Financial Support for Clinic
Campaign
Our activities require substantial financing. We accept donations from
the general public, private businesses, international corporations,
state bodies, business people, foundations and philanthropists. We
also hold flag days. The
Campaign for a National ME / CFS Clinic is a registered charity in Ireland,
we are officially registered with the Charities Section of the Revenue
Commissioners in Ireland. Our charity registration number
is: CHY 16219 . Financial contributions to this charity
qualify for tax relief in Ireland and European Union countries,
the USA and Canada. You can claim tax relief for all financial
contributions to this charity.
In today's world, it is important to know where your money is going.
We believe in transparency and accountability, and we keep accurate financial records
and accounts. These accounts are audited once a year by an independent
auditor. These accounts can be viewed by
members of the public. We also make financial
returns to the Irish government every year.
We
believe in taking constructive action - putting money, resources,
information and skills to work to improve the lives of all ME / CFS
patients. We issue Progress Reports every 6 months to ascertain the
level of progress achieved. Progress gives CFS patients hope.
Methods
of Payment
Bank
draft, Cheque, Money order, Postal order
You can make a bank draft, cheque, money order or postal order payable
to ME / CFS Support Western Region and send it to the following
address:
Mrs. Bridget Egan,
Treasurer, Campaign for a National ME / CFS Clinic,
207 Castlelawn Heights,
Headford road,
Galway city
Credit Transfer
(through bank)
You can also make a credit transfer directly from your bank account to
ours. Following are the bank details that you will require:
Account No.:
Sort Code:
Bank of Ireland,
Eyre Square,
Galway
Western
Union
You can make a Western Union draft payable to Campaign for a National ME / CFS Clinic, email us to
inform us of the transfer and then send it to the following
address:
Mrs. Bridget Egan,
Treasurer, Campaign for a National ME / CFS Clinic,
207 Castlelawn Heights,
Headford road,
Galway city
To be collected at: General Post Office, Eglinton st.,
Galway city.
Credit Card payment
This facility will be set up in the near future.
Activities
which require finance
The
Campaign for a National ME / CFS Clinic
requires money and financing for the following activities:
(i) Lobbying the Irish government, the Department of Health
and the HSE to finance the building and
operation of a National ME / CFS clinic in
Ireland. Lobbying is
expensive ; our costs and expenses include the sending of emails, letters,
phone calls, audio / video conferencing, travel costs to meet with
government officials / civil servants, etc..
(ii) Lobbying private foundations, wealthy philanthropists
and business people to (a) finance our campaign for an ME / CFS
Clinic (b) make a financial contribution towards the site acquisition
costs and building development costs of a National ME / CFS
Clinic. This would help get things moving and encourage the Irish
government to become involved. Time is of the essence here as there
are thousands of patients enduring terrible suffering and many are
dying of complications caused by the illness - see
Memorial section.
(iii) Lobbying the Irish government, the Department of Health and
the Irish Medicines Board to designate certain medical drugs for the
treatment of ME / CFS. These include Ampligen, Immunovir, Human Leukocyte
Elastase inhibitors,
MG132,
Acclydine
Therapy,
Klonopin (generic:
clonazepam), Olive
Leaf extract (anti-viral), VegEPA and Naltrexone. These medical drugs
have been proven to be very effective in treating ME / CFS in the USA,
Canada, Britain, Belgium, and Mexico. Research
articles have been provided on this web-site. This would empower
Irish medical doctors to start treating the illness and bring about
significant improvements in the symptoms and lives of ME / CFS
patients. Our costs and expenses include the sending of emails, letters,
phone calls, audio / video conferencing, travel costs to meet with
government officials / civil servants, etc..
(iv) Building up a national network of patients,
carers and others to achieve the above objectives ie. a National ME / CFS
Clinic and the introduction of certain medical drugs into Ireland. This involves
public meetings in several Irish towns and cities
once a month and accompanying planning. Work activity by volunteers every week to
achieve our objectives. Our costs and expenses include renting rooms in hotels and
community centres to host meetings, and contacting members by phone and
email.
(v) Liasing with top CFS doctors, experts and researchers from
around the world and learning more about their diagnostic and treatment
protocols for ME / CFS, and how they operate successful ME / CFS clinics.
This requires the sending of emails, letters, phone calls, audio / video
conferencing, and financing visits to Ireland by these CFS experts and
doctors.
(vi) We are continuously gathering and collating research into ME /
CFS and providing it on the web-site for the benefit of all ME / CFS
patients in Ireland and abroad. Our costs and expenses include financing
an Internet researcher and web developer (part-time), web-site costs,
emails, Internet connection costs, and the purchase of ME / CFS
research journals and newsletters from around the world.
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