Northampton businesses join to raise £100,000 for MND Association
Howard Lake | 3 May 2005 | News
A group of businesses are working together to raise £100,000 for the Northamptonshire-based Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
The money will fund a research into MND and help pay for vital equipment, such as communication aids and riser/recliner chairs, which will be loaned out to people with the disease. It will also fund the MND Association’s local Regional Care Adviser for a year.
The 100k Business Forum will officially be launched at Northampton Town FC on Saturday 7 May. The event will be attended by Lady Hallifax, President of the MND Association, and representatives of the 100k Business Forum.
The Forum comprises of: Shortgrove Manor Stud, The Outdoor Group, Fitness First, MacIntyre Hudson, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, TalkTalk Direct Ltd, Keens Shay Keens and Northampton Town Football Club
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MND is a rapidly progressive, terminal condition that affects around 5,000 people in the UK.
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