 2013

Turn Facebook with this blue sunflower!

Simple and creative messages often work best!

To share this image on Facebook: click here
To repin this image on Pinterest: click here

Note: If you are a patient advocate or run an ME-related (or similar illnesses) Facebook page or an organization's Facebook page, please share the image on Facebook using the 'Share' button as opposed to downloading the image to your computer and then uploading to your profile/page.  This will ensure there is a connection to the source of the images we make and more people will be able to find more awareness images and be connected to resources available to them, this will help in building an online community.  Thank you!