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NACC is registered as charity number 1117148 in the United Kingdom

Website last updated:
10 August 2010

Welcome to the York and District Group website.

The York & District Group of NACC was set up in 1990, by members and sufferers of Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's disease.

The aims of the group are:

To help people who have Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's disease and their families by

• Encouraging local support and self help
• Guiding them to helpful sources of information, advice or support

To increase awareness of NACC through

• Publicity to non-members
• Links with the medical profession and hospitals
• local media and events

To raise funds for local and national purposes

To encourage members to be involved.

How You Can Become Involved

• Attend Group meetings
• Offer yourself as an Organising Team Member
• Offer to be a helper at events and activities
• Commenting on articles in our localnewsletter and sharing your experiences
• Help to raise funds for NACC Research and other NACCactivities 
• Offer to help publicise NACC by distributing posters and leaflets

Meetings

The York & District group holds regular meetings (currently two per year).  The meetings are held in the various locations in York.

Full details are provided in our Newsletters.

Organising Team

The York Group is organised and run by an 'Organising Team', this team is made up of volunteers who are members of NACC.The Team must have a Team Leader (Chairperson), a   Treasurer and a Secretary, plus other team members who take on various roles such as Fundraising, PR, etc.

To become a Team Member you must be a member of NACC, however, members can be sufferers, relatives or friends of   sufferers.

We are always looking for 'New Blood' to join the Team. As NACC continues to develop we must continually move forward and come up with new ideas to carry out the aims of NACC.

If you are interested, contact the Team Leader for further information.  You won't be thrown in at the deep end, we will gradually introduce you to what we do at your own pace.  If you have any particular skills that would benefit the group, please let us know.

Fundraising

We are always trying to raise funds for NACC, for research and for the general running of the Association both Nationally and Locally.We hold several events of our own each year and also take stalls at larger events. We try to encourage our members to participate  wherever possible, either joining us at one of our events or organising one of your own on our behalf.

York Walk 2010

We need marshals - please come forward to help with this really enjoyable day.  Please register on-line at www.nacc.org.uk/naccwalks

You could hold a coffee morning, or do a car boot sale, a sponsored something, or any other bright ideas you may have to help us to raise funds.  Persuade someone else ie your employer to donate their charity funds toNACC or provide a prize for an event.We have fundraising materials for you to borrow, such as a tombola drum, posters, banners, etc. Just let us know your ideas and what you need from us.

Social Events

From time to time we hold social events, please let us know if you have any suggestions of what we could do in the future.  Also watch our Newsletters for current information.

TEAM LEADER (CHAIRPERSON)
Kerry Jennings 

TREASURER
Gwen Benson

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Gwen Benson

TEAM MEMBERS
Betty Shearsmith 

We look forward to seeing you at our meetings, where we will make you feel at ease and provide you with any information you require.We will all be wearing name badges, so hopefully you will soon find us.